Dr. McAdam is the Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Clinical Microbiology” and an Editor of both the “Manual of Clinical Microbiology” and the forthcoming “Manual of Molecular Microbiology,” all published by the American Society for Microbiology. He is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Dr. McAdam is Co-Director of the microbiology section for Harvard Medical School and oversees integration of microbiology throughout the medical curriculum as the Theme Faculty for Microbiology. Dr. McAdam’s research is on the utility of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases in children and on evolution of bacteria during chronic infections of humans.