James Lamar Wittliff
James Lamar Wittliff | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1938 Taft, Texas |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (B. A., Ph. D.) Louisiana State University School of Medicine (M. S.) |
| Known for | Creator of original QA surveys for Cooperative Clinical Trial Groups and the CAP for estrogen & progestin receptors and Co-Developer with NEN/DuPont of First FDA approved test kits of these cancer biomarkers |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine |
| Institutions | University of Rochester University of Louisville |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert L. Airth |
| Notable students | David G. Gardner Elizabeth S. Boylan de:Herbert Zech |
James Lamar Wittliff (born June 15, 1938) also known as Jim Wittliff, is an American Biochemist and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics at the University of Louisville. He was Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and Dentistry from 1976-1983. Wittliff's laboratory was designated the National Reference Facility by the National Cancer Institute for performing quality assurance surveys of receptor biomarker testing in breast cancers for cooperative clinical trial groups in the United States and Canada. He is the co-developer with NEN/DuPont of the 1st FDA approved tests for quantifying levels of estrogen and progestin receptor proteins.