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Standardisation of Insulin Assays (WG-SIA) - in collaboration with ADA/EASD
Membership
| Name | Position | Country | ||
| M. Steffes | Co-Chair | US | ||
| J. Seegmiller | Co-Chair | US | ||
| D. Holmes | Member | CA | ||
| R. Little | Member | US | ||
| M. McPhaul | Member | US | ||
| G. Miller | Member | US | ||
| H. Ritzén | Member | SE | ||
| D. Sacks | Member | US | ||
| G. Wark | Member | UK | ||
| B. Akolkar | Consultant / NIH NIDDK | US | ||
| K. Van Uytfanghe | Consultant | BE |
Terms of Reference
- To improve the standardization of assays for insulin by the development of a candidate reference method and materials.
Current Projects
- The development of a reference method for the measurement of insulin by electrospray ionization-isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-LC/tandem MS).
- Establishment of the suitability or otherwise of a lyophilized recombinant human insulin preparation as a primary reference material with appropriate properties
- Establishment of the performance of commercially available insulin assays compared to the ID-LC/tandem MS method using single donation samples and the effect of using a common primary reference material or serum pools on between method agreement.
- Determination of the effect of freeze/thawing on measured insulin (a requirement to establish the validity of materials for 3 above).
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by National Societies
| Name | Full and Affiliate Member Societies |
| Paul Glendenning | Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACB) |
| Syuu Meguro | Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry (JSCC) |
| Andrejus Coj | Lithuanian Society of Laboratory Medicine |
| Fayeofori Abbiyesuku | Association of Clinical Chemists Nigeria (ACCN) |
| Oguzhan Zengi | Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) |
| Gary Myers | American Association for Clinical Chemistry |
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members
| Name | Corporate members |
| Tanja Dubravcic | SIEMENS |
Working Group Co-Chairs' contacts
Dr. Michael Steffes
Institute University of Minnesota
3098 East Castle Danger Road
Two Harbors, MN 55616
USA
E-mail: steff001@umn.edu
Dr. Jesse C. Seegmiller
Assistant Professor
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware Street SE
Mayo Building, Rm: D185
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA
E-mail: jseegmil@umn.edu