Daniel W. Chan, Ph.D., DABCC FACB, Professor

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​Dr. Chan is the Director of The Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation and Professor of Pathology, Oncology, Radiology and Urology at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also the Director of Clinical Chemistry Division and the Co-Director of Pathology Core Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Dr. Chan is a diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) and a fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB). He is an internationally recognized expert in cancer biomarkers, clinical proteomics and molecular diagnostics.  He has written 5 books, 40 book chapters and over 275 scientific articles. He has been funded by the NCI as the Principal investigator of the CPTAC (Cancer Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium) and the Biomarker Reference Lab for the EDRN (Early Detection Research Network) as well as the investigator of the Prostate Spore program. During the last 20 years, Dr. Chan has trained over 20 clinical chemistry fellows at Johns Hopkins. Many of these scientists have become leaders in Clinical Chemistry. He has given over one hundred invited lectures, both within and outside of US. Dr. Chan received more than 20 awards for his outstanding contributions to science, education and leadership from professional societies. He served as the Chair of the Proteomics Division (a founder) of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Board of Directors of NACB and as the President of the National Registry in Clinical Chemistry (NRCC).  Currently, he is the President of the International Society of Enzymology (ISE) and on the Board of Directors (a founder) of the US Human Proteome Organization (HUPO). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical Proteomics