Jane J. Hata

Jane J. Hata is an academic researcher affiliated with the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Florida location. Her expertise focuses on fungal diagnostics, antibiotic resistance, and clinical microbiology. She holds a PhD in Pathobiology from the University of Missouri (2002) and completed a residency in Clinical Microbiology-PhD through the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education (2004).

Research interests include advancing diagnostic methods for fungal infections, optimizing antibiotic use, and addressing healthcare-associated infections like Clostridioides difficile. She has contributed to initiatives such as the Mayo Clinic Clostridioides difficile Collaborative and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs.

Awardees include the Hot Topic Pinnacle Award (2016) and Excellence Through Teamwork Award (2011). She actively participates in professional organizations, serving as Chair of the American Society for Microbiology’s Committee on Postgraduate Educational Programs (2022–2025) and member of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology’s Clinical Practice and Public Policy Committee.

Her leadership roles span infection control, clinical laboratory standards (e.g., Gram Stain working group), and pandemic response, including contributions to the H1N1 Incident Command Team (2009) and COVID-19 task forces (2020–2021). She has organized workshops on mycology and parasitology and serves as an inspector for the College of American Pathologists.

Key collaborations include work with Mayo’s Laboratory Standardization Group, MCF Test Development Team, and the First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical Microbiology Symposium. Her professional memberships span over 30 years, including continuous involvement with the American Society for Microbiology since 1995.