Advances in Clinical Chemistry

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.

• 1. Circulating Tumor Cell Isolation and AnalysisJinling Zhang, Kangfu Chen and Z. Hugh Fan2. Context and Applications of Targeted Genetic Testing, with Emphasis on Copy Number VariantsJoo Wook Ahn and Caroline Ogilvie3. Circadian Genes in Breast CancerEdyta Reszka and Monika Przybek4. Transferrin Saturation: A Body Iron BiomarkerMohamed E. Elsayed, Muhammad U. Sharif and Austin G. Stack5. Cytokines and Pancreatic b -Cell ApoptosisLukas A. Berchtold, Michala Prause, Joachim Størling and Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen 6. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Part II, Urine MarkersOkechukwu Clinton Ifegwu1 and Chimezie Anyakora