Mark M. Kushnir

Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Utah

Education

• Master’s Degree—Chemical Engineering, Donetsk Polytechnic Institute
• Doctorate Degree—Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University

Certifications/Affiliations

• Editorial Board, Journal of Laboratory and Precision Medicine
• Editorial Board, Clinical Mass Spectrometry
• Editorial Board, Journal of Steroids and Hormonal Science
• Editorial Board, Journal of Disease Markers

Awards

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry Academy’s Distinguished Award (2018, 2020)
• Mass Spectrometry Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2020)
• Nutrition Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2019)
• Publication of the year award of the Journal of Biomolecular Techniques (2010)
• Phabian Award for best PhD thesis in field of bioanalytical chemistry (Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2009)
• Award from Pediatric Maternal-Fetal Division of American Association of Clinical Chemistry (2009)

Research Interests

• Development, application, and clinical evaluation of novel mass spectrometry based clinical diagnostic methods for protein, peptide, and small molecule biomarkers
• Implementation and application of the methods in routine clinical diagnostic use
• Clinical evaluation of biomarkers of metabolic, endocrine, and neurologic diseases

Recent Publications

• Kushnir MM, Petersen LK, Strathmann FG. Parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP) in cerebrospinal fluid in health and disease. Clinical Laboratory. 2020:43:16-18.
• Kushnir MM, Michno W, Rockwood AL, et al. Association of PTHrP levels in CSF with Alzheimer's disease biomarkers. Clin Mass Spectrom. 2019:14 Pt B:124-129.
• Lind T, Lejonklou MH, Dunder L, et al. Developmental low-dose exposure to bisphenol A induces chronic inflammation and bone marrow fibrosis in female rat offspring only. Environ Res. 2019;177:108584.
• Kushnir MM, Clarke NJ, Rockwood AL. Mass spectrometry. In: Nader R, Wittwer C, Horvath R, eds. Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. W.B. Saunders Company; 2018:101-214.
• Spörndly-Nees E, Boberg J, Ekstedt E, et al. Low-dose exposure to Bisphenol A during development has limited effects on male reproduction in prepubertal and aging Fischer 344 rats. Reprod Toxicol. 2018;81:196-206.
• Kushnir MM, Petersen LK, Strathmann FG. Parathyroid hormone related protein concentration in human serum and CSF correlates with age. Clin Biochem. 2018;52:56-60.
• Rockwood AL, Clarke NJ, Kushnir MM. Mass spectrometry. In: Rifai N, Wittwer C, Horvath R, eds. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. W.B. Saunders Company; 2017:295-323.