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. Advances in Cardiac Biomarkers of Acute Coronary Syndrome Amy K. Saenger and Nichole Korpi-Steiner2. Vitamin D Testing - Where are we and What is on the Horizon?Nicolas Heureux3. Urine Exosomes: An Emerging Trove of BiomarkersJonathan M. Street, Erik H. Koritzinsky, Deonna M. Glispie, Robert A. Star and Peter S. T. Yuen4. Identification of Genomic Somatic Variants in Cancer - from Discovery to ActionabilityGloria L. Fawcett and A. Karina Eterovic5. Challenges in Laboratory Detection of Unusual Substance Abuse: Issues with Magic Mushroom, Peyote Cactus, Khat, and Solvent AbuseAmitava Dasgupta6. Hydrogen Sulfide as a "Double-Faced" Compound: One with Pro- and Anti-Oxidant EffectsBeata Olas