Stephen Roper, PhD, completed his formal education at Texas Tech University (BS, Biology) with graduate training at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (MS, Molecular Pathology) and the Medical University of South Carolina (PhD, Biomedical Science). Roper completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Chemistry at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Roper currently serves as Assistant Director of Pediatric Laboratory Services Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.