Each year, the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology® presents at more than 200 conferences, workshops, annual meetings, and symposiums for several national and international organizations. Recent posters and presentations are listed below.

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Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)
Denver, CO, October 29–November 3, 2023

Hughs M, Jensen T, Sumsion A, Alzen C, McMillin GA—Presentation
Hughs M, O'Brien A, Smid MC, Jensen T, Sumsion A, Alzen C, McMillin GA. Prenatal exposure to kratom: Development of an LC-MS/MS assay for mitragynine and speciociliatine in umbilical cord and comparison with an assay for mitragynine in meconium.

2023 LOINC Conference
Atlanta, GA, October 17–20, 2023

Rychert JR—Presentation
Rychert JR. LOINC management in the reference laboratory setting.

ESCMID Postgraduate Online Course: Advanced Course on Histopathology of Parasitic Infections: When the Past Becomes the Future
Virtual, October 10–11, 2023

Mathison BA—Presentation
Bradbury RS, Mathison BA. Wrapping up parasites of the brain and eye.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Cestodes - Taenia spp. and other Taeniids.

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Chicago, IL, October 7–10, 2023

Luo MX, Lyle A, Bennett P, Albertson D, Sirohi D, McMurtry V, Mahlow J—Poster
Luo MX, Lyle A, Bennett P, Albertson D, Sirohi D, Maughan B, McMurtry V, Mahlow J. Effectiveness of artificial intelligence chatbot compared to pathology faculty/residents when answering real clinical questions posed during treatment planning conference.

International Clinical Cytometry Society (ICCS)
New Orleans, LA, September 29–October 3, 2023

Davis PM, Ravkov E, Lin L Ng DP—Poster
Davis PM, Ravkov E, de Geus M, Clauss Z, Lee J, Lin L, Ng D. Evaluating a synthetic mast cell particle.

Fairview Hospital
Burnsville, MN, September 11, 2023

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Artificial intelligence for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites in parasitology.

Clinical Virology Symposium (CVS)
West Palm Beach, FL, September 9–12, 2023

Stark DL, Slev P—Poster
Stark DL, Slev P. Anti-hepatitis delta virus antigen prevalence in hepatitis B virus positive patients in the United States.

The National Society for Histotechnology (NSH)
Baltimore, MD, September 8–12, 2023

Tripp S, Rets A—Presentation
Tripp S, Rets A. Utility of an interferon regulatory Factor-8 IHC assay for tumor assessment.

Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology (SWACM)
Austin, TX, August 23–25, 2023

Mathison BA—Presentation
Tesic V, Mathison BA. WS4: Parasites and serology.

Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists (AMLI)
Seattle, WA, August 11–14, 2023

Martins TB, Willcox TL, Muhlestein D, Nandakumar V—Poster
Martins TB, Willcox TL, Muhlestein D, Nandakumar V. Assessment of complement functional assays for personalized monitoring of patients on C5 Complement inhibitors.

Luong K, Lozier BK, Smith TL, Zuromski L, Peterson LK—Poster
Luong K, Lozier BK, Smith TL, Zuromski L, Peterson LK. Comparison of three methods for the detection of antibodies against Muscle Specific Kinase.

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
Anaheim, CA, July 23–27, 2023

Johnson-Davis KL—Presentation
El Khoury J, Johnson-Davis KL, Hubbard J. A guide to interpreting complex urine, umbilical cord, meconium and hair toxicology cases.

Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Doyle K—Poster
Hunsaker JJH, La'ulu SL, Doyle K. Specimen storage and onboard stability of serum Ionized Calcium using the Nova Prime ES Comp Plus analyzer.

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
Anaheim, CA, July 23–27, 2023

Erickson JA, Doyle K—Poster
Erickson JA, Doyle K. Performance validation of an in-house assay for soluble mesothelin related peptides.

Mathewson NM, Pearson LN, Doyle K—Poster
Mathewson NM, Pearson LN, Doyle K. Abnormal HbA1c results lead to an unexpected Chronic Myeloid Leukemia diagnosis.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Butler-Wu S, Hata DJ, Mathison BA. Is it time for molecular parasitology?

Nelson HA—Presentation
Nelson HA. Advances in Alzheimer disease diagnostics and therapeutics.

Nelson HA, DeBiase I, Yuzyuk T—Poster
Nelson HA, DeBiase I, Balogun K, McDonald CM, Asfour F, Yuzyuk T. CFTR modulator therapy increases serum/plasma concentrations of vitamin A in people with cystic fibrosis.

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Montreal, Canada, June 24–28, 2023

Smock K—Poster
Jennings I, Meijer P, Olson J, Marlar R, Arunachalam S, Zantek N, Walker I, Kitchen S, Dean E, Bon C, Meley R, van Essen-Hollestell M, Kutsch M, Spannagl M, Unold D, Salazar E, Smock K, Plumhoff E. Comparison of thrombophilia assay results for the SSC Plasma Standard from different EQA providers - data from the EQATH group.

ARUP's Institute for Learning
Salt Lake City (virtual, recorded), UT, June 21, 2023

Couturier MR, Mathison BA—Presentation
Couturier MR, Mathison BA. Introduction to parasitology 2: blood parasites.

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Houston, TX, June 15–19, 2023

Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Fisher MA—Presentation
Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Akbari M, Fisher MA. Evaluation of the LifeScale rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform for positive blood cultures.

Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Fisher MA—Poster
Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Akbari M, Fisher MA. Evaluation of the LifeScale rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing platform for positive blood cultures.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Field guide to parasites of the human body: pathology edition!

Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS)
PCharlottesville, VA, June 8–10, 2023

Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Fisher MA—Presentation
Montelongo-Jauregui D, Slechta ES, Fisher MA. Evaluation of the LifeScale system for rapid phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing from positive blood cultures.

Lin L, Filtz M, Wilson J, Errigo R, Zuromski L, Sorenson AN, Young B—Poster
Lin L, Filtz M, Wilson J, Errigo R, Zuromski L, Sorenson AN, Young B. Comparing refrigeration to immediate room temperature testing for uric acid monitoring in Rasburicase treated patients.

Mathewson NJ, Johnson-Davis K—Presentation
Mathewson NJ, Johnson-Davis K. Phosphatidylethanol as a biomarker to assess alcohol exposure in women of reproductive age using retrospective data from a reference laboratory.

American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP)
Monterey, CA, June 8–11, 2023

Goold E, Hellwig S, Matynia AP, Bronner MP—Poster
Goold E, Hellwig S, Matynia AP, Dean C, Malani R, Harrison BE, Bronner MP, Colman H, Jensen RL, Underhill HR. Ultrasensitive ddPCR detects evidence of MGMT promoter methylation in all glioblastoma samples from within and beyond the surgical margin.

American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
Houston, TX, June 4–8, 2023

Merrigan SD, Vachali PP, Frank EL—Presentation
Merrigan SD, Vachali PP, Frank EL. Plasma catecholamines by LC-MS/MS: use of in-well ion pairing for reverse phase retention and interference separation.

ARUP Institute for Learning
Salt Lake City, UT, May 31, 2023

Couturier MR, Mathison BA—Presentation
Couturier MR, Mathison BA. Introduction to parasitology 1.

Rocky Mountain Local Section Spring Meeting
Albuquerque, NM, May 15–16, 2023

Baryeh K, Doyle K—Poster
Baryeh K, Doyle K. Estimation of pediatric reference intervals for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase: an indirect reference interval study.

International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH)
New Orleans, LA, May 11–13, 2023

Ng DP—Presentation
Ng DP. Bringing AI to the clinical flow cytometry lab.

Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV)
Clearwater, FL, May 11–12, 2023

Montelongo-Jauregui D, Metz J, Hillyard DR—Poster
Montelongo-Jauregui D, Metz J, Harrington K, Hillyard DR. Erroneous HIV results on FDA-approved platform.

Pathology Informatics Summit
Pittsburg, PA, May 22–25, 2023

Alnoor, Durtschi J, Zuromski L, Chumley J, O'Fallon B, Ng DP—Presentation
Alnoor, Durtschi J, Zuromski L, Chumley J, O'Fallon B, Ng DP. Error-analysis in automated flow cytometric diagnosis.

Mountain West Transforming Care Conference
Salt Lake City, UT, May 22–24, 2023

Straseski JA—Presentation
Straseski JA. How to choose the right laboratory test: focus on testosterone and estrogen testing in transgender and gender diverse populations.

In-Person LIVE Global Health Course
Minneapolis, MN, May 15–16, 2023

Mathison BA—Presentation
Pritt BS, Mathison BA. Blood parasites.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Pritt BS, Mathison BA. Stool parasites.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. A field guide to the arthropods of the human body.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA, Pritt BS. Entomology laboratory.

International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH)
New Orleans, LA, May 11–13, 2023

Rychert J—Presentation
Rychert J. In support of interoperability: a laboratory perspective.

National Transgender Health Summit
San Francisco, CA, May 6–7, 2023

Straseski JA—Presentation
Straseski JA. How to choose the right laboratory test: measuring testosterone and estrogens in transgender and gender diverse populations.

American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)
Minneapolis, MN, April 26–28, 2023

Nelson HA—Poster
Jung Y, Nelson HA, Huang JC, Popelka M, Paac R, Zehner J, Campos M, Linn N, Lin DM. Use of therapeutic plasma exchange to treat lipoproteinemia X in a patient with drug-induced vanishing bile duct syndrome presenting with hypercholesterolemia and pseudohyponatremia.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Boston, MA, April 22–27, 2023

Smith T, Peterson LK—Presentation
Smith T, Wong K-H, Peterson LK, Carlson N, Rose J, Horvat D, Groshans K, Mabila S, Pittock S, Tagg N, Clardy S. Presymptomatic aquaporin-4 (AQP4) autoantibody seropositivity in NMOSD: Analysis of the Department of Defense serum repository (DoDSR).

Peterson LK, Smith T—Poster
Wright MA, Liu S, Wong K-H, Gilandehi SN, Shapiro S, Smith T, Peterson LK, Clardy S. Diagnostic challenges in pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Orlando, FL, April 14–19, 2023

Hellwig S, Goold E, Bronner M—Poster
Underhill H, Karsy M, Davidson C, Hellwig S, Stevenson S, Vincenti S, Dean C, Harrison B, Goold E, Bronner M, Colman H, Jensen R. True2 duplex sequencing reveals a diverse landscape of unique somatic mutations beyond the surgical margins of high- and low-grade diffuse gliomas.

Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Laboratory (MSACL)
Monterey, CA, April 2–7, 2023

Sinden L, Kushnir MM, Frank EL—Poster
Sinden L, Kushnir MM, Frank EL. LC-MS/MS method for measurement of porphobilinogen in urine.

Kushnir MM, Doyle K—Presentation
Kushnir MM, Doyle K. Free or total testosterone? Assessment of androgens status in post-menopausal females.

Kushnir MM—Presentation
Kushnir MM. Is there a better way to plan and perform experiments? Introduction to experimental design.

Ray JA, Vachali P, Straseski JA, Kushnir MM, McMillin G, Doyle K—Poster
Ray JA, Vachali P, Straseski JA, Kushnir MM, McMillin G, Doyle K. High sensitivity measurement of free T4 in serum by equilibrium dialysis-LC-MS/MS.

Ray JA—Poster
Ross MJ, Ray JA. Determination of free thyroxine from human serum using BioSPME sample preparation prior to LC-MS/MS analysis.