Research Assistant Professor
| Office Location: | 6602 Wohl Clinic | |
| Mailing Address: | 660 S. Euclid Ave. Campus Box 8046 St. Louis, MO 63110 |
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| Office: | (314) 362-3516 | |
| Laboratory: | (314) 362-3522 | |
| Fax: | (314) 362-4782 | |
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Biography
Veronica I. Luzzi is the Director of the Core Laboratory for Clinical Studies in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, in the Department of Internal Medicine. She is also the director for the General Clinical Research Center and the Diabetes Research Training Center core laboratories. In addition, she co-directs the Laboratory for Clinical Genomics in the Department of Pathology. Dr. Luzzi completed her Ph.D. in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the laboratory of Professor Nancy Allbritton in the University of California Irvine. Dr. Luzzi trained in Clinical Chemistry in the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, in the Department of Pathology at Washington University. After 1 year tenure as the Associate Director of the Parkland Laboratory at the University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas, Texas, she returned to Washington University. She has published her work in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the Journal of Analytical Chemistry and more recently in the Journal of Clinical Chemistry.
Research Interests
Our laboratory supports clinical research needs for simple or complex trials. In addition, we collaborate with in-vitro diagnostic industry to validate new biochemical markers of disease. In particular, we are interested in studying the performance of different diagnostic markers. For example, we have studied bone markers, indicators of glucose control in patients with HbA variants, and early indicators of fetal lung maturity. We use standardized methodology to measure lipids and lipoproteins and we are a second reference laboratory for the National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program.
Awards and Honors
| 2001 | Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award |
| 1995-2000 | University of California Regents Faculty mentor Program Trainee |
| 1997 | Ronald E. McNair Research Award |
| 1997 | The Outstanding Edward A. Steinhaus Teaching Award |
