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Education
George Washington University, Washington, DC, Graduate School of Arts and Science, PhD in Microbiology/Immunology, 1994
National University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, School of General Chemistry, MS in Clinical Biochemistry, 1985
Recent Workshops and Invited Presentations
Increased oversight for genetic testing. Genetic Workshop. VII annual meeting Association for Molecular Pathology, Philadelphia, PA November 2001.
DNA Array-Based Detection of Nucleic Acids in Molecular Oncology and Microbiology. Advances in nucleic acid detection and quantification workshop. CAP-ASCP Workshop. CAP Spring Meeting, Boston, MA April 10, 2000.
Regulatory update. Genetics Lecture Series. Nanogen Inc., San Diego, CA March 6-7 2002.
Microarray and prostate cancer analysis. AACC Edutrak 3402. Oncogenomics: a focus on prostate cancer. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Orlando, FL 2002.
ASR and Laboratory Developed Assays in the Nanogen Molecular Biology Workstation. Corporate Workshop. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Orlando, FL 2002.
Genetic Workshop-Case Presentation. Association for Molecular Pathology, Dallas, TX, 2002.
CF ASR and user developed applications. Corporate workshop. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Philadelphia, July 2003.
Role of HIV viral load and HIV genotyping in clinical practice. ASCP Teleconference Series. October 2003.
Third Party Payer (non) Reimbursement of Molecular Pathology Testing. Annual Meeting Association of Molecular Pathology, Orlando, FL 2003.
Professional Committees
National Service
Nominating Committee. Molecular Diagnostics Subdivision. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 2002
Subcommittee in Sequencing Methods (MM-9), National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), 2002
Professional Relations Committee Chair, Association for Molecular Pathology, 2000-present
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC). Member advisory committee to Secretary of HHS, 1999-2002
Clinical Practice Committee, Delegate for Genetics Subsection, Association for Molecular Pathology, 1999-2000
Clinical Practice Committee, Delegate for Genetics Subsection, Association for Molecular Pathology, 1997-1998
Subcommittee in Quantitative Molecular Methods in Infectious Disease, National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS), 1997-Present
Task Force on Advisability of Creating a Certifying Examination in Clinical Molecular Diagnostics, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, 1997
VCU Service
Department of Pathology, Faculty Search Committee, 2001-present
Department of Pathology, Search Committee for Director of Microbiology Laboratory 2002
Department of Pathology, Clinical Practice Strategic Planning Committee, 2002-present
Department of Pathology, Search Committee for Neuropathologist, 2003-present
Department of Pathology, Compensation Committee, 2003-present
VCU Internal Review Board, 2000-present
VCU Task Force on Biochips, 1999-present
VCU Internal Review Board, Ad-Hoc Committee in Tissue and DNA Banking, 2001
VCU Internal Review Board, Exempt Research Committee, 1999
Editorial Advisory Board
Journal Clinical Laboratory Analysis. R. McPherson, Ed in Chief, 1998-present
Selected Publications
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., Garrett, C.: Introduction to Molecular Diagnosis. In Clinical Laboratory Medicine, 2nd Ed. McClatchey (ed) Chapter 7, pages 145-162. WB Saunders.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., Barcus, M, Buller, A., Wilkinson, D.S., and Garrett, C.T.: Molecular Biology of Solid Neoplasms. In Clinical Laboratory Medicine, 2nd Ed., McClatchy (ed), Chapter 9 pages 175-185. WB Saunders.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A, Wilkinson DS, Garrett, CT. Establishing a molecular diagnostics laboratory in Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th Ed. Henry and Nakamura (eds) WB Saunders, 1333-1339, 2001.
Ferreira-Gonzalez A and Garrett CT. Laboratory Developed Assays in Molecular Diagnostics. Molecular diagnostics: for the clinical laboratorian edited by William B. Coleman and Gregory J. Tsongalis. 2nd. Edition. In press.
Ferreira- Gonzalez A. and Caliendo A.Molecular Diagnostics of infectious disease in Transplant Patients In: Molecular Diagnostics for the Practicing Physician. Ed: DGB Leonard. In press.
C aliendo A and Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Disease. In Tietz textbook of clinical chemistry edited by Carl A. Burtis, Edward R. Ashwood. In press.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., DeAngelo, A.B., Garrett, C.T.: Ras oncogene activation during hepatocarcinogenesis of the B6C3F1 male mice by dichloroacetic and trichloroacetic acid. Carcinogenesis, 16(3): 495-500, 1995.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., Garrett, C.T.: Molecular Diagnostics: from the research bench to the clinical bench. Clinical Laboratory Management Review, 9(3):231-239, 1995.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A. Garrett, C.T. Pitfalls in establishing a molecular diagnostics laboratory. Human Pathology, 27(5): 437-440, 1996.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., Shiffman, ML, Lofland, DH, Langley, MR, Gainey, DW, Garrett, CT.: Assessing clinical utility of hepatitis C virus quantitative RT-PCR data: implications for identification of responders among αinterferon-treated patients. Molecular Diagnosis, 1(2): 1-11, 1996.
Garrett, C.T., Ferreira-Gonzalez, A.: FDA Regulation of Analyte Specific Reagents (ASRs)- Implications for the nucleic acid-based molecular testing. Diagnostics Molecular Pathology, 5(3):151-153, 1996.
Ferreira-Gonzalez, A, Fisher, L, Lehman C, Langley, MR, Lofland DH, Xia, Q, Nguyen, N, Modesto D, Willoughby, J, Wilkinson, D.S., Garrett CT.: Molecular detection of resistance to activated protein C due to a common mutation in the coagulation factor V gene causing hereditary predisposition to thrombosis. J Clin Lab Analysis, 11: 328-335, 1997.
Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Fisher RA, Weymouth, LA, Langley, MR, Luke R, Wilkinson DS, Garrett CT. Clinical utility of a Quantitative PCR for diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant patients. Transplantation, 68(7):1-6, 1999.
Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Yanovich S, Langley MR, Weymouth LA, Wilkinson DS and Garrett CT. Enhanced analytical sensitivity of a quantitative PCR for CMV using a modified nucleic acid extraction procedure. Journal Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 2000; 14:32-37.
Dechsukhum, C., Ware, J.L., Ferreira-Gonzalez, A., Wilkinson, D.S., and Garrett, C.T. Detection of a Novel Truncated WT1 Transcript in Human Neoplasia. Mol Diagn. 2000 Jun;5(2):117-28.
Buller, A., Pandya, A., Jackson-Cook, C., Bodurtha, J., Tekin, M., Wilkinson, D.S., Garrett, C.T, Ferreira-Gonzalez, A. A multiplex methylation-sensitive PCR assay for the detection Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes. Mol Diagn. 2000 Sep;5(3):239-43.
Kaul KL, Leonard DG, Gonzalez A, Garrett CT. Oversight of genetic testing: an update. J Mol Diagn 2001 Aug;3(3):85-91.
Nolte FS, Fried MW, Shiffman ML, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Garrett CT, Schiff ER, Polyak SJ, Gretch DR. Prospective multicenter clinical evaluation of AMPLICOR and COBAS AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus tests. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Nov;39(11):4005-12.
Fisher, RA , Saggi,BH, Ferreira-Gonzalez, A, Wolfe, L, Posner, MP Prospective Validation of Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for Management of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Patients. Transplantation, 2002, Aug 27;74(4):573-6.
Elmore, LW, Forsythe, HL, Ferreira-Gonzalez,A, Garrett,CT, Clark,TM, Holt.SE Real-Time Quantitative Analysis of Telomerase Activity in Breast Tumor Specimens Using a Highly Specific and Sensitive Fluorescent-Based Assay. Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, 2002, Sep;11(3):177-85.
Anderson SJ, Bradley JF, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Garrett CT. Human immunodeficiency virus genotype and hypertriglyceridemia. J Clin Lab Anal. 2002;16(4):202-8.
Dumur, CI; Deschsukhum, C; Garrett, CT; Wilkinson DS, Ware, JL and Ferreira-Gonzalez, A. A Real-Time RT-PCR assay for quantitation of different WT1 transcripts in cancer. Analytical Biochemistry, 2002, Oct 1;309(1):127.
Fisher RA, Saggi BH , Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Wolfe L, Posner MP. Prospective validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction for management of cytomegalovirus disease in solid-organ transplant patients. Transplantation. 2002 Aug 27;74(4):573-6.
D umur CI, Wilkinson DS, Ware JL, Garrett CT, Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Genome-wide detection of LOH in prostate cancer using human SNP microarray technology. Genomics. 2003 Mar;81(3):260-9.
McCain NL, Munjas BA, Munro CL, Elswick RK Jr, Robins JL, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Baliko B, Kaplowitz LG, Fisher EJ, Garrett CT, Brigle KE, Kendall LC, Lucas V, Cochran KL. Effects of stress management on PNI-based outcomes in persons with HIV disease. Res Nurs Health. 2003 Apr;26(2):102-17.
Shiffman ML, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Reddy KR, Sterling RK, Luketic VA, Stravitz RT, Sanyal AJ, Garrett CT, De Medina M, Schiff ER. Comparison of three commercially available assays for HCV RNA using the international unit standard: implications for management of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection in clinical practice. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 May;98(5):1159-66.
Mas VR, Fisher RA, Maluf DG, Wilkinson DS, Garrett CT, Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation and genetic factors: prothrombin G20210A polymorphism. Transplantation. 2003 Jul 15;76(1):247-9.
Mas VR, Fisher RA, Contos M, Wilkinson DS, Garrett, CT, Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Host genetic factors in cytokine and growth factor genes and acute rejection and recurrence of HCV disease in liver transplantation. Clinical Genetics, accepted for publication.
Mas VR, Maluf DG, Thompson M, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Fisher RA. Engraftment measurement in human liver tissue after liver cell transplantation by Short Tandem Repeat analysis. Cell Transplantation, accepted for publication.
Mas VR, Alvarellos T, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Oliveros L, Maldonado RA, de Boccardo G. Molecular and Clinical Response to Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist in Kidney Transplant Patients with Chronic Allograft Nephropaty. Transplant International, accepted for publication.
Ferreira-Gonzalez A . Shiffman ML. Use of diagnostic testing for managing Hepatitis C virus infection. Seminars in Liver Disease. Accepted for publication.
Mas VR, Maluf DG, Stravitz R, Dumur CI, Clark B, Rodgers C, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Fisher RA. Mas VR, Maluf DG, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in HCV-infected patients awaiting liver transplantation: Genes involved in tumor progression. Submitted to Liver Transplantation.
Fisher RA, Stone JJ, Wolfe LG, Rodgers CM, Anderson ML, Sterling RK, Shiffman ML, Luketic VA, Contos MJ, Mills AS, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Posner MP: Four Year Follow Up of a Prospective Randomized Trial of Mycophenolate Mofetil with Neoral or Tacrolimus Following Liver Transplantation. Submitted to Transplantation.
Dumur CI, Garrett CT, Archer KJ, Nasim S, Wilkinson DS, Ferreira-Gonzalez A . Evaluation of a small sample RNA linear amplification method for gene expression analysis on high-density oligonucleotide microarray. Submitted to Journal Molecular Diagnostics.
Dumur CI, Nasim S, Best AM, Ware JL, Archer KJ, Wilkinson DS, Garrett CT, Ferreira-Gonzalez A . Quality control and quality assurance in microarray data analysis. Submitted to Journal Molecular Diagnostics.
Dumur CI, Nasim S, Mallone D, Buck G, Archer KJ, Wilkinson DS, Garrett CT, Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Quality control and quality assurance in the era of microarray: results from an interlaboratory sample exchange. In preparation.
Langley MR, Mas VR, Dumur CI, Garrett CT and Ferreira-Gonzalez A. Performance evaluation of Roche COBAS TAQMan48 for HCV quantitation. In preparation.
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