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Dr. Tille has over 30 years of laboratory experience from bench tech, lab manager and technical specialist to university professor, program director and administrator. In addition to her microbiology and molecular diagnostics expertise, Dr. Tille has worked with a variety of University and Hospital MLS programs to develop state of the art curriculum, program reviews, accreditation and implementation at the Assoc., Bachelors and graduate level. In addition, she is a three time National Cardinal Health UR Essential recognized laboratory professional and has received multiple accolades from ASCLS including professional achievement in microbiology twice and molecular diagnostics. She was chosen as the ASCLS National Recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Dr. Tille is the ASCLS National Past President (2025). She served as the chair of the Microbiology Advisory Committee (2016-2026) and is the Editor in Chief of the International Journal for the International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science (2020-2026). In 2025 she received the Elizabeth Pletcher Award from IFBLS for her outstanding international service. Dr. Tille was also inducted as a Fellow of IFBLS in Sept. 2026, in Chiba, Japan. Dr. Tille is also the author of the internationally recognized Diagnostic Microbiology Textbook, Bailey and Scott’s and Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing in Ambulatory Care, both published by Elsevier. She is also the co-author of the Medical Laboratory Science Review Textbook, FA Davis Publisher. Professor Tille, serves as the Graduate Program Director for the Masters of Science in Medical Laboratory Science Leadership and the Doctor of Clinical Laboratory science programs. She is also the Dept Chair for the Clinical Health and Information Sciences Dept in the College of Allied Health Science at the University of Cincinnati.