Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
Each year, the Partnership for Public Service recognizes the outstanding achievements of dedicated federal workers with the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America...
Science and Environment Medal Finalist
Senior Investigator (Segre)
and Deputy Hospital Epidemiologist (Palmore)
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Md.
Segre, Palmore and team stopped the spread of a deadly hospital-acquired infection through the first-ever use of genome sequencing to identify the source and trace the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, creating a groundbreaking model for the health care industry.
Segre was recently interviewed on Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp. Listen to the interview and read questions she answered about her career in federal service here.
Palmore was recently interviewed on In Depth with Francis Rose. Listen to the interview here.
In photo, from left, are Julie Segre, David Henderson, Tara Palmore and Kevin Snitkin.
(Photo by Sam Kittner/Kittner.com)
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