Dr. M Rubayet Hasan is a Clinical Microbiologist at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Program (HRLMP) of Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare.He also holds a faculty cross-appointment with McMaster University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine.
Dr. Hasan provides clinical and scientific oversight of microbiological and molecular diagnostic testing services for infectious diseases and is also actively involved in the planning, execution, and direction of educational and research activities. Prior to joining HRLMP, he served at multiple institutions, including Lifelabs Ontario, Sidra Medicine in Qatar, and BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals in Vancouver, either as a Clinical Microbiologist or as a Laboratory Scientist. Dr. Hasan was an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. With a background in molecular biology, he has been involved in teaching, research, and the design, development, and validation of numerous molecular assays for bacterial and viral pathogens, which were successfully implemented for patient service in the diagnostic laboratories he has previously worked in. Over the last decade, Dr. Hasan has secured 10 research grants through internal and external competitions and has published over a hundred peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters to date. His current research focuses on the application of novel technologies, including next-generation sequencing, to the diagnosis and surveillance of infectious diseases.