ANDREA A. ZACHARY, Ph. D., DIPLOMATE ABHI
EDUCATION and HONORS
Ph.D. 1982 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
M.S. 1969 The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
B.S 1967 The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Mirrors The Ohio State University 
National Sophomore Women's Honorary
Arbor Vitae The Ohio State University Campus Honorary
Alpha Epsilon Delta National Pre-Medicine Honorary
Sigma Xi National Science Honorary
Who's Who in American Women
Who's Who in the Midwest
Who's Who in American Men and Women of Science
American Society of Transplant Physicians, Outstanding Poster Award, 1998
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
         Distinguished Service Award, 2000
The Ohio State University, Alumni Association,  Professional Achievement Award, 2001
                
CERTIFICATION
       Diplomate, American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
     
SCIENTIFIC and ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1994-

 Director, Immunogenetics Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1991-1994 Chief, Transplantation Section
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1991-1994 Lecturer in Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1990-1991 Adjunct Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1982-1991 Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1981-1982 Project Scientist, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1974-1981 Supervisor, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1971-1974 Senior Technologist, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1970-1971 Technologist, Blood Bank
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
1969-1970 Research Assistant, College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1967-1969 Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Cellular and Molecular Biology
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
SCIENTIFIC and PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS and OFFICES HELD
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
          President, 1990-1991
          President-Elect, 1989-1990
          Vice President, 1988-1989
          Councillor at Large, 1977-1978 and 1983-1986
American Society of Human Genetics
American Society of Transplantation (previously, Am. Soc. of Transplant Physicians)
Genetics Society of America
International Transplantation Society
New York Academy of Sciences
Transplant Society of Northeast Ohio
BOARD and COMMITTEES
American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
          Doctoral Certification Committee: 1993-1996, 2002-
American Board of Transplant Coordinators
          Expert Advisory Committee: 1988-1989
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
          Accreditation Committee: 
                 chair, 1986-1988
                 ex-officio, 1988-1990
                 deputy chair, 1995-1996
                 Advisory Board: 1996-1998, 2000-2002
                 Program Director: 1998-1999
          Education Committee: 2001-
          Education Program Faculty: 1977-1983, 1985, 1988-1993, 1995-1998, 2000
          National Affairs Committee: chair, 1990-1991; member, 1987-1991,        
          1994-1995
          Program Committee: chair, 1991-1992; member 1995-1996
          Publications Committee:
                 Co-Editor, Laboratory Manual, 1981, 1990
                 Chair, Laboratory Manual Subcommittee, 1987-1990
          Public Policy Committee: 2000-
          Task Force on Specialist Certification: 1983-1984
          Technical Affairs Committee: chair, 1982-1984
American Society of Transplantation 
          Scientific Studies Committee: 1993-1997
          Program Committee: 1997-1999
          Task Force on Organ Allocation: 2001
Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Organ Transplantation
          Ad Hoc Consultant: 1993
LifeBanc, Inc.: Medical Advisory Board, 1986-1990
NIH, NIAID
          Serum Bank Advisory Committee: 1974-1981
          Ad Hoc Consultant: 1985-1986, 1995
          Transplant Research Coordinating Committee: coordinator, 1991-1994
          Training Program Advisory Committee: 1993-1994
          Council News Editorial Board: 1993-1994
NIH, Office of Research on Women's Health
          Grant Review Committee: 1993-1994
SouthEastern Organ Procurement Foundation
          Contract Reviewer: 1984, 1986
          Specialist Course in Histocompatibility Testing
          Course Faculty: 1983-
          Program Faculty: 1983-
Surgeon General's Workshop 
          Expert Advisory Committee: 1991
          Session Co-Chair: 1991
Transplant Resource Center of Maryland
          Organ Sharing Advisory Committee: 1994-1997
          Board of Trustees: 2000- 
United Network for Organ Sharing
          Ad Hoc Committee for Development of a National Allocation Plan:
          1994-1995
          Board of Directors: 1987-1988, 1991-1992
          Consultant to Task Force for National List Feasibility Study: 1992
          Ethics Committee: 1989-1991
          Histocompatibility Committee: 1985-1989, 1992-1993
                 Standards Subcommittee: 1989-1990
          Reference Laboratory: 1988-1989
          Subcommittee on HLA Matching: 1995-1996
          Transportation Committee: 1988-1989
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Serum Screening
American Association of Clinical Histocompatibility Testing, Annual Meeting
Boston, MA, June 19, 1978
Serum Screening
American Association of Clinical Histocompatibility Testing, Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA, May 3, 1979
Serum Screening
American Association of Clinical Histocompatibility Testing, Annual Meeting
St. Louis, MO, April 28, 1980
Serum Screening and Analysis
American Association of Clinical Histocompatibility Testing, Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL, April 30, 1981
Serum Screening
South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation Tri-Annual Meeting
Cincinnati, OH, May 6, 1981
Probability of Transplantation
North American Transplant Coordinators Organization, Annual Meeting
Minneapolis, MN, August, 24, 1984
Serum Screening for HLA Antibodies
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
11th Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA, October 17, 1985
Population Genetics
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA, September 14, 1986
Professional Standards in Histocompatibility Testing
Pittsburgh Conference on Transplantation  
Pittsburgh, PA, May 9, 1987
The HLA- D Region
Pittsburgh Conference on Transplantation  
Pittsburgh, PA, May 10, 1987
Management of the Sensitized Patient
American Society of Transplant Physicians, Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL, June 1, 1988
ASHI Accreditation
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA, October 16, 1988
Keynote Address: HLA in the 90's 
3rd Biennial Wichita Transplant Symposium
Wichita, KS, November 4, 1988
Technique and Application of B cell Crossmatches in Renal Transplantation
South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation
Savannah, GA, May 10, 1989
Application of Genetic Testing to Parentage Determination
Ohio Judicial College
Lorain, OH, May 25 and June1, 1989
Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
National Red Cross
Rockville, MD, June 14, 1989
Laboratory Quality Control
American Association of Blood Banks, Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA, October 12, 1989
Histocompatibility Testing, Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology Course
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
Baltimore, MD, May 25, 1990
DNA Testing for Paternity Determination
Ohio Society of Medical Technology, Annual Meeting
Independence, OH, April 26, 1990
Crossmatch Testing
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Regional Education Program
Milwaukee, WI, May 17, 1990
Standards and Regulations Governing Histocompatibility Testing
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Washington, DC, November 6, 1990
Laboratory Quality Control
American Association of Blood Banks, Annual Meeting
Los Angeles, CA, November 11, 1990
Access to Transplantation
Division of Transplantation, Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, February 11, 1991
HLA Sensitization
Ohio Association of Blood Banks
Dayton, OH, May 3, 1991
Future Prospects for Transplantation
North American Transplant Coordinators Organization, Annual Meeting
Halifax, NS, August 15, 1991
Importance of the Crossmatch in Non-Renal Transplantation
SouthEastern Organ Procurement Foundation, Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA, March 5, 1992
Is there Racial Bias in Transplantation?
Transplant: 2nd Annual NYU Post Graduate Course
New York, NY, May 5, 1992
The Genetics of Race
The Third Annual Samuel L. Koontz Symposium
Washington, DC, March 30, 1993
DNA-based HLA Typing
American Society of Transplant Physicians, Annual Meeting
Houston, TX, May 7, 1993
Molecular Approach to HLA Typing
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists, Eighth Annual Meeting
Vail, CO, August 11, 1995
Immunogenetics and the Unwanted Immune Response
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists, Eighth Annual Meeting
Vail, CO, August 11, 1995
Laboratory Regulations
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
Annual Meeting
Dallas, TX, October 7, 1995
Histocompatibility Testing
United Network for Organ Sharing, Region 2 Clinical Forum
Baltimore, MD, June 12, 1997
Introduction to Statistics and Population Data
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA, October 16, 1997
Solid Phase Immunoassays for HLA Antibodies
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics,
Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA, October 19, 1997
Histocompatibility Testing for Transplantation
American Nephrology Nurses Association Dialysis Conference
Baltimore, MD, October 30, 1997
The Cost of Histocompatibility Testing
United Network for Organ Sharing 6th Annual Transplant Management Forum
San Antonio, TX, May 3, 1998
Solid Phase Assays for Antibody Screening and Crossmatching
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Regional Education Meeting
Salem, MA, May 18, 1998
New Methods for Antibody Screening
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Regional Education Program
Richmond, VA, June 4, 1998
Who's Who in Accreditation
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Regional Education Program
Allentown, PA, May 7, 1999
ELISA test for HLA-specific Antibody
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Regional Education Program
Providence, RI, May 25, 2000
Effect of Pre-Sensitization and Anti-HLA Antibodies
International Transplant Congress
Rome, Italy, September 1, 2000
Molecular Basis for the Association of HLA Alleles
with Immune Responses and Disease
Susceptibility: Implications of Limited Polymorphism Among the Yupik Eskimo.
Grand Rounds, Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Hospital
Bethel, AK, November 14, 2000
HLA Specific Antibodies in Transplantation: New Information About an Old Enemy.
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics and
American Association of Immunologists, Joint Symposium
Orlando, FL, April 1, 2001
Characterizing and Controlling the Humoral Response in Renal Transplantation.
Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists, 14th Annual Meeting.
San Diego, CA, August 18, 2001
Clinical Significance of HLA Antibodies in Transplantation
17th Annual Technical Workshop, One Lambda
Cancun, Mexico, March 1, 2002
Effect of Plasmapheresis CytoGam® Protocol on HLA-Specific Antibody.
NIH, NIDDK Transplant Grand Rounds
Bethesda, MD, March 20, 2002
Relevance and Treatments of Antibodies in Transplantation.
Duke University, Transplant Academia
Durham, NC, April 23, 2002
Update on the Relevance of Antibodies In Transplantation.
Johns Hopkins University, Bayview, Department of Nephrology
Baltimore, MD, October 9, 2002
HLA Testing for the High Risk Patient
Transplanting the High Risk Patient
Orlando, FL, December 7, 2002
Antibodies in Transplantation: Relevance, Specificity, Treatment.