Happy Women in Medicine Month

September is Women in Medicine Month! Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of ADLM’s women in laboratory medicine. Women in medicine have made significant strides in advancing equity, ensuring inclusion, and driving the change needed to prepare for challenges impacting the field.

In all areas of clinical laboratory medicine, women are making a positive impact on the lives of patients and their colleagues. At the same time, women in laboratory medicine have encountered challenges, including societal and workplace biases, salary and opportunity inequities, and microaggressions. These factors can create obstacles to career advancement and leadership. As we continue to advance the field, we must remain committed to developing training and work settings to sustain the momentum.

Honoring ADLM's Women Volunteer Leaders

ADLM Board of Directors

Jane Dickerson, PhD, DABCC
Christina Lockwood, PhD, DABCC, DABMGG, FADLM
Michelle Steiner, DCLS, MS, MLS (ASCP)CM, CHT (ABHI), Chair of the CLS Council
Laura Parnas, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Melanie Yarbrough, PhD, DABCC, DABMM
Zhen Zhao, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, President of The Academy Council

Core Committee Chairs

Barbara Goldsmith, PhD, FADLM, Chair of the Global Affairs Core Committee
Yachana Kataria, PhD, DABCC, Chair of the Society for Young Clinical Laboratorians (SYCL) Core Committee
Amy Pyle-Eilola, PhD, Chair of the Science & Practice Core Committee

Steering Committee Chairs

Rebecca Harris, MD, Chair of the Clinical Microbiology Steering Committee
Sarah Wheeler, PhD, Chair of the Data Analytics Steering Committee
Zahra Shajani-Yi, PhD, DABCC(CC), FADLM, Chair of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Steering Committee, Academy Content Development Committee

Program Committee Chairs

Melissa Budelier, PhD, Chair of Clinical Laboratory News (CLN) Board of Editors
Shu-Ling Fan, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Chair of the ACCENT Review Board
Christine Snozek, PhD, Chair of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology News (CFTN) Editorial Advisory Board
Carmen Wiley, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Chair of the ADLM Awards Committee

Special Committee and Task Force Chairs

Amy Karger, MD, PhD, DABCC, FADLM, Chair of the 2026 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee (AMOC)
Kacy Peterson, DCLS, MBA, MLS (ASCP), DLM (ASCP), Chair of the DCLS Task Force

Local Section Leaders:

Michigan: Nga Yeung Tang, PhD, DABCC
New York Metro: Siaw Li (Amy) Chan, PhD, DABCC
New York Upstate: Jennifer Taher, PhD
North Carolina: Alina Sofronescu, PhD, NRCC
Northeast: Min Yu, MD, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Northeast Ohio: Mahesheema Ali, M.Sc., Ph.D., NRCC, FADLM
Ohio Valley: Jieli Shirley Li, MD, PhD
Pacific Northwest: Joyce Liao, PhD, NRCC, DABCC, FADLM
San Diego: Mengyuan Ge, PhD, NRCC
Southeast: Emily Ryan, PhD, DABCC
Southern California: Briana Fitch, PhD
Texas: Xin Yi, PhD, DABCC, FADLM

Scientific Division Leaders:

Cancer Diagnostics & Monitoring Division (CDM): Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Data Science & Informatics Division (DSI): Darci Block, PhD
Endocrinology & Metabolism (ENDOMET): Tanya Yuzyuk, PhD
Health Equity & Access Division (HEA): Sridevi Deveraj, PhD, DABCC
Immunology & Infectious Disease Division (IID): Maria Alice Willrich, PhD
Therapeutic Drug Management & Toxicology Division (TDMTOX): Stacy Melanson, MD, PhD

Karen L. Nickel, PhD: Served as president in 1991, and was the first woman to serve as Chief of Laboratory Field Services for the California Department of Health Services, overseeing 17,500 laboratories in California and 27,000 licensed clinical laboratory personnel.
Mary F. Burritt, PhD: Served as president in 1996. Dr. Burritt has focused her research and education interests in electrolytes (particularly ionized calcium), circadian rhythms of calcium and bone markers, and point-of-care testing. She has authored or co-authored over 115 scientific articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and has lectured extensively.
Mary Lou Gantzer, PhD: Served as president in 2002. Dr. Gantzer began her involvement with the association with the Chicago Local Section, and was a founder, and the first chair of the Industry Division. Her tenure as president focused on addressing the shortage of clinical laboratory personnel.
Susan A. Evans, PhD: Served as president in 2003. Her personal research and product-development interests have been focused on immunodiagnostic methods. Dr. Evans has developed assays for analytes in the areas of endocrinology, fertility, cardiac markers, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Barbara Goldsmith, PhD: Served as president in 2009. The Association’s international efforts were greatly expanded thanks to the work she did on the Emerging Countries Task Force.

Ann Gronowski, PhD: Served as president in 2011, and was instrumental in the creation of ADLM’s Society for Young Clinical Laboratorians (SYCL), among many other contributions.
Patricia M. Jones, PhD, DABCC, FACB: Served as president in 2016. Dr. Jones is the Clinical Director of the Chemistry and Metabolic Disease Labs at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Texas, and has contributed to the association's advocacy efforts over the years.
Carmen L. Wiley, PhD, DABCC, FADLM: Served as president in 2019. Dr. Wiley held the role of Head of Clinical Chemistry in the Division of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI, and was a co-inventor on three patents and an author on over 35 papers and scientific abstracts.
Shannon Haymond: Served as president in 2022, and is Department Chair at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Haymond led the association through its transformation and growth from AACC to ADLM.

A message from the Women in Leadership at ADLM

Honoring ADLM's Women Volunteer Leaders

Honoring ADLM's Past Women Presidents & Notable Leadership Roles

How ADLM is Supporting Women in Lab Medicine

A Spotlight on Women's Health

Spotlight on Women in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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