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Professor Herb Fritsche
Professor Herbert A. Fritsche Jr. Ph.D. Currently Professor of Laboratory Medicine, U.T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX and also a member of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas at Houston. He has sat on a number of committees, been involved with several Scientific Advisory Boards and has numerous honours and awards, some of which are detailed below: Committee Membership Education Committee, Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry; 1987-1989, 1990-1993, 1994-1997. Tumor Marker Expert Panel, American Society of Clinical Oncology; 1994-1998. Committee for Distinguished Scientist Awards, Clinical Ligand Assay Society; 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 (Chairman). Abstract Review Committee for National Meeting, American Association Clinical Chemistry; 1995-1998. Expert Panel for 1999 Update of Tumor Marker Clinical Practice Guidelines, American Society of Clinical Oncology; 1998-1999; 1999-2000. Working Group on Tumor Marker Criteria, International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine; 1987-1992. Scientific Advisory Board Membership/Consultancies: Hybritech, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1982-1986 Dianon Systems Inc., Stratford, CT, 1984-1989 Triton Biosciences Inc., Alameda, CA, 1986-1990 Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY, 1986-1988 SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA, 1989-1999 Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center, Houston, TX, 1992-1995 Horus Therapeutics, Rochester, NY, 1995-1998 Biomira Diagnostics, Toronto, Canada, 1995-1998 Tosoh Medics, Inc., Foster City, CA, 1997-Current diaDexus, Santa Clara, CA, 1998-Current Dade Behring Inc., Newark, DE, 1998-Current Breast Cancer On-Line, website (www.bco.org), 1999-Current BIOwulf™ Genomics, Savannah, GA, 1999-Current International Medical Innovations, Mississauga, Canada, 2000-Current Omnimmune Corp., Houston, TX, 2001-Current Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ-Current Advanced DNA Diagnostics, Houston, TX, 2001-Current Honors and Awards: Graduate College Research Fellowship Award for 1965-66 and 1966-1967 at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. U.S. Army Commendation Medal, 1969. Texas Section, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Outstanding Clinical Chemist Award for 1979. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Presidential Citation for 1981. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 1992 Annual National Award for Outstanding Contributions in Education. Dean's Excellence Award for 1993-1994, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center. National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, Johnson and Johnson Award for Outstanding Research and Contributions to Clinical Biochemistry, 1997. Elected to Fellow in the Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (FACB) National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, 1997. Elected to President, Clinical Ligand Assay Society for 1999. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Outstanding Speaker Awards for 1995 and 1997. Distinguished Scientist Award for 1999, Clinical Ligand Assay Society