Russell Phillip Grant, PhD

Dr. Grant earned a PhD in chromatographic and mass spectrometric technologies from the University of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. He continued his scientific training in various industrial settings, which have included senior scientist at GSK, principal scientist at Cohesive Technologies, technical director at Eli Lilly, and director of mass spectrometry at Esoterix Endocrinology.

Rita Stainback

Ms Stainback holds certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry in the following categories: medical technologist (MT), microbiology (SM), and diplomate in laboratory medicine (DLM). She earned a master of science degree in microbiology from the University of Rochester.

Ms Stainback has 40 years of experience in the clinical laboratory industry, including 20 years of hospital-based microbiology experience. She is the manager of Labcorp’s microbiology and kidney stone laboratories.

Randolph M. Young, PhD

Dr Young earned his PhD in clinical chemistry from Cleveland State University. He completed postdoctoral fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic.

At Labcorp, Dr Young has served as director of the routine chemistry, special chemistry, hematology, and immunoassay departments; national special chemistry discipline director; national quality control director; and national quality assurance director.

Dr Young is a member of the American Society for Clinical Chemistry.

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Philip R. Wyatt, MD, PhD

Dr Wyatt earned a PhD in human anatomy and human genetics from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, and a medical degree from the University of Kentucky. Before joining Integrated Genetics (formerly Genzyme Genetics), a member of the Labcorp Specialty Testing Group, in 2007, he had a lengthy career at North York General Hospital’s Regional Center in Toronto, Canada, ultimately serving as chief of the Department of Genetics and medical director of the genetics program. He also served as genetics section head for the Ontario Medical Association.

Melinda B. Nye, PhD

Dr Nye is a board-certified medical technologist and a diplomate of the American Board of Medical and Public Health Microbiology. She earned a PhD in microbiology and immunology from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in medical and public health microbiology from the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.