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LINDSAY F. HOFMAN, Ph.D., DABCC Dr. Lindsay F. Hofman, a highly experienced Clinical Chemistry Consultant, received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in 1970. She wrote her thesis under Dr. Edwin G. Krebs, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Medicine. She received her Diploma, American Board of Clinical Chemistry in 1976. She has taught at universities here and abroad, and has directed laboratories in North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. Dr. Hofman has been developing saliva assays since the early 80’s and has published a number of works in on salivary assessment, alternative specimens and endocrinology. These works include a review article, Human Saliva as a Diagnostic Specimen, which was published in Journal of Nutrition 131: 1621s-1625S (2001). Dr. Hofman has served as Laboratory Director in a laboratory that validated salivary assays for cortisol, progesterone, estradiol, estriol, testosterone and DHEA by adapting commercially available kits, which had previously been used for serum assays. In the research setting she has set up assays for HIV, hepatitis A, and 17-OH-progesterone. Dr. Hofman has served as a Clinical Chemistry Consultant, Researcher, and Laboratory Director in both private and government laboratories. Through her extensive research, unprecedented experience and commitment to excellence, Dr. Hofman is uniquely qualified to direct Saliva Testing And Reference laboratory, a diagnostic laboratory specializing in alternative specimens, particularly saliva. Clinical chemistry is the use of chemical processes in a clinical setting to evaluate patient health. It is one of several specialties - such as microbiology, pathology, molecular biology or hematology - practiced in the clinical laboratory. Most AACC members direct the laboratories that analyze body fluid samples, such as blood or urine, or samples of DNA, to gain information to help physicians diagnose or monitor a patient's state of health or disease. Advances in laboratory procedures (such as the use of saliva as a diagnostic specimen) enable physicians to make earlier, more definitive diagnoses and to customize therapy for patients.
American Board of Clinical Chemistry
The American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) is an independent agency that certifies doctoral-level professionals in clinical chemistry and toxicological chemistry. Applicants must meet education and experience requirements and submit letters of recommendation.
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved with clinical chemistry and other clinical laboratory science-related disciplines.
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