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LabMind

ARUP Laboratories

Join Dr. Brian Jackson, adjunct professor of pathology at the University of Utah and a medical director at ARUP Laboratories, as he interviews some of the top minds in diagnostic laboratory medicine. Listeners are privy to personal anecdotes and creative insights into important challenges facing laboratories and clinicians.

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39:00

An Interview With Cherise Shockley: How Laboratory...

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2025/09/08

As laboratory professionals, we’re often focused on our critical role as part of the healthcare team in delivering results to providers. But, do we ever stop and think about the power laboratory data can have in the hands of the patients themselves? In this interview, Cherise Shockley, a diabetes social media advocate, describes her experience being diagnosed with an under-recognized form of diabetes and shares how her continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and laboratory test results have helped her take

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An Interview With Dr. Benjamin Bradley: The Central...

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2025/08/07

Whenever a new infectious disease enters the scene (or reenters, as in the case of measles), developing precise and accurate diagnostic tests as quickly as possible is critical. In this interview, Dr. Ben Bradley, ARUP medical director of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Infectious Disease Genomic Technologies, High Consequence Pathogen Response, Virology, and Molecular Infectious Diseases, describes various challenges in rapidly setting up and maintaining testing capacity for these

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44:49

An Interview With Dr. Ryan Metcalf: The Art and...

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2025/07/10

In this age of algorithms, how do we ensure clinical care is both science based and personalized? In this interview, Dr. Ryan Metcalf, section chief of Transfusion Medicine at ARUP Laboratories and University of Utah Health and associate professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, shares the story behind the new platelet transfusion guideline from the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). He describes how the authors addressed patient-specific

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43:13

An Interview With Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer: Diversity,...

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2025/06/19

Health equity and personalized medicine share a common goal: tailoring care to the needs of each individual. In this interview, Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, immediate past president of ADLM, explains how diversity is foundational to advancing clinical science and improving patient outcomes.

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An Interview With Dr. David Fajgenbaum: Embracing the...

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2025/05/21

After nearly dying from a mysterious disease during medical school, Dr. David Fajgenbaum dedicated his career to breaking down barriers in biomedical research. Fajgenbaum is now an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and cofounder of Every Cure. In this conversation, we discuss his personal diagnostic journey and the errors and delays he encountered along the way. We also explore why academic medicine needs to go beyond generating disparate pieces of scientific

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47:09

An Interview With Amanda Openshaw: The Laboratory Is...

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2025/04/01

Every specimen represents a potential mystery, and laboratory professionals often play the role of detectives. For the 2025 Lab Week episode of LabMind, Amanda Openshaw, a genetic counselor at ARUP, shares examples illustrating the importance of good investigative work in the laboratory to discover accurate diagnoses.

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25:43

An Interview With Dr. Qinwen Mao: Why We Need Better...

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2025/03/07

Why hasn’t there been more progress in developing therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia? One reason has been the lack of specific laboratory tests that can properly diagnose and characterize these diseases. In this interview, Dr. Qinwen Mao from the University of Utah describes how her research team is helping to bring new blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers into clinical practice to step up the fight against these devastating diseases. Related Information: Webinar:

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An Interview With Dr. Keith Elkins: What Doctors...

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2025/01/24

As laboratory professionals, we may think we have a good understanding of how physicians use our services. But how often do we ask them for practical feedback? In this interview, family physician Dr. Keith Elkins shares his perspectives on what clinical laboratories and pathologists do well, and what opportunities they may be overlooking to better support frontline clinical care.

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33:13

An Interview With Beverly Rauch: Regulating the...

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2024/12/14

Many people in the healthcare profession know that clinical laboratories are under more rigorous regulatory scrutiny than just about any other area of medicine. What they may not know is that the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH) was the pioneer in laboratory regulation, starting long before the implementation of either the FDA Medical Device Amendments or the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988. In this interview, Beverly Rauch, MS, director of the NY DOH’s C...

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An Interview With Dr. Jenna Rychert: Demystifying...

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2024/11/19

In this age of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, laboratory professionals might think they need to be experts in sophisticated new technology to glean insights from laboratory data. But as ARUP’s medical director of operational informatics Dr. Jenna Rychert points out in this interview, data analysis doesn’t always have to be complicated to provide meaningful value. Related Information: Laboratory-Developed Tests Account for a Small Minority of Tests Ordered in an A...

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41:45

An Interview With Dr. Suzanne Dintzis: The Human Side...

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2024/10/14

Anatomic pathology is on the verge of its biggest technologic shift in over a century. Making a smooth transition will require leadership to pay as much attention to the human impact as to the technology itself. In this discussion, Dr. Suzanne Dintzis from the University of Washington explains why hospital and department leaders will need to partner with front-line laboratory professionals and pathologists who perform the day-to-day work.

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43:54

An Interview With Dr. Jonathan Genzen: Answering Your...

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2024/09/10

As of September 2024, there remains enormous uncertainty about the FDA’s final rule on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). Will it hold up in court? Which tests are subject to which requirements? How can laboratories best prepare? In this interview, Dr. Jonathan Genzen, ARUP’s chief medical officer and senior director of governmental affairs, responds to questions sent in by members of the laboratory community. Related Information: ARUP Resources on the FDA’s Final Rule on Laboratory...

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39:56

An Interview With Dr. Vikas Saini: Creating a More...

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2024/08/13

Fixing American healthcare will require more than mere tweaks around the edges. Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Boston-based Lown Institute, believes that it will require a return to medicine’s humanist roots. In this interview he describes some of the ways in which many healthcare organizations prioritize revenue and profit over patients and communities. He also explains why he remains optimistic that Hippocratic principles will ultimately prevail. Related Information: Lown Institute

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21:48

An Interview With Isak Schmidley: What ASCP's...

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2024/08/05

Clinical laboratories offer great careers, but lack of awareness and other barriers can prevent excellent candidates from pursuing laboratory science professions. In this interview, Isak Schmidley, MLS(ASCP), explains how he first stumbled across medical laboratory science while attending community college in his early teens and then persevered past age stereotypes to land his first hospital laboratory job at the impressive age of 16. He shares advice for laboratory leaders on what his genera...

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An Interview With Isak Schmidley: What ASCP's...

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2024/07/25

Clinical laboratories offer great careers, but lack of awareness and other barriers can prevent excellent candidates from pursuing laboratory science professions. In this interview, Isak Schmidley, MLS(ASCP), explains how he first stumbled across medical laboratory science while attending community college in his early teens and then persevered past age stereotypes to land his first hospital laboratory job at the impressive age of 16. He shares advice for laboratory leaders on what his genera...

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34:39

An Interview With Dr. Brian Shirts: Preventing...

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2024/07/02

Most hereditary cancers, including those associated with BRCA1 mutations and Lynch syndrome, can be prevented through a combination of genetic testing, surveillance, and surgery. Yet only a small minority of eligible individuals currently receive this lifesaving intervention. In this interview, Dr. Brian Shirts, director of the Institute for Public Health Genetics at the University of Washington, discusses a new nonprofit organization that uses family connections to identify individuals at hi...

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39:53

An Interview With Dr. Yuan Ji: Bringing...

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2024/06/05

Due to genetic variation, patients metabolize and respond to medications in vastly different ways, so why do most drug therapy regimens continue to be one-size-fits-all? In this interview, Dr. Yuan Ji, ARUP’s section chief of Molecular Genetics and Genomics, discusses how currently available genetic tests can be used to improve both the safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy. Related Content: Current Clinical Pharmacogenomic Testing: How Do Clinical Laboratories Stay on Top of Changes to...

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An Interview With Dr. Jane Dickerson: Building a...

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2024/05/01

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An Interview With Dr. Eddie Stenehjem: What It Means...

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2024/03/21

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An Interview With Dr. Joseph Rudolf: How Will...

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2024/02/28

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