Michael Ferris Email & Phone Number

Eureka, CA

Contract with Humboldt County Public Health to be their clinical laboratory director. Consult with the laboratory manager, public health officer and outside clinicians and laboratories in Humboldt county. Maintain CLIA regulations and standards for the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory.

Responsible for the security, safety and overall management of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) section of the laboratory. Ensure proper CDC laboratory protocols are maintained and followed. Ensure evidence is properly handled, stored and documented.Provide training to both hospitals and law enforcement agencies in the proper collection and processing.

Sonoma And Mendocino Counties

The Sonoma County Public Health Laboratory has partnered with Mendocino County Public Health to share laboratory services. The partnership includes consultation, disease surveillance, pandemic surge capacity and recreational water (beach monitoring) testing.

Direct the clinical, environmental and molecular microbiology laboratories for the County of Sonoma in California. Director and Principle Investigator for the level B confirmatory bioterrorism/biotoxin laboratory under the LRN of the Centers for Disease Control located in Santa Rosa, CA.Adjunct Instructor for Santa Rosa Junior college- Clinical microbiology.

Santa Rosa, CA

Performed all functions as the Public Health Laboratory Director. Clinical, food and environmental testing. Directed the in house Select Agent program. Interfaced with CDC, FBI, California Dairy, California Microbial Disease and California Water Boards.Maintained testing standards in accordance with CLIA, Ca ELAP, CDC select agent program and the.