Lab Jobs: A Chat with Tory Meyer, Molecular and Infectious Disease Laboratory (Q&A)

November 2, 2017

Lab Jobs: Q&A with a Molecular and Infectious Disease Laboratorian

Interview with Torrance (Tory) Meyer, a training specialist and technologist II in the Molecular and Infectious Disease (MID) Laboratory.

Several tropical mosquito-borne conditions showed up in U.S. Olympians

October 24, 2017

U.S. Olympians Avoided Zika, Contracted West Nile Virus

Olympians were closely checked for potential Zika infection from their time in Rio de Janeiro, but there was a surprise result.

Lab Jobs: A Talk about Cytogenetics

October 7, 2017

Lab Jobs: A Talk about Cytogenetics

Cytogeneticists arrange and examine the 23 pairs of chromosomes to zero in on genetic variations. This work can aid in diagnosing cancer, autism, recurrent fetal loss, and other congenital anomalies.

Fertility, the Biological Clock, and the AMH Hormone

October 4, 2017

Fertility, the Biological Clock, and the AMH Hormone

While slowing down a woman’s biological clock remains as futile as turning back time, reproductive medicine is finding a way to peer inside the clock to gauge just how fast it is ticking.

Building Trust in Trust Results

September 11, 2017

Building Trust In Test Results: Sensitivity Versus Specificity

Confusion about lab test accuracy is not uncommon, even among medical professionals. Much of it stems from a misunderstanding of the relationship between sensitivity and

Blood Vessels

August 10, 2017

Nontraditional Cholesterol Test: Faster Results In-house

ARUP Laboratories will now have faster turnaround time on particle-cholesterol testing, having recently moved its test in-house.