AACC’s 2010 Awards
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry recently announced eight recipients of its annual awards who also will be inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Among this year’s winners is UVA Professor Robin Felder, who founded MedicalAutomation.org. His award is for a clinical chemist who has “. . . achieved national and international status for the pioneering efforts in an area of research considered fundamental to the science and [has] been considered among the world’s foremost experts in a specific discipline.” Robin’s key work has been in discovering a genetic pathway responsible for hypertension and salt sensitivity. Congratulations Robin, and next time, don’t be so secretive about such good news. Tagline has its ways for finding out. MORE