A new test that ARUP offers for preeclampsia risk measures the ratio between two angiogenic factors (sFlt-1 and PlGF) that are produced by the placenta and are involved in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. |
August 21, 2024 |
First-of-Its-Kind, FDA-Cleared Test Uses Blood-Based Biomarkers To Assess Risk for Preeclampsia A new, first-of-its-kind test uses blood-based biomarkers to assess the risk of developing preeclampsia with severe features and facilitates appropriate interventions. |
Bird flu is spreading from wild birds to poultry and dairy cows in the United States and in some rare instances has infected humans. |
August 20, 2024 |
ARUP Relies on Experience With Public Health Crises and Prepares a Bird Flu Testing Solution ARUP has been working on a bird flu testing solution for more than a year and is prepared to scale up capacity quickly should the need arise. |
The Tasso+ self-collection device can be shipped directly to patients, facilitating remote collection of whole blood samples and eliminating the need for lab visits. |
August 16, 2024 |
ARUP Medical Director Receives Remote and Austere Conditions (RAC) Grant From the University of Utah Benjamin T. Bradley, MD, PhD, was awarded a grant to study the use of a self-collection blood sample device to increase access to hepatitis C virus testing in rural Utah counties. |
Presenters include Kimberly Hanson, MD, MHS; David Ng, MD; Patricia Slev, PhD, D(ABCC); Tammy Smith, MD, PhD; and Nicholas Spies, MD. |
August 14, 2024 |
ARUP Medical Directors To Present on Emerging Immunology Topics at the 2024 AMLI Annual Meeting ARUP medical directors will present at the 2024 Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI) Annual Meeting on emerging topics in the field. |
Tracy George, MD, ARUP chief scientific officer and president of the Innovation Business Unit, accepted an Innovation Award from Utah Business magazine. |
August 9, 2024 | Utah Business magazine gave ARUP Laboratories an Honorable Mention Innovation Award for the newly created Innovation Business Unit, which aims to accelerate advancements in laboratory medicine. |
The research grant is named in honor of retired ARUP CEO Sherrie Perkins, MD, PhD, whose leadership laid the groundwork for ARUP’s increased focus on innovation. |
July 30, 2024 |
New ARUP Laboratories’ Grant Will Fund Innovative Research to Advance Laboratory Medicine The new Sherrie Perkins Research and Innovation Collaboration Grant, designed to foster collaboration in healthcare, will fund cutting-edge research in lab medicine that could impact patient care. |