Biographical summary
Dr. Leslie J. Donato is a board certified Clinical Chemist and assistant professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. MN She serves the practice as co-director of the Hospital Clinical Laboratory and Point of Care Testing and co-director of the Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine.
Dr. Donato's research interests include:
- Cardiovascular risk detection and cardiac biomarkers
- Gastrointestinal tests for bile acid malabsorption
- Point of care molecular testing of lipids and infectious diseases
In addition to her activities in laboratory oversight, novel test development, and patient centered research, Dr. Donato is active in the education of resident, fellows and medical laboratory technologists.
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2012
Post-doctoral Fellowship - Department of Laboratory Medicine and PathologyMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2010
Post Doctoral Associate - BiochemistryDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2006
Ph.D. - Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular BiologyCornell University
- 1999
BS - BiochemistryUniversity of Rochester
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2012
Clinical ChemistryAmerican Board of Clinical Chemistry
Awards and honors
- 2016
AACC Outstanding Speaker AwardAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
- 2013
2013 AACC's Outstanding Speaker AwardAmerican Association of Clinical Chemistry
- 2012
Midwest Section Richard Marshall Education AwardAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2012
Young Investigator AwardProteomics Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2012
Student Travel GrantAmerican Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting
- 2012
Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator AwardAcademy of Clinical Physicians and Scientists
- 2012
First Place Student Oral Presentation ContestMidwest Section, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2011
Mass Spectrometry Application for Clinical Laboratory (MSACL) Trainee Travel Award to attend the MSACL Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA in January 2012Mass Spectrometry Application in the Clinical Laboratory
- 2011
First place - American Association for Clinical Chemistry Student Poster Award - Correlation Between Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Quantitative and Phenotype in Adult and Pediatric PopulationsAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2011
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Midwest Section Richard Marshall Education AwardAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2011
Society of Young Clinical Laboratorians (SYCL) Travel Grant to attend the national AACC conference in Atlanta, GA in 2011American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2009
Boyer Postdoctoral Excellence Award for 2009 - 2010University of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2006
Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Genomic Science Training ProgramUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- 2003
Pre-Doctoral Breast Cancer Research Award United States Department of Defense
- 1999
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics National Institute of Health training grantCornell University
- 1999
Graduate student representative for Biochemistry Molecular and Cell BiologyCornell University
- 1998
Recipient of de Kiewiet Summer Research FellowshipUniversity of Rochester
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
MemberDLMP CPC Leadership Team
- 2020 - present
ChairSoft/Epic Oversight Subcommittee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2020 - present
Nominating CommitteeAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry, Critical and Point of Care Testing Division, Nominating Committee
- 2019 - 2020
MemberProduct Lifecycle Management (PLM) Steering Committee
- 2019 - present
Finance CommitteeAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2018
Symposium ChairCritical and Point of Care Testing Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2018 - present
MemberClinical Practice Committee Resource Management Subcommittee
- 2017 - 2018
TreasurerCritical and Point of Care Testing Division, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2016 - present
MemberNational Lipid Association (NLA)
- 2015 - present
MemberMayo Enterprise Laboratory Standardization Group, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP)
- 2014 - 2017
ChairCardiovascular Disease Oriented Group
- 2014 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association
- 2013 - present
Abstract Grader and ReviewerAACC Student Poster Contest, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 2013 - 2019
MemberInformation Management Planning Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2013 - present
MemberDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Interlab Coagulation Standardization Group
- 2012 - 2014
SecretaryAmecican Association of Clinical Chemistry, Midwest Section
- 2012 - present
MemberChemistry Curriculum Subgroup, Clinical Chemistry Training Programs, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2010 - 2017
Member at LargeSociety for Young Clinical Laboratorians
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
Publications