Background
Hawkins, Pamela Leigh Huffman was born on October 7, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Lauria Carl and Maryalice (Flinner) Huffman.
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Pamela Leigh Huffman Hawkins
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Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Virginia Polytech. Institute & State University, Virginia, 1972. Master of Science in Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, 1975.
Career
Science information specialist Inform., Inc., Rockville, Maryland, 1972. Assistant research scientist Union Carbide Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1975. Associate research scientist American Hospital Supply Corporation, Gibbstown, New Jersey, 1976-1978, research scientist Miami, Florida, 1978-1985.
Research and Development scientist Baxter healthcare corporation, 1985-1995, senior research scientist, 1993-1995. Principal scientist Sigma Diagnostics, St. Louis, 1995—2002. Senior scientist Biotechnology Research and Development, Sigma-Aldrich, 2002—2004.
Principal scientist Instrumentation Laboratory, Orangeburg, New York, since 2004.
Achievements
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Achievements include United States and European patent for fresh blood (unfixed) hematology control, 3 United States and 1 European patents for improved extraction methods for preparing thromboplastin reagents, patent for thromboplastins for recombinent tissue factor, United States patent for thromboplastin reagents based on recombinent technology, production of thromboplastin Instruction Section, Innovin, Two United States patents-United States Pat. Northern 6,528,273, 2003, Methods for Quality Control of Prothiombin Thromboplastin Time (PT) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Assays using coagulation controls-for coagulation controls for prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, others.
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Membership
Member Mortar Board, Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married James Lee Hawkins, March 7, 1981 (divorced August 1993).
