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. Nephrinuria and podocytopathies 000Irena Kostovska, Katerina Tosheska Trajkovska, Sonja Topuzovska, Svetlana Cekovska, Danica Labudovic, Ognen Kostovski, and Goce Spasovski2. Diabetes and cognitive decline Chiara Bellia, Mauro Lombardo, Marco Meloni, David Della-Morte, Alfonso Bellia, and Davide Lauro3. Testosterone analysis in prostate cancer patients Lennart J. van Winden and Huub H. van Rossum4. Extracellular vesicles in respiratory disease Jonathan M. Carnino and Heedoo Lee5. Screening for gastrointestinal and pancreatic diseases Lisa Johnson6. Mono/polyclonal free light chains as challenging biomarkers for immunological abnormalities Cecilia Napodano, Krizia Pocino, Francesca Gulli, Elena Rossi, Gian Ludovico Rapaccini, Mariapaola Marino, and Umberto Basile