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Leah Villegas
Leah Fohl Villegas Ph.D. is a Scientist V for CB&I Federal Services, with more than ten years of experience in parasitology. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked on a variety of protozoan and viral pathogens of economical, environmental, and biomedical importance. Dr. Villegas has spent the majority of her career developing assays and methods for everything thing from assessing levels of complex cyanide in water to monitoring the fitness of drug-resistant apicomplexan parasites. Her current work is focused on developing enhancements to EPA Method 1623 for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasites in surface water. Dr. Villegas trains analysts to perform Method 1623 and developed the online course and training tools for certification officers to audit the Method.
Contact Information: Villegas.Leah@epa.gov; 513-569-7886
Leah Fohl Villegas Ph.D. is a Scientist V for CB&I Federal Services, with more than ten years of experience in parasitology. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked on a variety of protozoan and viral pathogens of economical, environmental, and biomedical importance. Dr. Villegas has spent the majority of her career developing assays and methods for everything thing from assessing levels of complex cyanide in water to monitoring the fitness of drug-resistant apicomplexan parasites. Her current work is focused on developing enhancements to EPA Method 1623 for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia parasites in surface water. Dr. Villegas trains analysts to perform Method 1623 and developed the online course and training tools for certification officers to audit the Method.
Contact Information: Villegas.Leah@epa.gov; 513-569-7886