Featuring Frank Simione
Show Notes:
In this episode, Frank Simione, often referred to as the ATCC historian, discusses the rich history of the organization. Frank, who boasts a 42-year tenure with the organization, shares insights from his time as the Director of Standards, overseeing the development and recognition of standards by ANSI. He also touches on the role of the Biological Standards Institute and ATCC's mission to provide standardized biological materials, such as the E. coli strain used in antibiotic susceptibility testing. Frank delves into ATCC's early history, highlighting key figures like Lore Rogers and the organization's journey from the American Museum of Natural History to becoming an independent entity in 1947.
Guest:
Frank Simione, MS
Director, Standards, Standards Resource Center (Retired), ATCC
Frank P. Simione, Jr. retired from ATCC after a 42-year career. He is known for authoring Transformation of an Icon: ATCC and the New Business Model, which chronicles the organization's evolution. Mr. Simione served as an advisor to the ATCC President and CEO, and Director of Standards for the ATCC Standards Resource Center. Additionally, Mr. Simione was a member of the senior management team for 26 years. His previous management roles at ATCC have included oversight of operations, government contracts, compliance and safety, patent deposits, workshops and training, biocollections, and standards.
Host:
David Yarmosh, MS
Lead Bioinformatician, ATCC
David Yarmosh is a lead bioinformatician in ATCC’s Sequencing and Bioinformatics Center. He’s a graduate of New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. He has been working in large data aggregation and analysis since 2013 and microbial genomics with a focus on biosurveillance R&D efforts since 2016. David has led international training exercises in Peru and Senegal, sharing metagenomic analytical capabilities. His interests include genomics database construction, metadata collection, drug resistance mechanisms, bioinformatics standards, and machine learning. Since joining ATCC in 2020, David has worked extensively in SARS-CoV-2 classification, epidemiology, and genomics evaluation, including enhanced and uniform variant reporting. He has contributed more broadly to genomics reporting and analytical standardization and he has helped develop the podcast Behind the Biology, which he now hosts.
