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Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fellow, National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
Diplomate, Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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