Brian K. DuChateau serves as Vice President-Laboratory Operations, and COO of ConVerge Diagnostic's FMDx and CRDx business units. Dr. DuChateau has extensive experience in molecular diagnostics and diagnostic flow cytometry and is nationally recognized for assay development in these areas.

Previously, Dr. DuChateau was Director of Product Development for the Diagnostic Laboratories at the Blood Center of Wisconsin from 2003-2006. Dr. DuChateau also served as Technical Director for LabCorp's New England Operations from 2002-2003 and Assistant Laboratory Director for Path Lab Inc., Portsmouth, NH from 1999-2002.

Dr. DuChateau is Chair of the American Society for Microbiology, Division V (Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology), Steering Committee Member of the Great Lakes International Imaging and Flow Cytometry Association and holds memberships in many professional organizations, including the American Society of Hematology and Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists. Dr. DuChateau has published over 25 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunologists.

Dr. DuChateau received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Department of Bacteriology/Medical Microbiology and Immunology in 1997, and served as a clinical immunology resident at The Chicago Medical School from 1997-1999.