Study Group: Users of Mass Spectrometers in the U.S.(?)
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John WaughDirector of System Laboratory Operations
Henry Ford Health System
John Waugh is Director of System Laboratory Operations at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, the 12th largest US hospital laboratory, research & and academic medical center. Mr. Waugh has expertise in new and emerging clinical and molecular diagnostic systems, including products and services from...
Stan Schofield, MS, MHA,MT(ASCP)Managing Principal
The Compass Group, Scarborough
Stan Schofield, MS, MHA, MT (ASCP), is President of NorDx, a regional laboratory corporation which is part of the Maine Health System. He also serves as a senior member of the health system executive management team. Mr. Schofield is the Managing Principal of the Compass Group, a confederation of 18...
Laboratory Director
Alturas Analytics Inc
Shane Needham, PhD, is the Laboratory Director at Alturas Analytics. He has over 16 years of experience in analytical laboratories. Dr. Needham has over 18 years of analytical laboratory experience in the pharmaceutical industry and CRO industry using HPLC and MS. He previously worked for Pfizer before...
Gregory Khitrov, PhDDirector of Personalized Medicine Program
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Greg Khitrov, PhD, is the Director of Life Sciences Technology Center at the Institute for Personalized Medicine, Director of Biobank and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He has expertise in molecular biology; proteomics; and laboratory automation...
Mark Tapsak, PhDAssistant Professor
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Inc
Mark Tapsak, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Bloomsburg University, he was a Senior Scientist at DexCom in San Diego, CA. Dr. Tapsak has also worked for Medtronic in Minneapolis, MN. His academic experience centers on polymer synthesis,...
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