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On March 13, 2002, Washington University in St. Louis announced that Jack Ladenson, former Chair of the Editorial Board of Clinical Chemistry, had established the Conan Professorship in Laboratory Medicine at Washington University. Samuel A. Santoro is the first occupant of the chair, which is thought to be the second endowed professorship in laboratory medicine in the United States.

Astute readers of Clinical Chemistry will recognize "Conan" as the name of a monoclonal anti-creatine kinase-MB antibody (1)(2) that has been widely used in clinical assays. The chair was named in honor of the research team that worked with Dr. Ladenson on the Conan project.

Dr. Santoro is a pioneer in the study of collagens and cell adhesion. He discovered an integrin that is now a target for new cardiovascular drugs. He is also an expert on coagulation and serves as Director of the Division of Laboratory Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine as well as Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is a wonderful choice for this Professorship, bringing together research, service, and teaching in laboratory medicine.

Dr. Ladenson is the Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry at Washington University, a professorship that he endowed. He is a past-president of AACC and has received numerous awards, including the AACC Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education (1989) and the AACC Award for Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry (1994). He will receive the AACC Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research in a Selected Area this summer. He is also the director of clinical pathology programs for Pathologists Overseas, an organization dedicated to improving pathology and clinical laboratory services in developing countries.

In announcing the chair, Dr. William A. Peck, Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, said, "Laboratory medicine is fundamental to the pursuit of highest quality clinical care... . We deeply appreciate the generosity of Jack Ladenson, a great faculty member and pioneer in laboratory medicine". We at Clinical Chemistry agree, and thank Dr. Ladenson for yet another landmark contribution to patient care through the advancement of research, service, and training in the field of laboratory medicine.

References

1. Vaidya HC, Maynard Y, Dietzler DN, Ladenson JH. Direct measurement of creatine kinase-MB activity in serum after extraction with a monoclonal antibody specific to the MB isoenzyme. Clin Chem 1986;32:657-663.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
2. Landt Y, Vaidya HC, Porter SE, Dietzler DN, Ladenson JH. Immunoaffinity purification of creatine kinase-MB from human, dog, and rabbit heart with use of a monoclonal antibody specific for CK-MB. Clin Chem 1989;35:985-989.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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