Annual Summer Update in Clinical Immunology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases
July 14 - 18, 2008, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Sponsored By: ARUP Laboratories  |  The University of Utah School of Medicine  |  The Department of Pathology  |  Division of Clinical Pathology

Course Directors

Harry R. Hill, M.D.

Professor and Associate Chair of Pathology
Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Clinical Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Senior Technical Vice President & Group Medical Director
Laboratories of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
ARUP Laboratories

Laboratory Diagnosis of Immune Deficiencies
Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Harry R. Hill, M.D.
 

Elaine Lyon, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Molecular Genetics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Molecular Pathology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Molecular Analysis of Developmental Delay
Cystic Fibrosis Testing

Elaine Lyon, Ph.D.
 

William L. Roberts, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Automated Core Laboratory and the Chemistry Group
ARUP Laboratories

Tumor Markers
Cardiovascular Risk Factorss

William L. Roberts,
M.D., Ph.D.
 

Special Guests

Fred S. Apple, Ph.D.

Professor of Laboratory Medicine
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota
Medical Director, Clinical Laboratories
Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratories
Hennepin County Medical Center

Cardiac Troponins and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Natriuretic Peptides and Heart Failure
Karen E. Weck, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Molecular Genetics Laboratory
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bringing Genetics to Clinical Medicine:
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Bringing Genetics to Clinical Medicine:
Pharmacogenetic Efforts

Faculty

Edward Ashwood, M.D.

Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Senior Vice President and Director of Laboratories
Chief Medical Officer
ARUP Laboratories

Maternal Serum Screening
Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, Molecular Genetics Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Analyzing Full Genes for Genetic
Julio C. Delgado, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Protein Immunology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Diagnosis of Monoclonal Gammopathies
Mark A. Fisher, Ph.D.

Research Instructor
University of Utah School of Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, Microbiology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Susceptibility Testing
Elizabeth L. Frank, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Medical Director, Analytic Biochemistry Laboratory
Co-Director, Trace Elements and Calculi
ARUP Laboratories

Neuroendocrine Tumors
Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Medical Director, Analytic Biochemistry Laboratory
Co-Director, Trace Elements and Calculi
ARUP Laboratories

Overview of Bioterrorism Agents
David R. Hillyard, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Director, Molecular Infectious Disease Testing
ARUP Laboratories

Hepatitis C
Brian Jackson, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Medical Director of Informatics
ARUP Laboratories

Laboratory Test Utilization
Peter E. Jensen, M.D.

Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine

The Vasculitidies
Christine M. Litwin, M.D.

Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Microbial Immunology
Associate Director, Laboratory of Immunology
ARUP Laboratories

Update in Microbial Serology
John M. Matsen, M.D.

Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine

Gram Positive Bacilli
Gwendolyn A. McMillin, Ph.D., D.A.B.C.C.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Medical Director, Clinical Toxicology and the Trace Elements Laboratories
Co-Director, Pharmacogenomics
ARUP Laboratories

Pharmacogenomics
A. Wayne Meikle, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, and Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Endocrinology and Automated Endocrinology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Osteoporosis and the Laboratory
Rong Mao, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Co-Medical Director, Molecular Genetics
Molecular Pathology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Genetics of Hearing Loss
Marzia Pasquali, Ph.D., FACMG

Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
Medical Director, Supplemental Newborn Screening Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Expanded Newborn Screening
Cathy A. Petti, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Infectious Disease Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Bacterial Identification by Sequencing
Genevieve Pont-Kingdon, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Molecular Genetics
ARUP Laboratories

Molecular Haplotyping
Larry G. Reimer, M.D.

Professor of Pathology and Medicine
Head, Section of Clinical Microbiology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Microbiology Laboratories and Infectious Diseases
Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center

HIV Infection
Alan L. Rockwood, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicin
e Adjunct Research Collaborator, Chemistry Department, B.Y.U.
Scientific Director, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Mass Spectrometry
Anne Tebo, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Medical Director, Autoimmune Immunology Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories

Laboratory Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disease
Carl T. Wittwer, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Medical Director, Advanced Technology Group
ARUP Laboratories

Gene Scanning by High Resolution Melting Analysis

Faculty Disclosure

The University of Utah School of Medicine adheres to ACCME standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity. Speakers are also expected to openly disclose inclusion of discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs, devices, or equipment in their presentations.