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Dr. Tille has over 30 years of laboratory experience from bench tech, lab manager and technical specialist to university professor, program director and administrator. In addition to her microbiology and molecular diagnostics expertise, Dr. Tille has worked with a variety of University and Hospital MLS programs to develop state of the art curriculum, program reviews, accreditation and implementation at the Assoc., Bachelors and graduate level. In addition, she is a three time National Cardinal Health UR Essential recognized laboratory professional and has received multiple accolades from ASCLS including professional achievement in microbiology twice and molecular diagnostics. She was most recently chosen as the ASCLS National Recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Dr. Tille is the ASCLS National President-Elect, and will serve as President beginning in July of 2024. She currently chairs the Microbiology Advisory Committee and is the Editor in Chief of the International Journal for the International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science. Dr. Tille is also the author of the internationally recognized Diagnostic Microbiology Textbook, Bailey and Scott’s by Elsevier. Professor Tille,  serves as the Graduate Program Director in laboratory science for the University of Cincinnati