Dr. Schreckenberger is director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Loyola University Medical Center and associate director of molecular pathology. He is a professor in the Department of Pathology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He has been active in the field for 40 years, teaching and directing clinical microbiology laboratories. He is co-author of the Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. He has written more than 180 articles, abstracts, monographs and self-study courses, and is a member of the editorial boards of two major journals.

Dr. Schreckenberger was the recipient of the 2010 Pasteur Award from the Illinois Society for Microbiology. The award recognizes individuals who have made "significant and outstanding contributions in the field of microbiology."