Andrea Prinzi, Ph.D., and Rodney Rohde, Ph.D., share how passion‑driven, nonlinear paths in clinical microbiology shaped their careers—and inspired a mission to make science relevant and approachable.
Published on Apr. 17, 2026
Episode Summary
Andrea Prinzi, Ph.D., MPH, SM(ASCP), and Rodney Rohde, Ph.D.,SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, trace how passion‑driven, nonlinear paths in clinical microbiology led them from hospital benches and public health labs to academia and industry leadership. Their stories converge on a shared mission: to use diagnostics, outcomes research and lived experience to make microbiology relevant, contextual and approachable for patients, policymakers and the broader public.
