Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Heat Shock Proteins in Cardiovascular DiseaseMadrigal-Matute Julio, Martin-Ventura Jose Luis, Blanco-Colio Luis Miguel, Egido Jesus, Michel Jean-Baptiste and Olivier MeilhacPolyamines in cancer Edwin A. Paz, Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro, Natalia A. IgnatenkoAcquired Hemophilia A Massimo Franchini, Giuseppe LippiHypobetalipoproteinemia. Genetics, biochemistry and clinical spectrumPatrizia Tarugi and Maurizio AvernaSm peptides in differentiation of autoimmune diseasesMichael MahlerAromatase activity and bone lossLuigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti and Ranuccio Nuti Biochemistry of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Giovanni Lombardi, Marie-Yvonne Akoume, Alessandra Colombini, Alain Moreau, and Giuseppe Banfi

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Heat Shock Proteins in Cardiovascular DiseaseMadrigal-Matute Julio, Martin-Ventura Jose Luis, Blanco-Colio Luis Miguel, Egido Jesus, Michel Jean-Baptiste and Olivier MeilhacPolyamines in cancer Edwin A. Paz, Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro, Natalia A. IgnatenkoAcquired Hemophilia A Massimo Franchini, Giuseppe LippiHypobetalipoproteinemia. Genetics, biochemistry and clinical spectrumPatrizia Tarugi and Maurizio AvernaSm peptides in differentiation of autoimmune diseasesMichael MahlerAromatase activity and bone lossLuigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti and Ranuccio Nuti Biochemistry of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Giovanni Lombardi, Marie-Yvonne Akoume, Alessandra Colombini, Alain Moreau, and Giuseppe Banfi

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Heat Shock Proteins in Cardiovascular DiseaseMadrigal-Matute Julio, Martin-Ventura Jose Luis, Blanco-Colio Luis Miguel, Egido Jesus, Michel Jean-Baptiste and Olivier MeilhacPolyamines in cancer Edwin A. Paz, Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro, Natalia A. IgnatenkoAcquired Hemophilia A Massimo Franchini, Giuseppe LippiHypobetalipoproteinemia. Genetics, biochemistry and clinical spectrumPatrizia Tarugi and Maurizio AvernaSm peptides in differentiation of autoimmune diseasesMichael MahlerAromatase activity and bone lossLuigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti and Ranuccio Nuti Biochemistry of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Giovanni Lombardi, Marie-Yvonne Akoume, Alessandra Colombini, Alain Moreau, and Giuseppe Banfi