Anna Merrill, PhD, DABCC
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Primary Office
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
- Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry, Pathology
Education
- BA in Chemistry and Spanish, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, United States
- PhD in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- COMACC-accredited fellowship in Clinical Chemistry in Clinical Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Licenses & Certifications
- Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Selected Publications
- Noguez, J. H., Merrill, A. E., McShane, A. J., Kataria, Y (2025). The 2024 PhD Board-Certified Clinical Chemist Compensation Survey. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaf017.
- Merrill A. E. , Lentz S. R. (2025) New American Society of Hematology Thrombophilia Guidelines Could Provoke Surge in Laboratory Testing. Clin Chem. Feb 3; 71(2):337-338. DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvae167. PMID: 39899479.
- Parsons M. G., Hobbs R. A, Schmidt J. R, Merrill, A. E. (2025). Increasing the Diagnostic Utility of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Testing: An Academic Medical Center's Utilization Analysis and Intervention. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 10 (1) 26-35. DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfae131. PMID: 39749444.
- Parsons M.G., Merrill A.E. Fluctuating von Willebrand Factor Activity in a Young Adult. Clin Chem. 2024 Sep 3;70(9):1188-1189. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvae082. PMID: 39222936.
- Merrill, A. E. (2024). Chemistry Between Chemists: Translating Nano-Engineering Technologies to Bridge the Diagnostic Gap. Clinical Laboratory News Daily at the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
- Merrill, A. E. (2024). All Is Not Fair in Health and Data: Understanding and Ensuring Algorithmic Fairness. Clinical Laboratory News Daily at the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
- Merrill, A. E. (2024). There's No Place Like Home: How Consumer-Initiated Testing is Revolutionizing Access to Care. Clinical Laboratory News Daily at the ADLM Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
- Merrill A. E., Hackenmueller S. A., Derdeyn C., Genzen J., Gruson D., Ludgate M., Mulchandani S., Parnas M. L., Ranheim E. Beyond the Screen: Navigating Remote Work within Medicine. Clin Chem. 2024 Aug 1;70(8):1009-1016. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvae078. PMID: 38873889.
- Persons J. E., Merrill A. E. (2024) Ready, Set, Screen: The Role of the Clinical Laboratory in Eliminating Chronic Hepatitis B Infection. Clin Chem. Mar 2; 70(3):567-568. DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvad208. PMID: 38431276.
- Merrill A. E., Durant T. J. S., Baron J., Klutts J. S., Obstfeld A. E., Peaper D., Stoffel M., Wheeler S., Zaydman M. A. (2023) Data Analytics in Clinical Laboratories: Advancing Diagnostic Medicine in the Digital Age. Dec 1; 69(12):1333-1341. DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvad183. PMID: 37962514.