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. Preface2. Blood-Brain Barrier BiomarkersRodrigo E. González-Reyes3. suPAR in Cardiovascular DiseaseJanice Chew-Harris4. Pleiotropic functions and clinical importance of circulating HDL-PON1 complexAbdolkarim Mahrooz5. Adipokines in pregnancyAgnieszka Rak6. Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative DiseasesAmit Mishra7. Mitochondria: a source of potential biomarkers for non-communicable diseasesTuli Dey

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. Preface2. Blood-Brain Barrier BiomarkersRodrigo E. González-Reyes3. suPAR in Cardiovascular DiseaseJanice Chew-Harris4. Pleiotropic functions and clinical importance of circulating HDL-PON1 complexAbdolkarim Mahrooz5. Adipokines in pregnancyAgnieszka Rak6. Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative DiseasesAmit Mishra7. Mitochondria: a source of potential biomarkers for non-communicable diseasesTuli Dey

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. Preface2. Blood-Brain Barrier BiomarkersRodrigo E. González-Reyes3. suPAR in Cardiovascular DiseaseJanice Chew-Harris4. Pleiotropic functions and clinical importance of circulating HDL-PON1 complexAbdolkarim Mahrooz5. Adipokines in pregnancyAgnieszka Rak6. Proteostasis in Neurodegenerative DiseasesAmit Mishra7. Mitochondria: a source of potential biomarkers for non-communicable diseasesTuli Dey