ARUP Institute for Clinical & Experimental Pathology®
Created in 1996, the ARUP Institute seeks to expand the quantity, quality, efficiency, and sophistication of laboratory tests. Since its inception, the ARUP Institute has provided clients and physicians with an average of more than 30 new assays each year. Moreover, the research scientists have shared their knowledge, experience, and new developments with the scientific community by publishing more than 700 original peer-reviewed research publications in leading journals.
The ARUP Institute’s mission is to be at the forefront of innovative research and development in clinical and experimental
laboratory medicine and to continually contribute to the profession.
Research Focus
The ARUP Institute's focus covers the spectrum of medical laboratory medicine:
Executive Director
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Project CategoriesGenerally, the ARUP Institute sponsors projects within four broad categories: creating new laboratory tests; improving current clinical laboratory tests; evaluating and critiquing tests, including alpha- and beta-site protocols; and conducting basic and clinical research projects. Research performed on human subjects is conducted under informed consent following the protocols approved by the University of Utah Institutional Review Board (IRB).
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Recent Publications
Marin SJ, et al. Evaluation of a new ELISA kit for the detection of benzodiazepines in meconium. J Anal Toxicol 2009 Apr;33(3):177-81.
Marin SJ, et al. Comparison of drugs of abuse detection in meconium by EMIT II and ELISA. J Anal Toxicol 2009 Apr;33(3):148-54.
Voelkerding KV, et al. Next-generation sequencing: from basic research to diagnostics. Clin Chem 2009 Apr;55(4):641-58.
Layfield LJ, et al. Cytologic diagnosis of osseous lesions: a review with emphasis on the diagnosis of primary neoplasms of bone. Diagn Cytopathol 2009 Apr;37(4):299-310.
Margraf RL, et al. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 RET protooncogene database: repository of MEN2-associated RET sequence variation and reference for genotype/phenotype correlations. Hum Mutat 2009 Apr;30(4):548-56.