Washington University in St. Louis

Program Co-Director	Program Co-Director	Program Admin
Ann M. Gronowski, PhD, DABCC	Christopher W. Farnsworth, PhD, DABCC	Naomi Burr
Co-Chief, Division of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine, Professor of Pathology & Immunology	Section Head of Clinical Chemistry, Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology	Program Coordinator
gronowski@wustl.edu	cwfarnsworth@wustl.edu	burr@wustl.edu
(314) 362-0194	(314) 362-1503	(314) 362-3938

About the Program

The Clinical Chemistry fellowship is a two-year program for individuals with a doctoral degree in biological/chemical sciences or an MD. The clinical chemistry fellowship program prepares individuals for a career in academic laboratory medicine, clinical practice, or industry. Through this rigorous training program, participants receive relevant clinical experience to prepare for board accreditation through the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC). The clinical chemistry fellowship at Washington University emphasizes basic, translational, and clinical research in parallel with excellent clinical service with the primary objective of developing thought leaders in clinical laboratory medicine.

Program Requirements

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

1. Doctoral or medical degree(s) in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, medicine, pathology, pathobiology or pharmacology from an accredited university.
2. Minimum of 28 semester hours (undergraduate or graduate level) of coursework in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry to qualify for certification by the ABCC.
   • If a candidate’s academic credentials are obtained outside the United States, they must be deemed equivalent by an appropriate education evaluation agency.

To Apply

Deadline for applications is September 1, 2025, for fellows applying for a start date of July/August 2026. Please apply at fellowships.path.wustl.edu. Formal interviews beginning September 1, 2025 (short informal discussions e.g. via phone or at ADLM meeting may be conducted). Offers will be extended on or after October 1, 2025. Candidates will be given a window of at least 2 weeks to consider the offer.

The application packet must include:

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. Transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)

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: Departmental and Hospital Funding
Current number of trainees: 2
Number of past graduates: 105

Faculty

Bridgit Crews, PhD, DABCC	Clinical Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Mass Spectrometry Applications and Assay Development
Dennis Dietzen, PhD, DABCC	Pediatric Clinical Chemistry, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Mass Spectrometry, Clinical Toxicology, Lab Stewardship
Christopher Farnsworth, PhD, DABCC	Acute and critical care biomarker development and testing, mitigating preanalytic and laboratory errors, infectious disease biomarkers and testing
Ann Gronowski, PhD, DABCC	Reproductive Endocrinology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Biomedical Ethics
Ron Jackups, MD, PhD	Clinical Informatics and Decision Support for Laboratory Utilization
Stephen Roper, PhD, DABCC	Pediatric Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, and Disorders of Lipid Metabolism
Melanie Yarbrough, PhD, DABMM, DABCC	Total Laboratory Automation, Diagnostics for Urinary Tract and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Detection of Bloodstream Infections
Mark Zaydman, MD, PhD	Quantitative Systems Modeling, Bioinformatics, Emergent functions of Biological Systems, Multiscale Modeling of Complex System Behavior