Marisa C. Nielsen, PhD, D(ABMM)

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Marisa C. Nielsen received her B.S in Microbiology and her M.S. in Environmental Microbiology from University of Arizona. She spent nearly a decade working in clinical microbiology before deciding to pursue her PhD at University of California, Irvine. Afterwards, she completed her Clinical Microbiology Fellowship at University of Texas, Medical Branch. She is a certified Specialist in Microbiology by the American Society for Clinical Pathology and a board-accredited Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology. Her interests range from microbiome research to infectious diseases diagnostics and microscopy, with a specific focus on pathogens acquired from environmental exposures and the protective role of commensal organisms in the infection process.

Currently, she is an Assistant Professor for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, the Assistant Director for Clinical Microbiology at Boston Medical Center, and holds a BU-BMC Cancer Center Faculty Appointment.

Publications

  • Published 3/1/2025

    Nielsen MC. The Advancement of Infectious Diseases Diagnostics. Clin Lab Med. 2025 Mar; 45(1):xiii-xiv. PMID: 39892941.

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  • Published 12/12/2024

    Nielsen MC, Miller NS. Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in the United States. Clin Lab Med. 2025 Mar; 45(1):137-144. PMID: 39892932.

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  • Published 10/1/2024

    Martins MF, Dauphinais MR, Tabackman A, Narasimhan PB, Nielsen MC, Miller NS, Sahay A, Namachivayam M, Janarthanan S, Palanivel C, Lakshminarayanan S, Koura KG, Sinha P. Clearing the air: microcosting the carbon impact of drug-susceptible pulmonary TB treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Oct 01; 28(10):488-493. PMID: 39334542.

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  • Published 3/4/2024

    Urbach H, Sileo N, Lerma S, Nguyen K, Sosa Soto G, Nielsen M, Heiderich A, Holsapple J, Vuppula S, Campbell JI. Ceftaroline for Central Nervous System Infections: Case Report of a Young Infant, and Scoping Review. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Jul 01; 43(7):663-668. PMID: 38451889.

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  • Published 10/24/2023

    Nielsen MC, Cerqueira FM, Kavuri SB, Raymond CM, Muneeb A, Kudlicki AS, Tariq S, Liu M, Routh AL, Qiu S, Ren P. Diverse Clinical Manifestations and Challenges of Mucormycosis: Insights From Serial Cases. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov; 10(11):ofad527. PMID: 39139204.

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Education

  • University of California, Irvine, PhD
  • University of Arizona, MS
  • University of Arizona, BS

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