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During the pandemic, ARUP hired more people than ever before to fill positions in labs associated with COVID-19 testing. When one of these labs, the Rapid Response Lab, closed, ARUP worked with a hundred employees to help them find other jobs within the company.

A donor collection specialist at the ARUP Blood Services Donor Center in Sandy bandages a donor’s arm after she has finished donating blood. ARUP is seeking donations of O-positive and O-negative blood to help address a critical shortage.

A former employee chats with CEO Sherrie L. Perkins, MD, PhD (center), during a reception on June 24, 2021, to celebrate Perkins’ retirement after 31 years at ARUP and the University of Utah.

New Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, authored by a panel led by ARUP’s Kimberly Hanson, MD, MHS, describe the benefits and limitations of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing. The expert panel suggests that standard nucleic acid amplification testing should be used instead of rapid antigen tests in most circumstances when possible.

A lab coordinator at Salt Lake City’s Fourth Street Clinic preps a patient to draw blood for laboratory testing. ARUP has renewed its agreement to provide testing free of charge to the clinic, which provides healthcare to homeless men, women, and children.

Photo credit: Fourth Street Clinic

Employees celebrate the opening of ARUP’s new bike storage facility on National Bike to Work Day, May 21. Employees pictured include (left to right) Bert Ley, Michael Juretich, Tom Martins, Stephen Merrigan, David Hillyard, Malia Deshotel, and Peta Owens-Liston.

CDC research shows a significant drop in the rate of HIV testing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the agency is redoubling its efforts to stop the spread of HIV.

ARUP Senior Pharmacy Consultant Ryan Nelson, PharmD, is the author of several papers aimed at helping oncologists use pharmacogenomic testing to guide treatment. He also will discuss the topic during a May 11, 2021, Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services/Medical Training Solutions (PLUGS/MTS) webinar.

Experts predict that the northeastern United States will have a more active tick season this year due to prolonged wet weather.

The NanoSpot.AI rapid COVID-19 antibody test is performed on blood collected through a finger prick using a microcollection tube. Droplets of blood are then placed on three spots on a ready-to-use, synthetic, embossed card. One of the spots displays the test result.

Adam Barker, PhD, director of the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, will share insights on managing a clinical lab throughout a pandemic during a Dark Intelligence Group COVID-19 STAT Intelligence Briefing on Tuesday, April 27.