Dr. Mel Krajden is a Medical Microbiologist researcher at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). He is the former Medical Director of the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory and Medical Head of Hepatitis at BCCDC. He is also a professor in the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Krajden is considered a world leader in infectious disease epidemiology and phylogenetics research, focusing on translating research into public health policy. Dr. Krajden has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career, most recently in 2020 when he was appointed to the Order of British Columbia.
Dr. Krajden earned his BSc and MD at McGill University (1973-80). He undertook internal medicine training at McGill University (1980-83). Afterwards, he did a fellowship in infectious diseases at Stanford University (1983-86) and completed a medical microbiology residency at the University of Toronto (1986-87).
Between 1991 and 1998, he was section head of virology and serology and an infectious diseases consultant at the Toronto Hospital (The University Health Network). In September 1998, he moved from Toronto to Vancouver, to BCCDC and UBC.
He is an adjunct scientist with Canadian Blood Services and a member of the Canadian Blood Services Scientific and Research Advisory Committee.
