Test Information

	September 11, 2020	ARUP Announces the Availability of COVID-19 Saliva Testing ARUP Laboratories now offers testing to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 using saliva specimens. The molecular diagnostic test is available
	September 9, 2020	COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Research at ARUP and U of U Health Transitions to Formal Clinical Trials As a national EAP program to deliver COVID-19 convalescent plasma to hospitalized patients with COVID-19
	August 25, 2020	ARUP Shares Formula for Material Vital in Specimen Collection for COVID-19 Testing When supplies of a critical component of kits used to collect specimens for COVID-19 testing suddenly grew scarce, scientists at ARUP
	August 20, 2020	ARUP/U of U Health Study Finds Saliva, Deep Nasal Swabs Equally Effective for Diagnosis of COVID-19 Self-collected saliva and deep nasal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting
	July 31, 2020	Demand for COVID-19 Testing Prompts Hiring Surge at ARUP While many companies are laying off or furloughing employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ARUP is experiencing a hiring surge as the company continues to expand its
Karl Voelkerding, MD, FCAP, retired from his position as medical director of genomics and bioinformatics at ARUP on July 1, 2020.	July 20, 2020	A Research Scientist Pivotal in the Implementation of NGS Retires from ARUP, University of Utah Karl Voelkerding, MD, FCAP, once imagined practicing medicine as a primary care physician in a rural setting. Instead,