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 his 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 and Chief Scientific Officer for Clinical Laboratory Partners in Newington CT, USA.

1. Nuclear factor-?B Activation as a Pathological Mechanism of Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

Xiao-Hua Yu, Xi-Long Zheng and Chao-Ke Tang

2. Plasma/Serum Plasmalogens - Methods of Analysis and Clinical Significance

Ryouta Maeba, Megumi Nishimukai, Shin-ichi Sakasegawa, Daisuke Sugimori and Hiroshi Hara

3. Monitoring Trastuzumab Resistance and Cardiotoxicity: A Tale of Personalized Medicine

Milos Dokmanovic and Wen Jin Wu

4. Biomarkers in HCV Infection

Seung Ha Park, Chang Seok Bang and Dong Joon Kim

5. Assessment of DNA Integrity, Applications for Cancer Research

Eleonora Zonta, Philippe Nizard and Valérie Taly

6. Current Progress in Sports Genomics

Ildus I. Ahmetov and Olga N. Fedotovskaya