Biography
Mercier received her B.S. degree from Laval University in Quebec, Canada and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Following her Pharm. D. degree she completed a 2 year Infectious Disease fellowship at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Dr. Mercier joined the University of New Mexico in 1997.
Personal Statement
I joined the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy in 1997. I am currently a tenured Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine, a Regent’s Professor and Lecturer at the University of New Mexico, and an Associate Medical Director at Truman Health Services. I hold a Pharmacist Clinician license in the State of New Mexico where I practice in Infectious Diseases pharmacotherapy. More specifically, I practice in Infectious Diseases at UNM Hospitals and provides pharmaceutical care services at Truman Health Services Clinic where I primarily care for young adults with HIV, pediatric patients living with HIV, and coordinate care for HIV pregnant women. In July 2015, I started the 1st dedicated PrEP clinic in Bernalillo county and provide PrEP services to over 350 clients.
Areas of Specialty
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Immunization
Bacterial Resistance
Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy
Education
PharmD, Wayne State University in Detroit,
BS, Laval University in Quebec
Certifications
Certification #1 BCPS
Certification #2 PhC
Achievements & Awards
Last 5 years:
Dorothy Dillon Memorial Lecture Award, 2017
University of New Mexico - College of Pharmacy, Teacher of the Year. PS-3, 2017
Outstanding Clinical Practice in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Award from Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, 2016
The Bob Munk Memorial HIV Service Award, 2016
Regent’s Professor, University of New Mexico, 2015
Key Publications
Journal Article
Custodio, M, M Sanchez, D, Anderson, B, Ryan, K, L Walraven, C, Mercier, Renee-Claude, 2021 Emergence of Resistance in Klebsiella aerogenes to Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Ceftriaxone. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, vol. 65, Issue 2, 1-8
Journal Article
Mercier, Renee-Claude, Dietz, R, M Mazzola, J, L Bayer, A, S Yeaman, M, R 2004 Beneficial influence of platelets on antibiotic efficacy in an in vitro model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced endocarditis. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, vol. 48, Issue 7, 2551-7
Journal Article
Ryan, K, L Jakeman, Bernadette, J Conklin, Jessica, Pineda, Larry, Deming, Paulina, D Mercier, Renee-Claude, 2019 Treatment of patients with HIV or hepatitis C by pharmacist clinicians in a patient-centered medical home. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, vol. 76, Issue 11, 821-828
Journal Article
Guillamet MCV, , Vazquez, R, Deaton, B, Shroba, J, Vazquez, L, Mercier, Renee-Claude, Host-Pathogen-Treatment Triad: Host Factors Matter Most in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Outcomes. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, vol. 62, Issue 2
Journal Article
Mercier, Renee-Claude, Rybak, M, J Bayer, A, S Yeaman, M, R 2000 Influence of platelets and platelet microbicidal protein susceptibility on the fate of Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro model of infective endocarditis. Infection and immunity, vol. 68, Issue 8, 4699-705
Languages
- French
- English
Research and Scholarship
Mercier’s research has been in the infectious disease field, with a significant portion spent researching how to prevent and treat Staphylococcal infections notably methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Dr. Mercier’s laboratory has sought new approaches to decrease bacterial virulence and prevent the development of multidrug resistance. She has also spent significant effort trying to establish risk factors associated with antibiotic resistant infections. Her research interest also include looking at clinical outcomes of people living with HIV and the impact of pharmacists.