Mel Krajden is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is the former Medical Director of the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory and Medical Head of Hepatitis at BCCDC.
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, and he was appointed to the Order of British Columbia in 2020.
Dr. Krajden earned his BSc and MD at McGill University (1973-80). He then undertook internal medicine training at McGill University (1980-83). Followed by a fellowship in infectious diseases at Stanford University (1983-86) and then 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 join the BCCDC and UBC.
He was an adjunct scientist at Canadian Blood Services and a member of its Scientific and Research Advisory Committee until 2022.
