Theranos Scientific and Medical Advisory Board Tightly Linked to the AACC

In two previous notes (see:Major Miscalculations by the AACC Regarding Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos;Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure for Society Members Who Plan Conferences?), I raised the issue of possible links between the AACC and Theranos. I raised this possibility because I thought that it was a possible explanation for the extraordinary AACC invitation to Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, to speak at the AACC annual meeting. Her lecture occurred after she had been barred for two years from the lab industry by federal regulators (see:Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 Years). To restate the obvious, Holmes appearance before one of the major clinical lab professional societies did not seem appropriate. Rather than hash over details about her apparently failed previous analyzer called Edison, she then proceeded to introduce in her lecture a new analyzer, MiniLab, which is only in the early development stage (see:Theranos' Highly-Anticipated Defense of Its Tech Is Called a'Bait-and-Switch').A reader ofLab Soft News read my notes and suggested to me that I take a look at the membership of the TheranosScientific and Medical Advisory Board for possible conflicts-of-interest with regard to the AACC. Interestingly enough, there were four of the eight members with tight links to the AACC. They are listed below:Susan A. Evans, PhD, FACBDr. Evans has over...
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