University of Chicago Medicine

Program Director	Associate Director	Program Admin
KT Jerry Yeo, PhD, DABCC, FADLM	Clarence W. Chan, MD, PhD, DABCC	Angela Terry
Clinical Professor of Pathology	Assistant Professor of Pathology and Assistant Director of Clinical Chemistry	Program Coordinator
jyeo@bsd.uchicago.edu	Clarence.Chan@bsd.uchicago.edu	Angela.Terry@uchicagomedicine.org
(773) 702-1318	(773) 702-1318	(773) 702-1318

About the Program

The University of Chicago Department of Pathology offers a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry starting July of every year. Clinical chemistry employs chemical, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics applications in the assessment of health and disease. These laboratory data are used for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of disease, and guiding therapy in clinical medicine. This training will prepare the successful candidate for a career in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. Fellows are expected to take the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) examination by the completion of the program.

Essential Functions of the Fellow

1. Participate and manage clinical research projects in Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Mass Spectrometry & Clinical Pharmacogenomics that includes research, development, and validation of emerging biomarkers in clinical laboratory medicine, especially in the areas of pharmacogenomics, mass spectrometry and cardiology. Perform method validations and assist in implementation of new clinical chemistry tests. Provide consultations of clinical chemistry testing under the supervision of the laboratory director. Collaborate with clinical researchers to develop and provide appropriate clinical testing required for translational research projects as directed by the laboratory director.
2. Participate in the education of students, pathology residents in clinical chemistry and pharmacogenomics. Be current with publications in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. Prepare and present cases and findings at several departmental and multidisciplinary conferences.
3. Present research findings at national meetings and publish work in appropriate journals.

Program Requirements

To be considered for the program, prospective fellows must have:

1. An earned doctoral degree (PhD) in biochemistry, analytical chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, or a related biomedical science or a MD/DO degree with preferably 1-2 years of research experience in a research laboratory.
2. Applicants are limited to those within the first five years of their first doctoral degree per institutional policy.
3. Satisfactorily completed a minimum of 30 semester hours (U.S. equivalent) in undergraduate and/or graduate level chemistry or biochemistry courses prior to admission into the program to meet certification eligibility requirements by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry.

To Apply

Applications may be sent in starting June for position starting the following year in July. We may conduct informal discussion by phone or at ADLM conference prior to arranging for formal interviews starting September 1st.

The application packet must include:

1. Cover letter with personal statement of interest (2-page maximum)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Undergraduate and PhD transcripts
4. Three letters of recommendation

Submit via email to program coordinator (Angela Terry) with a copy sent to program director (Dr. Jerry Yeo). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Training Level

Postdoctoral Training Level
Number of positions available per year: 1 per year
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: PGY Scale
Source of funding: Department Funded
Current number of trainees: 2
Number of past graduates: 7

Faculty

Kathleen G. Beavis, MD	Cost-Effective Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Clostridium Difficile, HIV-1, Tuberulosis, Global Health
Timothy Carll, MD	Transfusion Medicine, Point-of-Care Testing
Clarence Chan, MD, PhD, DABCC	Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Proteomics, Clinical Informatics, Mass Spectrometry, Clinical Pharmacogenomics
Soma Das, PhD, FACMG	Molecular Diagnosis of Human Genetic Diseases
Carrie A. Fitzpatrick, PhD, FACMG	Autism, Cancer Cytogenetics, Constitutional Cytogenetics, Cytogenomics, Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
Sandeep Gurbuxani, MBBS, PhD	Hematopathology, Mechanism of Chemotherapy Resistance, Hematologic Malignancies
Angela Lager, PhD, FACMG	Chromosomal Microarray, Cytogenetics, FISH, Molecular Genetics
Melissa Pessin, MD, PhD	Point-of-Care, Clinical Informatics, Predictive Value of Tests, Test Utilization
Vishnu Samara, PhD	Clinical Chemistry, Laboratory Automation, Mass Spectrometry, Quality Assurance
Jeremy P. Segal, MD, PhD	Next-Generation Sequencing, Bioinformatics Tools for Cancer Genomics Discovery and Clinical Testing
Vera Tesic, MD	Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
Geoffrey Wool, MD, PhD	Acquired Coagulation Factor Inhibitors, Platelet Immunology
KT Jerry Yeo, PhD, DABCC	Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Pharmacogenomics, Cardiac Biomarkers, Angiogenic Biomarkers, Clinical Mass Spectrometry