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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Alzheimer's Association International Conference
Toronto, Canada, July 27–31, 2025

Nelson HA, Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Cunningham SD, Doyle K—Poster
Nelson HA, Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Cunningham SD, Doyle K. Analytical validation of plasma P-tau217 on the SP-X platform.

Nelson HA, La’ulu SL, Erickson JA, Cunningham SD, Doyle K—Poster
Nelson HA, La’ulu SL, Erickson JA, Cunningham SD, Doyle K. Clinical validation of a plasma P-tau217 immunoassay and evaluation of the impact of kidney function.

Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM)
Chicago, IL, July 27–31, 2025

Law R, Wyness S, La'ulu SL, Pandya V—Presentation
Law R, Wyness S, La'ulu SL, Pandya V. Evaluation of Stanbio Laboratory β-Hydroxybutyrate using the Abbott Alinity c Analyzer.

Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Cunningham SD, Doyle K, Nelson HA—Poster
Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Cunningham SD, Doyle K, Nelson HA. Performance Validation of a Plasma-Based Immunoassay for P-tau217.

Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Nelson HA, Doyle K—Poster
Erickson JA, La'ulu SL, Nelson HA, Doyle K. Performance evaluation of an automated test system for determining the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase/placental growth factor ratio.

Villanueva MG, Law RN, La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Pandya V—Poster
Villanueva MG, Law RN, La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Pandya V. Evaluation of Activated Aspartate Aminotransferase (A-AST) Assay using the Abbott Alinity c and Architect c4000.

Udechukwu MC, Doyle K—Poster
Udechukwu MC, Doyle K. Evaluation of the Relationship Between H-Index- and Hemoglobin-Normalized Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and Pyruvate Kinase Activities.

Hunsaker JJH, Villanueva MG, Billones R, La'ulu SL, Moss TJ, Merrell M, Straseski JA—Poster
Hunsaker JJH, Villanueva MG, Billones R, La'ulu SL, Moss TJ, Merrell M, Straseski JA. Validation of the Diagnostics Biochem Canada Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) ELISA.

James Cook University Master of Public Health Course TM5503 Lecture Series
Townsville, Australia, June 30, 2025

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Autochthonous Paragonimiasis in the U.S.A.

American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Los Angeles, CA, June 19–23, 2025

Wellems D, Hymas W, Hanson K—Poster
Wellems D, Hymas W, Hanson K. Evaluation of a Multiplex Panel for the Molecular Detection of Fungal Pathogens.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Weirdobacters: Waiter, There's a Worm in my Eye!

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Histopathology of Parasitic Infections: Worms and Whatchamacallits.

Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS)
Atlanta, GA, May 29–31, 2025

Udechukwu MC, Pandya V—Presentation
Udechukwu MC, Kevin S, Pandya V. Beyond Black and White: Performance of eGFR equations in a South Asian Cohort in the United States.

Harris HT, Shakir SM—Presentation
Harris HT, Shakir SM. Comparative Analysis of the Diagnostic Performance of Vaginitis Molecular Assays.

In-person LIVE Global Health Course—University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, May 19–20, 2025

Mathison BA—Presentation
Pritt BS, Mathison BA. Stool Parasites Laboratory.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Pritt BS, Mathison BA. Blood Parasites Laboratory.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA, Pritt BS. Ectoparasites Laboratory.

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Case Studies in Medical Entomology: A Field Guide to Arthropods of the Human Body.

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Louisville, KY, May 10, 2025

Miles RR—Presentation
Miles RR, Schwartz L, Stokke J, Welch J. When N=1, Diagnosing and Treating Rare Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas.

International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 7–10, 2025

Moser KA, Smock KJ—Poster
Moser KA, Smock KJ. HIT ELISA OD values demonstrate significant variability.

Smock KJ—Presentation
Smock KJ. Update on laboratory diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease.

Smock KJ—Presentation
Smock KJ. Changes impacting laboratory developed tests, a perspective.

APHL Annual Conference
Portland, OR, May 5–8, 2025

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Case Studies in Zoonotic Helminths.

Fairview Health Services Webinar
MN, May 5, 2025

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Morphologic Identification of Plasmodium and Babesia.

Rocky Mountain Section ALDM Spring Meeting
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 1–2, 2025

Udechukwu MC, Pandya V, Young BA—Poster
Udechukwu MC, Pandya V, Young BA. Performance Evaluation of Dräger Jaundice Meter JM-105 for Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Screening.

Boyd JM, Smith D, Hughs M, McMillin GA—Poster
Boyd JM, Smith D, Hughs M, McMillin GA. Quantitation of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in Human Serum/Plasma by LC/MS/MS.

Pasquali M, Saffary Y, Ingoglia F, Hobert J—Poster
Pasquali M, Saffary Y, Ingoglia F, Hobert J, Ames E, Fisher R, Maegawa G, Botto L, Longo N. Challenges in the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type 4A.

Nelson HA—Presentation
Nelson HA. Evolving Biomarker Testing Landscape in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Lu J, La'ulu S, Doyle K—Poster
Lu J, La'ulu S, Doyle K. Evaluation of an In-House Cholinesterase Assay for Serum, Plasma, and Whole Blood.

Law RN, Wyness SP, La'ulu SL, Pandya V—Poster
Law RN, Wyness SP, La'ulu SL, Pandya V. Evaluation of Stanbio Laboratory B-Hydroxybutyrate using the Abbott Alinity c Analyzer.

Allison TA, La'ulu SL, Hunsaker JJH, Doyle K, Nelson HA—Poster
Allison TA, La'ulu SL, Hunsaker JJH, Doyle K, Nelson HA. Validation of Alzheimer’s Disease Markers in CSF.

Villanueva MG, Law R, La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Pandya V—Poster
Villanueva MG, Law R, La'ulu SL, Wyness SP, Pandya V. Evaluation of Activated Aspartate Aminotransferase (A-AST) Assay using the Abbott Alinity c and Architect c4000.

Jackson AN, La’ulu SL, Rudolf JW, Johnson-Davis KL, Boyd JM—Poster
Jackson AN, La’ulu SL, Rudolf JW, Johnson-Davis KL, Boyd JM. Evaluation of Immunalysis Carisoprodol Metabolite / Meprobamate Urine Homogeneous Enzyme Immunoassay (HEIA) on the AU5800.

Hunsaker JJH, Villanueva MG, Billones R, La'ulu SL, Moss TJ, Merrell M, Straseski JA—Poster
Hunsaker JJH, Villanueva MG, Billones R, La'ulu SL, Moss TJ, Merrell M, Straseski JA. Validation of the Diagnostics Biochem Canada Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) ELISA.

European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ECCMID)
Vienna, Austria, April 11–15, 2025

Grams TR, Shakir S—Poster
Grams TR, Shakir S. Evaluation of a novel media for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium intracellular complex isolates.

Haas AL, Shakir SM—Presentation
Haas AL, Ma A, Pham J, Verma P, Malhotra U, Church EC, Narita M, Escuyer V, Shakir SM. Limitations of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay: a series of four clinical cases.

Haas AL, Hanson KE—Presentation
Haas AL, Hanson KE. Implementation and performance of a universal Mucorales PCR assay for diagnosis of mucormycosis.

Haas AL—Poster
Haas AL, Couturier MR. Evaluation of the BioFire Global Fever Panel compared to laboratory-developed PCR for malaria diagnostics.

Mathison BA—Poster
Bergstrand T, Bäckström F, Forsell J, Rohan Z, Davidson L, Lier T, Tappe D, Mathison BA, Pritt BS, Pettke A. Zoonotic Onchocerca, an emerging pathogen in Sweden.

Mathison BA, Knight KA, Hymas W, Couturier MR—Poster
Mathison BA, Knight KA, Potts JR, Markow F, Wood AE, Dixon KW, Walker JF, Bess DL, Hymas W, Couturier MR. Development & validation of an artificial intelligence model for detection of gastrointestinal parasites from concentrated wet-mount stool examinations.

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
San Diego, CA, April 5–9, 2025

Smith TL, Peterson LK—Poster
Pascoe J, Smith TL, Wong K-H, Peterson LK, Clardy SL. Shooting in the Dark? A Single-Center Experience of Neural Autoantibody Panel Testing.

Smith TL, Peterson LK—Poster
Hoshina Y, Smith TL, Wong K-H, Peterson LK, Zekeridou A, Aboseif A, Coffey C, Wright MA, Banwell B, Dialino-Felix A, Flavin S, Dill L, Cho HJ, Josep Dalmau J, Titulaer M, Day GS, Clardy SL. The Urgent Need for Evidence Over Anecdote: Equipoise in the ExTINGUISH Clinical Trial in Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis.

ARUP LabMind Podcast
Salt Lake City, UT, April 1, 2025

Openshaw AS—Presentation
Openshaw AS. LabMind Podcast: An Interview With Amanda Openshaw: The Laboratory Is a Mystery Machine of Diagnostics.

APHL ID LAB CON 2025
Pasadena, CA, March 25–27, 2025

Bennett MS, Hymas WC, Shakir SM—Poster
Bennett MS, Hymas WC, Shakir SM. Validation of the single target Aptima Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae assays for adult and pediatric samples on the Hologic Panther System.

Hymas WC, Fisher MA, Shakir, SM—Presentation
Hymas WC, Fisher MA, Shakir, SM. Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance detection rates in urogenital samples at a National Reference Laboratory.

Pyne MT, Hymas WC, Couturier MR, Bradley BT—Poster
Pyne MT, Hymas WC, Couturier MR, Bradley BT. Validation of a Dual-target H5 Influenza Real-time RT-PCR Assay.

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
Boston, MA, March 22–27, 2025

Wang CH—Poster
Wang CH, Hale GL. An Investigation of Granulomatous Liver Injury in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients at a Tertiary Care Center.

Wilcock DM, Zhao J, Anderson E, Coleman JF, Gulbahce HE—Poster
Wilcock DM, Zhao J, Anderson E, Coleman JF, Gulbahce HE. Resolving HER2 Status in Breast Carcinoma Patients with Complete Deletion of Chromosome 17 Centromere (CEP17) in Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) Assays.

Wilcock DM, Jedrzkiewicz J, Beech C, Cleary A, Gulbahce HE—Poster
Wilcock DM, Jedrzkiewicz J, Beech C, Cleary A, Gulbahce HE. Breast Cancers with Discordant HER2 Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Positive (Group1) and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Negative (0/1+) Results Following 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) Guidelines.

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)
Los Angeles, CA, March 18–22, 2025

Reich DR, Lasher R, Semler C, ZoBell S, Rudd MK—Presentation
Reich DR, Lasher R, Semler C, ZoBell S, Rudd MK. Challenged in copy number variant interpretation.

Zhang C, O’Shea J, Mao R, Bayrak-Toydemir P—Poster
Zhang C, O’Shea J, Baldwin EE, Andrews A, Boyden SE, Nicholas TJ, Botto L, Mao R, Bayrak-Toydemir P. Novel De Novo KAT6A Variant in a Pediatric Patient with Multisystem Involvement.

Verheijen J, O’Shea J, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R—Poster
Verheijen J, O’Shea J, Boyden S, Nicholas T, Baldwin E, Andrews A, Botto L, Viskochil D, Butterfield R, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R. Premature termination codon variants in CHD1 and SF3B2 in a complex pedigree with phenotypic variability.

O’Shea JM, Lewis RG, Rangel A, O'Fallon B, Dixon A, Glenzel C, Hirschi M, Clyde E, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R—Poster
O’Shea JM, Lewis RG, Rangel A, O'Fallon B, Dixon A, Glenzel C, Hirschi M, Clyde E, Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), Andrews A, Baldwin E, Botto LD, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R. Investigating the diagnostic yield of long read sequencing in a selected cohort of families with undiagnosed disease.

Lewis RG, Wen T, O’Shea J, Zhao J, Chapin Alexander, Bayrak-Toydemir Pinar, Mao R—Poster
Lewis RG, Wen T, O’Shea J, Zhao J, Boyden SE, Hocutt CM, Baldwin EE, Vagher J, Andrews A, Nicholas TJ, Chapin A, Fan EM, Meznarich JA, Viskochil DH, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Botto LD, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R. Introns to Insights: The Transformative Power of RNA Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Disorders.

Annual Park City Anatomic Pathology Update
Park City, UT, February 10, 2025

Kikuchi A—Presentation
Kikuchi A. Primary Liver Carcinomas: Challenges, Tools, and Diagnostic Considerations.

New Pathways in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis
London, United Kingdom, February 7, 2025

George TI—Presentation
George TI. Suspecting Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis: from histopathology to molecular profiling.

We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases
San Diego, CA, February 3–7, 2025

Pasquali M, Saffary Y, Ingoglia F, Hobert J—Poster
Pasquali M, Saffary Y, Ingoglia F, Hobert J, Ames E, Fisher R, Maegawa G, Botto L, Longo N. Challenges in the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type 4A.

Utah Valley University—Physician Assistant Program
Salt Lake City, UT, January 22, 2025

Mathison BA—Presentation
Mathison BA. Introduction to Parasitology.