James Hempe, PhD

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	James Hempe, PhD Associate Professor (Research) The Research Institute for Children 200 Henry Clay Avenue, Room 2209 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: (504) 896-2707 Fax: (504) 896-2720 jhempe@chnola-research.org Research Institute for Children at Children's Hospital Faculty Website at Research Institute for Children Dr. Hempe's Lab
Degrees	BA - 1972 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO MS - 1985 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO PhD - 1987 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Post Doctoral Research - 1987-1991 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL in Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Research Interests	Analysis of structural and post-translationally modified hemoglobins Use of glycated hemoglobins for diabetes monitoring Comparative analysis of human and murine hemoglobins Erythrocyte biology
Selected Publications	Publications at PubMed Book Chapters: Yu, Zhongxin, Scheer, W.D. & Hempe, J.M. (1999) Quantification of human cytomegalovirus by competitive PCR and capillary electrophoresis. In Methods in Molecular Medicine: Clinical Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis, pages 65-80. Palfrey, S.M., ed. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. Hempe, J.M. & Craver, R.D. (1999) Laboratory diagnosis of structural hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias by capillary isoelectric focusing. In Methods in Molecular Medicine: Clinical Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis, pages 81-98. Palfrey, S.M., ed. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. Hempe, J.M., Vargas, A. & Craver, R.D. (2001) Clinical analysis of structural hemoglobin variants and HbA1c by capillary isoelectric focusing. In Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: Clinical and Forensic Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis, pages 145-164. Petersen, J.R. & Mohammad, A.A., eds. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. Hempe, J.M. (2008) Protein analysis by capillary electrophoresis. In Handbook of Capillary and Microchip Electrophoresis and Associated Microtechniques, 3^rd edition, pages 75-107. Landers, J.P. ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Associate Professor (Research)