Laboratory Director - Richard C. Tilton, B.S., M.Sc., PhD.,
DABMM, FAAM, FIDS

• 30 years experience in clinical microbiology and immunology
• 200 peer reviewed papers and 15 books
• Professor of Laboratory Medicine at University Connecticut School of Medicine, retired
• Medical Staff:
  • John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center (retired)
  • King Edward Hospital, Hamilton, Bermuda, Department of Pathology (1994-2000)
• Founder and Medical Director, BBI Clinical Laboratories, a national reference laboratory for infectious diseases
• Founder and Principal - The Tilton Technical Group, a consulting consortium for clinical and environmental microbiology, laboratory compliance and regulation, laboratory information systems
• Board Certified, Public Health and Medical Microbiology: American Board of Medical Microbiology
• Editor in Chief, Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1990-2000
  

Assistant Laboratory Director - Clark A. Rundell, Ph.D.

• Ph.D., 1965, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Board Certified, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
• New York State Certification of Qualification as Laboratory Director
• 27 years experience in the clinical testing laboratory
• Director of Chemistry, 1980-2000, Director of Molecular Pathology, 1995-2000, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
• 5 United States patents

Clinical Laboratory Manager - Michele Iovanni, MI, ASCP, CLS SH

• 20 years experience in clinical laboratory operations and management at East Boston Neighborhood Medical Center, New England Baptist Hospital and Choate Symmes Hospital
• 10 years experience in clinical information systems management
• Served as an instructor for clinical hematology
• BS Degree in Medical Technology with a specialty in hematology from North Eastern University

Technical Director - Glenn Bouchie, MT/ASCP

• More than 25 years of laboratory experience, with a strong focus on therapeutic drug monitoring
• Former Toxicology Supervisor and Technical Director at Corning Met-Path
• Former Toxicology Supervisor and General Supervisor at New England Pathology Services
• Created the Clinical Reference Laboratory at an operational and regulatory level and oversees its day-to-day activities
• Instrumental in assay development and automation for a variety of tests developed and offered by CBRG
• Made several important contributions to the development of the CBRG's two proprietary assays for the measurement of oxidative damage, Carbonylated Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cell Lysis
  

Senior Development Scientist - Benjamin Bronfin, MD

• 10 years in biotechnology/research
• Specialization in immunoassays, enzyme biochemistry and molecular biology
• Extensive cell culture experience
  

Senior Research Scientist - Tom Klem, Ph.D.

• Over ten years research experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and academia.
• Specialization in immunoassays, enzyme biochemistry and molecular biology.
• Responsibilities include clinical trial assay development for industry clients.
• Experienced in the development and application of new life sciences technologies.
• Developed a prototype diagnostic test for Cryptosporidium parvum through SBIR grants from the EPA.
• Ph.D. in biochemistry from Purdue University