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Shannon Murphy

Shannon Murphy, PhD

Pathology

Highlights

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Shannon Murphy

Professional Titles

Co-Director, Bacteriology Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Background

Dr. Shannon Murphy completed her PhD in Microbiology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where her research focused on Vibrio cholerae. She then completed an APHL/CDC fellowship in Antimicrobial Resistance at the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center in Albany, New York, where she developed sequencing-based assays for the detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Dr. Murphy subsequently completed a Clinical Microbiology Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Director of the Bacteriology Laboratory at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Research Summary

Dr. Murphy’s research focuses on surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms of public health significance, with an emphasis on carbapenemase-producing bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Candida auris. Her work utilizes genomic data to detect healthcare-associated transmission events and identify genetic markers of antimicrobial resistance.

Additional Training

Research Fellowship, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Wadsworth Center, New York State
Department of Health, Albany, NY (July 2021- June 2023)

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medical Microbiology, 2025
  • Graduate School: Cornell University, Microbiology, PhD, 2021