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Dr. Geoffrey S. Baird is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology at UW Medicine. His clinical research interests encompass lab test utilization management, proteomics, tissue analysis, and general laboratory medicine. Dr. Baird has a particular interest in the Luminex Platform, which performs multiplex, bead-based immunoassays using tissue homogenates. His ongoing project aims to provide quantitative information that complements histomorphologic examination in the diagnosis of diseases involving solid tissues. Additionally, Dr. Baird's research focuses on the use of oligonucleotide aptamers and the development of novel tissue diagnostic reagents through the SELEX process. His long-term collaborative project with Ventana Medical Systems aims to study the formalin fixation process to optimize protocols yielding the highest quality preserved tissue for downstream molecular proteomic assays.
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