In July 2023, we changed our name from AACC (short for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) to the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). The following page was written prior to this rebranding and contains mentions of the association’s old name. It may contain other out-of-date information as well.
1985 International Travel Fellowship
Luis Alejandro Barrera received the AACCInternational Fellowship Award, sponsored by Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems. Dr. Barrera received his Ph.D. degree in clinical biochemistry in 1978, from the University of Miami. He is currently Professor Pre y Postgrado and director of the laboratory of biochemistry, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. Institutions at which he has studied include SUNY Buffalo (M.S. degree); Instituto de Ciencias, Bogatá; the University of Miami (teaching assistant); and the Universidad del Valle.
He has participated in several international projects and is the author of eight papers, primarily on aspects of glycerol metabolism. Professor Barrera has been active in several scientific societies and is a founding member of one. He has been a member of AACC since 1971.