Dr. Marvin Fritzler is Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary where he holds the Arthritis Society Endowed Research Chair and is Director of the Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory. He served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Centre for Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Montana and Chaired the Serology Committee of the International Union of Immunology Specialists and World Health Organization. He has served as a consultant to a number of diagnostic biotechnology companies including ImmunoConcepts (Sacramento), INOVA Inc. (San Diego), Immunex (Seattle); and Innogenetics (Belgium). He received the Distinguished Alumni Award and a number of Gold Star Letters of Excellence in Teaching from the University of Calgary. He served as the Associated Dean of Research and was Chair for the University Budget Committee for two terms. Prior to his appointment of Chair of ASRA, he was Chair of the Life Sciences Committee.