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 diagnostic microfluidicsAlison Burklund, Amogha Tadimety, Yuan Nie, Nanjing Hao and John X.J. Zhang2. Vascular and valvular calcification biomarkersAlberto Clemente, Irene Traghella, Annamaria Mazzone, Silverio Sbrana and Cristina Vassalle3. Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: From discovery to therapeutic targetsRamesh Choudhari, Melina J. Sedano, Alana L. Harrison, Ramadevi Subramani, Ken Y. Lin, Enrique I. Ramos, Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy and Shrikanth S. Gadad4. Exosomes of male reproductionSaradha Baskaran, Manesh Kumar Panner Selvam and Ashok Agarwal5. Tryptophan in health and diseaseStefano Comai, Antonella Bertazzo, Martina Brughera and Sara Crotti6. Biochemistry of blood platelet activation and the beneficial role of plant oils in cardiovascular diseasesBeata Olas