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Left to right, Archana Agarwal, MD; Kristi Smock, MD; Tracy George, MD; and Peng Li, MD, PhD, are all hematopathologists and leaders at ARUP who are working to create a welcoming work environment for employees. Along with supportive policies and practices, professional development opportunities, and other benefits, these characteristics have earned ARUP a spot on the list of 100 Utah Companies Championing Women.

ARUP Consult^®, a free source of laboratory testing information for clinicians, released new and updated resources in February.

Ethan Bruns (left), a University of Utah biology student living with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, joined ARUP CEO Andy Theurer at a Rare Disease Day event in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, February 28, to raise awareness and highlight progress in the diagnosis and treatment of rare disease.

ARUP Senior Clinical Product Manager Lisa Skodack Jones, pictured here in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, began her career at ARUP as an Infectious Diseases quality specialist in 1990. Now, she plays an essential role in Business Development.

Recent recruitment fraud attacks have hit those seeking jobs at ARUP Laboratories and other local companies. Jobseekers should be vigilant in spotting phishing and recruitment scams.

Stewart and Becky Tribe, shown here with their 2-year-old son Woodward and their 5-year-old daughter Linden, say their family benefitted greatly from newborn screening that led to their son’s early GAMT deficiency diagnosis. Woody, as he is called, has taken supplements since his birth that have prevented cognitive impairments he might have developed if the disorder had not been detected in infancy.

(Left to right) ARUP employee Toni Pollock presents a check to International Rescue Committee Regional Director Patrick Poulin and Development Officer Jesse Sheets with fellow ARUP employee Danita Kuehnl.

Allison Carey, MD, PhD, pictured in her lab at the University of Utah, developed a molecular barcoding approach to identify genetic variants that make some strains of Mycobacterium avium more resistant to antibiotics.