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 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 Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• 1. IgG N-glycansSi Liu and Xin Liu2. Extracellular vesicles: Potential impact on cardiovascular diseasesJian Yang, Xue Zou, Pedro A. Jose, and Chunyu Zeng3. Advances in bone turnover markersLisa Di Medio and Maria Luisa Brandi4. Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in kidney diseaseOskar Zakiyanov, Marta Kalousová, Tomáš Zima, and Vladimír Tesar5. The prothrombotic state in cancerBenjamín Rubio-Jurado, Lluvia Sugey Sosa-Quintero,Sandra Guzmán-Silahua, Eduardo García-Luna, Carlos Riebeling-Navarro, and Arnulfo Hernán Nava-Zavala6. Urinary biohazard markers in firefightersBela Barros, Marta Oliveira, and Simone Morais