Jack Zakowski, PhD, FACB
Dr. Zakowski is Director Scientific Affairs and Professional Relations for the Diagnostics Division of Beckman Coulter, Inc. in Brea, CA. His career in the clinical diagnostics industry has been spent mostly in R&D and product development, particularly in the areas of chemistry reagents and analyzer systems, including automation and lab workflow processes. He has worked as a development scientist and as R&D manager, in technical marketing and support, in development applications and clinical evaluations, in standardization and harmonization of clinical diagnostics, and in scientific affairs. He has also collaborated for several years with NKDEP on renal marker projects.