Award recognizes substantial time and effort in supporting clinical lab standards and guidelines

As a dedicated participant in the clinical lab community, we are honored to have a member of our team recognized by the prestigious Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Congratulations to Dr. Sherry Dunbar, Senior Director of Scientific Affairs here at Luminex, for winning CLSI’s Excellence in Standards Development Award!

This annual award is bestowed upon a volunteer who goes above and beyond in the development, implementation, or promotion of laboratory standards and guidelines. The award is open to any CLSI member, and winners are chosen by the institute’s Awards Committee and executive leadership.

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“These awards celebrate the achievements of CLSI volunteers and organizational members who are committed to CLSI’s mission and have helped improve the quality of medical care worldwide.”

Here’s how CLSI described Sherry’s commitment to clinical laboratory standards:

“Dr. Dunbar has served on many CLSI document development committees throughout the years in the roles of Vice-Chairholder and member and has also participated on a task force with CLSI leadership that resulted in an improved and more streamlined document development process. Dr. Dunbar has been a member of the Expert Panel on Molecular Methods since 2014 and has served as its Vice-Chairholder since 2020. She has also participated in webinars supporting the education of laboratorians based on several of these guidelines.”

Sherry joined Luminex in 1999 after serving as director of the Virus Reference Laboratory in Houston. Her passion for serving the clinical laboratory community has been clear to all, and she has always provided us with the voice of the customer as we develop new technology platforms and in vitro diagnostic tests and research assays for clinical labs.

Luminex President Angelo Rago summed up our response to this great news: “Sherry exemplifies our commitment to advancing healthcare through high-quality laboratory medicine. On behalf of the entire Luminex team, I would like to congratulate her for this tremendous and well-deserved accomplishment.”