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ARUP experts will share their latest research, including a deep dive on arthropods, drug resistance in mycobacterium, and same-shift diagnostic testing.

June 1, 2026

Experts from ARUP Laboratories will showcase their latest research at the upcoming American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2026 conference, which will be held June 4–7 in Washington, D.C. Research topics will include a deep dive on arthropods, drug resistance in mycobacterium, and same-shift diagnostic testing.

Review the full schedule below.

Workshop

Health 101: Diagnostic Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases Workshop

Thursday, June 4, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

As part of this workshop, Blaine Mathison, BS, M(ASCP), ARUP technical director of Parasitology, will give two presentations:

  • Identifying Parasites in Specimens Processed for Histology (at 10:15 a.m.)
  • A Field Guide to Arthropods of the Human Body (at 2:15 p.m.)

Presentations

The Diagnostic Puzzle: Case-Based Challenges in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Infections

Salika Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)

Friday, June 5, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

Posters

Subspecies Distribution and Drug-Resistance Characteristics of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Clinical Isolates From a National Reference Lab

Kylie Beach, PhD Candidate

Coauthors: N. Cicchetti, J. Davis, K. Eick, A. Barker, Q. Liu, S. Shakir, A. Carey

Drug Susceptibility Patterns for Rapidly Growing Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Retrospective Data From a U.S. Reference Laboratory

Harley Harris, PhD

Coauthor: S. Shakir

Revisiting Same-Shift Diagnostic Testing: Modeling the Impact of Rapid Diagnostics for Severe Pneumonia on Antimicrobial Optimization

Nicolas Arab, BS

Coauthors: N. Spies, M. Pesesky, C. Burnham

Development of a Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma Real-Time PCR Assay on the Roche cobas Omni Channel

Michael Bennett, PhD

Coauthors: W. Hymas, M. Fisher

 

Learn more about ARUP’s recent contributions to infectious disease research and laboratory medicine:

 

Kellie Carrigan, kellie.carrigan@aruplab.com