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The Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Training
Program in Proteo-Genomics is organized in the laboratories
of several hospitals affiliated with the University of Louisville
School of Medicine and in the research laboratories of participating
faculty members. The two principal hospitals are University
of Louisville Hospital (ULH) and the Veterans Administration
Medical Center (VAMC). Other affiliated hospitals and institutions
in the Health Sciences Center include the James Graham Brown
Cancer Center, and Jewish Hospital and Norton Hospital Healthcare
Systems. As an example, the faculty in Clinical Chemistry
consists of seven faculty all of whom are either board-certified
by the ABCC and/or are Fellows of the NACB. Faculty in other
sub-specialties such as Clinical Microbiology, Hematopathology,
Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics, etc, are also
board-certified in their respective disciplines and available
for training in those areas as needed. A major goal of our
Fellowship Program is the integration of various specialties
within genomics and proteomics in order to provide a better
fundamental understanding of laboratory medicine as a clinical
and research discipline.
 Clinical Chemistry Fellows conduct research projects in the laboratory
of a faculty member as well as participate with other faculty
in one or more clinically-oriented research projects. The
principal research interest of the Department’s faculty
includes:
- biological markers in heart disease
- discovery of new hormones
- developing techniques in clinical pharmacogenetics and
proteomics
- diagnostic applications of immunocyto-chemistry and nucleic
acid-based molecular pathology techniques
- antibodies in inflammatory tissue damage
- role of lipoproteins in coronary artery disease
- novel approaches to diagnose infectious
diseases
- clinical application of flow-cytometric
techniques
- role of tumor markers in cancer diagnosis and treatment
- role of hormone receptors and oncogenes in oncology
- mineral metabolism in pathophysiology.
In addition, many projects ranging from evaluation
of new laboratory products to development of new medical tests
are actively pursued.
 A very
important aspect of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine is its close association
with the Residency Program in Pathology. For example, training
in Clinical Chemistry for the residents in pathology parallels
and is integrated with that of the Clinical Chemistry postdoctoral
fellows. This integration allows for maximum cross-fertilization
of individuals with varied initial backgrounds and supplies
the critical-mass necessary for a successful training program
including establishing viable translational-research projects.
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Application
Info
CCFP
Brochure
Contact:
Roland
Valdes, Jr., PhD
Program Director
Please address
correspondence to:
Rosemary J.
Williams
Administrative Assistant
Program Coordinator
MDR Bldg, Rm 208
501 S Floyd St,
Louisville, KY 40202
Tel: (502) 852-1772
Email: rvaldes@louisville.edu
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