Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM)

Location and Contact Information
- Telephone: 212-305-4837
Principal Investigator
CALM is a center developed to serve as the conduit between researchers and the hospital clinical laboratories at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Our mission is to collaborate with researchers to effectively support all clinical laboratory-related study needs. We also specialize in partnerships with industry collaborators to conduct assay development and clinical trial studies, including early assay research and development, pre-market evaluations, 510(k) clinical trials, and post-market studies. Our areas of expertise include the following:
- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Diagnostics
- Clinical Chemistry and Serology
- Hematology
- Coagulation
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Blood Banking and Immunohematology
- Point-of-Care Testing
Our operational staff are licensed by the American Society for Clinical Pathology and strive for accuracy in results, pay attention to detail, and provide a quick turn-around-time with the services that we offer. CALM medical technologists and all staff members have access to, and actively collaborate with, the faculty members within the Pathology and Cell Biology Department here at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. We also have doctoral-level expertise in assay development, validation, translation, and implementation. Our knowledgeable and creative group will thoughtfully develop solutions for your research needs.
Lab Members
Directors
Eldad A. Hod, MD
- Director, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM)
- Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
Gregory J. Berry, PhD, D(ABMM)
- Associate Director, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM)
- Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC
Richard O. Francis, MD, PhD
- Medical Director, Special Hematology and Coagulation Laboratory
- Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC
Alex J. Rai, PhD
- Director, Special Chemistry Laboratories, NYP-CUMC
- Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC
Managers
Erin Poptanich
- Research Laboratory Manager
Staff/Medical Technologists
Inna Gertz-Zubkov
- Senior Staff Associate
Alamelu Chandrasekaran, PhD
- Senior Staff Associate
Viplan (Johnson) Mahadeva, CLT
- Medical Technologist
Yasmin Buddha, ASCP, AMT
- Medical Technologist
Jane Netterwald, MT, ASCP
- Blood Bank Technologist/IT Technologist
Yanis Pena Gomez
- Patient Care Technician
Sergio Gomez Navarro
- Laboratory Technologist
Research Coordinators
Yona Feit, B.S, M.S.
- Laboratory Technician
Daysha Fliginger
- Laboratory Technician