Overview
The fellowship is a one- or two-year Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry (ComACC)-approved program that provides MD pathologists and PhD scientists with analytical, clinical, research, and management experience towards specialization and board certification in clinical chemistry.
The first year of the program begins with an 8-week clinical rotation covering the fundamentals of all areas of clinical chemistry. In-depth preanalytical/automation, general and special chemistry, and drug assay rotations as well as rotations in other Pathology Laboratories are completed in the first year. Throughout the program, the fellow will present seminars and attend departmental and divisional meetings. The structure of the program is flexible to afford individualized training based on previous experience. Click here to view an example of a trainee timeline.
Unique Clinical Experience
The Chemistry Division performs over seven million tests each year and provides 24 hour service to The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Bayview Medical Center, and several community outpatient facilities. Our program is designed to provide training in the operation of a clinical laboratory, quality control and assurance, laboratory management, analytical methodologies and test interferences. The clinical interpretation and diagnostic relevance of tests is emphasized through clinical consults. The fellow will be expected to learn the basic principles of clinical chemistry and apply this knowledge as a director-trainer of a high volume clinical laboratory.
Service aspects of the program involve clinical consultation and problem solving leading to on call (pager) responsibility as a Chemistry Resource Person. Fellows rotate through routine automated chemistry (high volume testing), critical care/emergency medicine (blood gases, stat testing), special chemistry (immunoassay for endocrine function and tumor markers, trace metal analysis), and toxicology (analysis of therapeutic and abused drugs) laboratories, as well as immunology, hematology, and molecular diagnostics laboratories.
Research Opportunities
Participation in clinical laboratory-oriented research projects will allow the fellow to gain a working knowledge of analytical and quality control goals and managing day-to-day activities. Research projects could involve method development, test validation, diagnostic utility and cost effectiveness of testing or other clinical and scientific investigations in any of the areas within clinical chemistry.
During the two-year fellowship, trainees will also complete applied laboratory-oriented research projects and develop expertise in a specific area of research with a selected faculty member. In addition, there are opportunities to conduct translational research through:
- Advanced Clinical Chemistry Diagnostics Laboratory
- Center for Biomarker Discovery & Translation
- Clinical Pharmacology Analytical Laboratory
Requirements
Applicants must have an earned MD or PhD (or an equivalent doctoral degree) in the basic sciences; chemistry, biology or physics from an accredited university or college. Applicants should have successfully completed enough chemistry courses to apply to the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, i.e., a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent) in undergraduate and/or graduate level chemistry or biochemistry courses taken at institutions acceptable to the Board.
Applying
Deadline for applications is September 1, for fellows applying for a start date of July the following year.
Formal interviews begin no earlier than September 1 (short informal discussions e.g. via phone or at ADLM meeting may be conducted prior to September 1).
Offers will be extended to the selected candidate no earlier than October 1.
Candidates will be given a window of at least 2 weeks from the time of notification to consider the offer.
Send the application (via email) to:
William Clarke, Ph.D., M.B.A., Program Director
Mark Marzinke, Ph.D., Program Director
Phone: 410-502-7692
Fax: 410-955-0767
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Our Faculty
Daniel Chan, Ph.D.
Director, Clinical Chemistry Division
Research Interests
William Clarke, Ph.D., MBA
Fellowship Program Director & Director, Clinical Toxicology
Research Interests
Mark Marzinke, Ph.D.
Fellowship Program Director & Director, General Chemistry
Research Interests
Lori Sokoll, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry Division & Director, Special Chemistry Laboratory
Research Interests
Hui Zhang, Ph.D.
Director, Mass Spectrometry Core Facility
Research Interests
Zhen Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation
Research Interests
Current Fellows
Nadia Ayala-Lopez, Ph.D., MLS
Kyana Garza
Former Fellows
Former fellows Omar Laterza, Stefani Thomas, Shu-Ling Fan, Alex Rai, William Clarke, Claire Knezevic, Allison Chambliss, Lori Sokoll, Jinong Li, Jeff Chance, Daniel Chan, Jim Nichols at the AACC 2018 Hopkins Alumni Breakfast, Chicago, IL.
| Fellow | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Lori J. Sokoll, Ph.D. | Professor, The Johns Hopkins University Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| Dai Li, M.D., Ph.D. | Clinical Director AIBioTech, Richmond, VA |
| Jeffrey Chance, Ph.D. | Senior Manager, Medical Affairs - PLM Containment BD Life Sciences - Preanalytical Systems, BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ |
| Scott Kuzdzal, Ph.D. | Vice President, Marketing Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, MD |
| William Clarke, Ph.D., M.B.A. | Professor, The Johns Hopkins University Director of Clinical Toxicology and Point-of-Care Testing The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Alex J. Rai, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Director, Special Chemistry Laboratory and Chief Scientific Officer Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center |
| George Kunz, M.D. | Pathologist Norton Healthcare, Lexington, KY |
| Scott J. Cameron, M.D., Ph.D. | Cardiologist and Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Surgery University of Rochester, Rochester, NY |
| David A. Colantonio, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Ottowa Clinical Biochemist, The Ottawa Hospital/EORLA, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada |
| Shu-Ling Fan, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Director of Chemistry Laboratories University Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA |
| Danni Li, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| Jinong Li, Ph.D. | Scientific Reviewer, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology Devices, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics US Food & Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD |
| Joely Straseski, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine Medical Director, Endocrinology Laboratory ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dylan Bach, M.D., M.B.A. | Clinical Professor, University of California Irvine School of Medicine Founder, CEO, and Director Clinical Pathology Bach Diagnostics, Santa Ana, CA |
| Mark Marzinke, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Pathology and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University; Director of General Chemistry and Director of Clinical Pharmacology Analytical Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Anna Fuezery, Ph.D. | Associate Clinical Professor, University of Alberta Regional Clinical Biochemist, Alberta Health Services; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Col. Claudia Henemyre, Ph.D. | Commander Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory, Fort Meade, MD |
| Athena Petrides, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Medical Director for Pathology Informatics and Assistant Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA |
| Chris Crutchfield, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Cincinnati Heath, Cincinnati, OH |
| LTC David Sartori, Ph.D. | Director, Division of Forensic Toxicology Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Dover, DE |
| Allison Chambliss, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California Director of Clinical Chemistry and Point of Care Testing, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| Ventzi Hristova, Ph.D. | Scientist II AstraZeneca |
| Claire E. Knezevic, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University Director of Critical Care Laboratories and Pre-Analytical Testing and Co-Director of Drug Assay Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Stefani Thomas, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Associate Director of Masonic Children's Hospital Acute Care Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN |
| Steven E. Conklin, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor Tufts University School of Medicine |