Current Posters and presentations
Each year, the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology® presents at over 200 conferences, workshops, annual meetings, and symposiums for several national and international organizations. Recent posters and presentations include:
August 2010
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Niagara Falls, NY, August 2–4, 2010
Crockett DK, Escobar H, Piccolo SR, Ridge PG, Jensen PE, Delgado JC—Poster
Crockett DK, Escobar H, Piccolo SR, Ridge PG, Reyes-Vargas E, Jensen PE, Delgado JC. A novel representation of HLA allele specificity and prediction algorithm for HLA class I binding.
Ridge PG, Escobar H, Jensen PE, Delgado JC, Crockett DK—Poster
Ridge PG, Escobar H, Jensen PE, Delgado JC, Crockett DK. Feature selection for characterizing HLA class I peptide motif anchors.
Association of Medical and Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI)
Orlando, FL, August 2010
Haven TR, Astill ME, Hill HR—Poster
Heninger HA, Haven TR, Astill ME, Hill HR. Aquaporin-4 receptor autoantibody detection by enzyme linked immunosorbant assay.
Wilson AR, Suh-Lailam B, Tebo AE—Poster
Chiaro T, Davis WK, Copple SS, Wilson AR, Suh-Lailam B, Tebo AE. Correlation between anti-dsDNA IgG antibody screening and confirmatory tests: a real world experience with diagnostic implications.
Haven TR, Wilson AR, Astill ME, Pickering JW, Pasi BM, Wu LL, Hill HR—Poster
Haven TR, Wilson AR, Astill ME, Pickering JW, Pasi BM, Wu LL, Hill HR. Different frequency histogram patterns in patient sera with and without voltage gated calcium channel autoantibodies.
Jaskowski TD, Wilson AR, Hill HR, Tebo AE—Poster
Jaskowski TD, Wilson AR, Hill HR, Tebo AE. Diagnostic assays for anti-PM/Scl antibodies: heterogeneity in antibody response or lack of standardization.
Hill HR, Tebo AE—Poster
Miller JR, Davis WK, Hill HR, Tebo AE. Evaluation of two reflexive algorithms for celiac disease serologic testing.
Suh-Lailam B, Wilson AR, Tebo AE—Poster
Suh-Lailam B, Chiaro T, Davis WK, Wilson AR, Tebo AE. Performance characteristics of the FARRZYME™ high avidity anti-dsDNA IgG antibody ELISA.
Pavlov IY, Delgado JC—Poster
Pavlov IY, deForest N, Delgado JC. Specificity of EIA immunoassay for complement factor Bb testing.
Pavlov IY, Delgado JC—Poster
Pavlov IY, Delgado JC. Validation of the complement component C1q RID assay.
International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)
Bonn, Germany, August 29–September 2, 2010
Marin SJ, McMillin G—Poster
Roberts M, Marin SJ, McMillin G, Wood M. Quantitative analysis of 21 benzodiazepine drugs, zolpidem and zopiclone in serum using UPLC/MS/MS.
July 2010
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
Anaheim, CA, July 25–29, 2010
Rockwood AL—Presentation
Rockwood AL. The Integration of LC/MS/MS into the Clinical Research Lab.
McMillin GA—Presentation
McMillin GA. Implementation of CYP2C19 Genotyping for Clopidogrel.
Rawlins ML, La’ulu SL, Roberts W—Poster
De BK, Jimenez E, De S, Rawlins ML, La’ulu SL, Roberts W. Comparisons of six automated serum cortisol immunoassays with Abbott Architect i2000 using specimens from critically ill patients.
Rawlins ML, La’ulu SL, Roberts WL—Poster
Rawlins ML, La’ulu SL, Maxwell L, Ritchie JC, Roberts WL. Performance characteristics of the Access® cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) assay.
Lu J, Grenache DG—Poster
Lu J, Grenache DG. Evaluation of the presage ST2 ELISA.
Roberts WL—Poster
Roberts WL, Klee GG, Marks LS, Bangma CH, Catalona WJ, Partin AW, Sanda MG, Slawin KM, Chan LJ, Sokoll LJ, van Schaik, Broyles DL, Cruz AB, Mizrahi IA, Shin SS, Wei JT. Effect of race and age on prostate cancer detection using a combination [-2]proPSA,PSA, and free PSA using the Beckman Coulter Access Immunoassay Systems: a multi-center prospective clinical study.
Wyness SP, Roberts WL—Poster
Wyness SP, Roberts WL. Comparison of manual versus automated on-board dilutions on the Beckman Coulter UniCel® DxI 800 Immunoassay System.
Marin SJ, McMillin GA—Poster
Marin SJ, Christensen RD, Baer BL, Merrell M, McMillin GA. Comparison of nicotine and nicotine metabolite concentrations in paired specimens of meconium and umbilical cord tissue, and correlation with maternal smoking histories.
Wyness SP, Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Roberts WL—Poster
Wyness SP, Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Rao LV, Roberts WL. Polyethylene glycol precipitation of eight enzymes for macroenzyme detection.
Marin SJ, Roberts M, Davis R, McMillin GA—Poster
Marin SJ, Roberts M, Davis R, McMillin GA. Analysis of 20 benzodiazepines, Zolpidem and Zopiclone in serum or plasma using UPLC/MS/MS with liquid-liquid extraction.
Melis R, Fauron C, McMillin G, Lyon E, Slev P—Poster
Melis R, Fauron C, McMillin G, Lyon E, Slev P. Rapid detection of two variants near the IL28B locus associated with HCV clearance and treatment response.
Grenache DG—Poster
Quinones KC, Skodack-Jones L, Grenache DG. Quantitative fecal fat analysis by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: more cost-effective and efficient than gravimetry.
Owen WE, Roberts WL—Poster
Owen WE, Roberts W. Performance characteristics of a new IMMULITE 2000 erythropoietin assay.
Juenke JM, McMillin GA—Poster
Hardy LB, Fan SL, Pistorino AM, Juenke JM, McMillin GA, Horowitz G. Ethylene glycol screening: adapting the CATACHEM enzymatic assay to minimize false positives.
Greene DN, Thompson CD, Lehman CM, McMillin GA—Poster
Greene DN, Carlisle H, Clark CJ, Thompson CD, Lehman CM, McMillin GA. Drugs of abuse: detection in a cup.
La'ulu SL, Roberts WL—Poster
La'ulu SL, Roberts WL. Ethnic differences in thyroid tests during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Erdogan E, Kushnir MM, Yue B, Roberts WL, Meikle WA—Poster
Erdogan E, Haglock CJ, Sawyer JC, Kushnir MM, Yue B, Roberts WL, Meikle WA. Free testosterone by equilibrium dialysis-LC-MS/MS.
Whittington JE, Kushnir MM, Ray JA, Singh RJ, Rockwood AL, Meikle AW—Poster
Whittington JE, Kushnir MM, Ray JA, Middleton P, Singh RJ, Rockwood AL, Meikle AW. Comparison of methods for measurement of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D.
Thompson CD, McMillin GA, Lehman CM, Johnson-Davis KL—Poster
Thompson CD, Clark CJ, McMillin GA, Lehman CM, Johnson-Davis KL. Evaluation of two chemistry analyzers for urine drug screen testing in the emergency department.
Johnson-Davis KL, Juenke JM, McMillin GA—Poster
Johnson-Davis KL, Juenke JM, Brown PI, McMillin GA. Simultaneous UPLC-MS/MS assay for the detection of levetiracetam and gabapentin in serum and plasma.
Frank EL—Poster
Clark ZD, Parnas ML, Frank EL. Determination of urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine by LC-MS/MS following solid phase extraction.
Erickson JA, Grenache DG—Poster
Erickson JA, Grenache DG. Evaluation of an ELISA for quantifying CYFRA 21-1 protein in serum and correlation with an automated chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay.
Roberts WL—Poster
Chin A, Ramsey C, Roberts WL, Ritchie J. Method comparison between two automated immunoassay platforms which measure total 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
Crockett DK—Poster
Graves SW, Crockett DK, Merrell K, Esplin M, Bench-Alvarez MT, Grow R. New pregnancy-associated peptide found and characterized by a novel serum proteomics method.
Roberts WL—Poster
Sokoll LJ, Chan DW, Klee CG, Roberts WL, van Schaik RHN, Arockiasamy DA, Broyles DL, Carlson CM, Mizrahi IA, Pierson TB, Tam JE. Performance evaluation of the Access Hybritech® p2PSA† immunoassay.
Grenache DG—Poster
Lockwood CM, Crompton JC, Dietzen DJ, Grenache DG, Gronowski AM. Validation of lamellar body counts (LBC) using three hematology analyzers.
June 2010
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS)
Nashville, TN, June 3–5, 2010
Whittington JE, La'ulu SL, Hunsaker JJH, Roberts WL—Presentation
Whittington JE, La'ulu SL, Hunsaker JJH, Roberts WL. Osmolality: what's in the gap?
Parnas ML, Frank EF—Presentation
Parnas ML, Frank EF. Separation of porphyrin isomers in urine: cutaneous porphyrias and beyond. (Recipient of the Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award).
Bunker AM, Roberts WL—Poster
Bunker AM, Roberts WL. Pediatric reference intervals for IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and growth hormone considering age, gender, pubertal maturation, height and body mass index.
Greene DN, Grenache DG—Presentation
Greene DN, Gronowski, AM, Grenache DG. Falsely decreased human chorionic gonadotropin results due to elevated concentrations of the free beta subunit and the beta core fragment: a novel look at the classic hook effect.
Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT)
Phoenix, AZ, June 3–5, 2010
Sederberg MC, Geiersbach KG—Presentation
Sederberg MC, Hooker AT, Geiersbach KG. Evaluation of laboratory improvements due to the introduction of automated metaphase scanning.
European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS)
Valencia, Spain, June 16–19, 2010
Millson A, Lewis T, Pont-Kingdon G, Lyon E—Poster
Millson A, Lewis T, Miller C, Pont-Kingdon G, Lyon E. Hereditary pancreatitis—managing patient clinical information and sequence variants in the CFTR, PRSS1, and SPINK1 genes.
May 2010
XXV Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry
Seattle, WA, May 8–12, 2010
Preobrazhensky SN, Agarwal AM, Salama M, Prchal JT, Bahler DW—Poster
Preobrazhensky SN, Agarwal AM, Salama M, Prchal JT, Bahler DW. Flow cytometry analysis of CXCR4 expression on circulating CD34+ cells in patients with primary myelofibrosis.
Third Human Variome Project Meeting UNESCO
Paris, France, May 10–14, 2010
Lyon E—Presentation
Lyon E. Collecting family history, clinical phenotype and analytical results to provide evidences of significance in disease databases: a clinical laboratory's approach.
American Cytogenetics Conference
Niagara Falls, Ontario CANADA, May 13–16, 2010
Geiersbach K, Sederberg S, Shetty S—Poster
Geiersbach K, Sederberg S, Uddin N, Shetty S. Subjectivity in chromosome band assessment.
South ST—Presentation
Uddin N, Williams MS, South ST. An act of generosity turned into a quandary by unexpected mosaicism: case report of constitutional trisomy 8 mosaicism in a healthy bone marrow donor.
South ST, Rowe L—Presentation
South ST, Rowe L, LaGrave D, Vanzo R, Carey J. All four common segregants of a familial balanced translocation in liveborn quaduplets.
American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
Salt Lake City, UT, May 22–23, 2010
Kushnir MM, Crockett DK, Rockwood AL, Cloud JL, Ashwood ER—Poster
Kushnir MM, Crockett DK, Rockwood AL, Cloud JL, Ashwood ER. Metabolic profiling in urine samples from patients with invasive histoplasma.
Escobar H, Crockett D, Jensen P, Delgado JC—Poster
Escobar H, Crockett D, Reyes-Vargas E, Jensen P, Delgado JC. Characteristics of MS/MS fragmentation pattern in endogenous non-tryptic peptides.
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
San Diego, CA, May 23–27, 2010
Simmon KE, She RC—Poster
Simmon KE, Tesic V, Fang DC, Han XY, Petti CA, She RC. Pseudomonas andersonii sp. nov.: an emerging pathogen and support for its taxonomic classification.
Simmon KE, Fisher MA—Poster
Schlaberg R, Simmon KE, Fisher MA. Phylogenetic analysis of clinical isolates not identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Simmon KE, Fisher MA—Poster
Simmon KE, Hodson VP, Croft A, Fisher MA. Identification of clinical isolates by using a novel 16S rRNA gene database created by centric statistical approach.
Fisher MA—Poster
Mehinovic E, Couturier MR, Croft A, Fisher MA. Identification of HACEK organisms using MALDI-TOF MS.
Fisher MA—Poster
Baker N, Barker A, Fisher MA. Detection of KPC carbapenemase production in enterobacteriaceae using MALDI-TOF mass apectrometry.
Fisher MA—Poster
Couturier MR, Fisher MA. Identification of Leptotrichia spp. in blood specimens by 16S rRNA sequencing.
Taggart EW, She RC—Poster
Taggart EW, Petti CA, She RC. Evaluation of fluorescent antibody staining compared to modified trichrome stain for detection of microsporidia in stool specimens.
Couturier B, Hanson K, She R—Poster
Couturier B, Bender J, Schwarz M, Hanson K, She R. Identification of oseltamivir resistance in 2009 novel H1N1 influenza.
Couturier B, She R—Poster
Couturier B, Bender J, She R. Evaluation of Clostridium difficile real-time PCR assay compared to cell culture based cytotoxin assay.
Pavlov IY, Wilson A, Delgado JC—Poster
Pavlov IY, Wilson A, Delgado JC. Outlier detection for reference interval determination: bootstrap-after-jackknife resampling.
Hanson KE—Poster
Siady H, Hohmann S, Cohen S, Hanson KE. Evaluation of fungichrom plus for the identification of medically important yeast.
Cloud J—Presentation
Cloud J.US clinical laboratory cases of mycobacterium and nocardia species identified by 16S rDNA sequencing (5-JC).
Cloud J—Presentation
Cloud J.US reimbursement issues and QC/QA strategies for sequence analysis used with cultured isolate identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory (7-JC).
