Andrea A. Zachary, PhD, D(ABHI) received her Bachelor of Science in microbiology and Masters of Science in immunology from The Ohio State University and her PhD in genetics from Case Western Reserve University.  She is currently a Director of the Immunogenetics Laboratory and Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  Previous positions include Chief of the Transplantation Section at NIAID and Director of the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  Dr. Zachary’s primary research interests are in the development, effect, and regulation of alloantibodies in allogeneic transplantation.  She has served on the UNOS Board of Directors and is a past president of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI).  She has published numerous articles on transplantation immunology, immunogenetics, and histocompatibility testing.  She is a past recipient of the ASHI Distinguished Scientist Award, ASHI Distinguished Service Award, and the Ohio State Alumni Professional Achievement Award.