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Ms. Hornbaker was appointed Vice President Regulatory Affairs in October of 2006 after serving as responsible head of Regulatory Affairs for Verax since 2002. Prior to joining the Company she held the position of Director of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at Bayer Diagnostics. From 1993 through 1998 she served as Director of Regulatory Affairs at Chiron Diagnostics and from 1986 through early 1993 she held the position of Director of Regulatory Affairs at Baxter Diagnostics. Previously she held positions in regulatory affairs and QA at Abbott Laboratories and Searle Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Hornbaker has extensive experience coordinating clinical trials and performing regulatory submissions for diagnostic testing products. She also has direct experience with tests intended to detect infectious contamination in the blood supply. Ms. Hornbaker received her BA from Kalamazoo College and her MBA from the University of Chicago.