Biographical summary
Cathy Gebhart, Ph.D., is a board-certified fellow of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI). She serves as an Associate Director in the Histocompatibility Laboratory at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Dr. Gebhart is an immunology and molecular diagnostics expert with over 20 years of experience in bone marrow and solid organ transplant immunology, laboratory management, and clinical research.
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2014
Postdoctoral Training - American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI) DirectorTraining Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2000
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
- 1998
Postdoctoral Fellowship - PediatricsCreighton University Medical Center
- 1998
PhD - Pathology & MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
- 1992
BS - BiologyCreighton University
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2018
Most Promising New Invention AwardUNeMed Corporation
- 2014
ASCP Board of Governors Award for Service to the Board of CertificationAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- 1994
Department of Pathology Award for Excellent PresentationStudent Research Forum, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
MemberHistocompatibility Committee, Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy
- 2019 - 2022
MemberAssociation for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies
- 2019 - 2022
ChairEducation Committee, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2018 - 2022
CommissionerRegion 3, Accreditation Review Board, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2018 - 2020
MemberPolicies and Procedure Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2018
Subject Matter ExpertClinical Laboratories Standards Institute
- 2018 - present
LiaisonBiorepository Qualification Exam, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2018 - present
MemberInternational Credentialing Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2017 - 2022
Co-ChairmanRegional Educational Workshops, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2017 - present
MemberBoard of Governors of the Board of Certification, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2016 - 2022
MemberEducation Committee, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2016 - 2019
MemberClinical Competency Committee, Molecular Fellowship Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2016 - 2019
MemberPre-Certification Curriculum for International Students Workgroup, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2016 - 2019
MemberMLT/MLS Compendium Development Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2016 - 2019
MemberBOC 6th Edition Study Guide Writing Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2016 - 2019
RepresentativeRegion 8, Histocompatibility Committee, United Network for Organ Sharing
- 2015 - 2019
MemberInstitutional Biosafety Committee, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- 2015 - 2019
Advisory Board MemberNebraska Organ Recovery System
- 2014 - 2016
MemberMolecular Biology Job Analysis Task Force, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2013 - present
Laboratory InspectorAmerican Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2012 - 2018
MemberCertified Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT) and Certified Histocompatibility Specialist (CHS) Examination Committee, American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2011 - 2013
Committee ChairMolecular Biology Examination Committee of the Board of Registry, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
- 2008 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- 2007 - 2013
MemberMolecular Biology Examination Committee of the Board of Registry, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2007
ConsultantStreck Inc.
- 2007 - present
Team Leader/Laboratory InspectorCollege of American Pathologists
- 2005 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2003 - 2018
MemberAssociation for Molecular Pathology
- 2001 - 2002
MemberAmerican Chemical Society
Publications