Alice S. Weissfeld, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM), is the president, CEO and laboratory director of Microbiology Specialists Incorporated, a reference laboratory she co-founded in 1984. She also currently serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the department of molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Alice earned her doctoral degree in microbiology at Rutgers University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in public health and medical laboratory microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Her areas of expertise include virology, pathogenic bacteriology, mycobacteriology, administration and regulatory affairs.