Lucy Perrone, MSPH, PhD, is a public health laboratory advisor specializing in infectious disease diagnosis, surveillance and response, and laboratory capacity building in resource-limited countries. Dr. Perrone has more than 15 years of experience in these areas, and has worked in multiple resource-limited countries worldwide. She is the Director of Laboratory Systems Strengthening at I-TECH. In this role, she provides team leadership and technical assistance in laboratory capacity development to Cote d’Ivoire and other Ministries of Health where I-TECH works.

Her areas of expertise include infectious disease diagnosis and surveillance, laboratory systems and capacity building, and improving human resources for health. She is highly skilled in infectious disease epidemiology, evaluation of infectious disease surveillance programs, quality assurance of laboratory testing, developing international guidelines for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and the training and mentoring of public health laboratory staff.

Dr. Perrone holds a PhD from the University of Texas (Galveston), an MSPH from Tulane University, and a BS from Fordham University.

Program Highlights

Certificate Program in Laboratory Leadership and Management

The I-TECH Certificate Program in Laboratory Leadership and Management (CPLLM) is a nine-month course that trains laboratory staff in supervisory positions leadership and management skills to make substantive and impactful improvements in laboratory testing quality and operations. The program was developed in 2013 and first piloted in 2014 ...
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Evaluating Laboratory Systems to Move toward Accreditation in Côte d’Ivoire

In collaboration with the MSHP, the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (LNSP), and a local accreditation organization, the Regional Center for Health Evaluation and Accreditation (CRESAC), I-TECH is conducting a baseline assessment of laboratory services at 50 laboratories in 2017 ...
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Improving Laboratory Quality in Cambodia

I-TECH’s laboratory program began in Cambodia in 2013 with the goal to improve operations and regional biosurveillance and biosecurity through improved laboratory quality assurance and management practices. In collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...
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Laboratory Quality Stepwise Program in Cambodia

From September 2013 to September 2016, I-TECH conducted an implementation science research project to improve laboratory quality in Cambodia. The primary objective of the project was to implement a mentored laboratory quality stepwise implementation (LQSI) program to strengthen the quality and capacity of Cambodian hospital laboratories. As a result, target ...
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