He received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Colorado-Boulder and entered the clinical chemistry fellowship program at the University of Utah/ARUP laboratories. At Arkansas, he has worked to fully automate chemistry testing, reduce turnaround time, improve results reporting, and expand in-house testing menus, as well as educate pathology residents. He is a past winner of the AACC Scientific Achievement by a Young Investigator Award. Dr. Bornhorst is a diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and a fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry.