Clinical Chemistry

The Clinical Chemistry Laboratory is a state-of-the-art, fully automated laboratory. Clinical Chemistry includes STAT and routine testing in the areas of general chemistry, endocrinology, special chemistry, immunology and toxicology. The Clinical Chemistry Laboratory services the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System and the University of Illinois Reference Laboratory.

The Chemistry Laboratory performs 5 million reportable tests per year. The laboratory has a Beckman lab automation system, Power Express, Beckman AU5800s, Beckman Unicel DxIs, Abbott Architects, Radiometer blood gas analyzers, Bio-Rad Variant II instruments and  Agilent graphite furnace atomic absorption instruments. The testing menu includes routine chemistry and specialty testing such as hemoglobinopathy, tumor markers, reproductive hormones, hepatitis testing, therapeutic drug monitoring and infectious disease tests.

Director

Ming Jin, PhD, DABCC
Phone: 312-996-1625

Manager

Carmen Brana-Mulero, MS, MT(ASCP)
Phone: 312-996-5737
Email: cbmulero@uic.edu

Supervisors

Chemistry/Quality Assurance:
Linda Filson, MT(ASCP)
Phone: 312-413-4768
Email: lfilson@uic.edu

Laboratory Automation:
Archana, Shah, BS, MT(ASCP)
Phone: 312-355-2044
Email: archana1@uic.edu

Evening Shift:
Jignasa Patel, MT(ASCP)
Phone: 312-996-8198
Email: jgnasap@uic.edu

Night Shift:
Anitha Daniel, MT(ASCP)
Phone: 312-355-2044
Email: adaniel@uic.edu

Contact Information

Hours of Operation:  24 hours/day, 7 days/ week
Phone:                      312-355-5800
Address:                 Pathology Laboratories
2nd Floor, Clinical Sciences Building
840 South Wood Street (MC 750)
Chicago, IL 60612