Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 11 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between microinfarcts and blood pressure trajectories.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 3 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the comparison of gadolinium concentrations within multiple rat organs after intravenous administration of linear versus macrocyclic gadolinium chelates.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 18 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup features highly discriminant methylated DNA markers for the non-endoscopic detection of Barrett's esophagus.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 5 - Insights
This week’s research roundup features: The publication impact of the first 100 THOR Network publications by bibliometric and social network analyses.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 26 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Motor-neuron-disease-like phenotype associated with IgLON5 disease.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: June 21 - Insights
Featured Abstract: A dynamic 3-factor survival model for acute myeloid leukemia that accounts for response to induction chemotherapy.
Allan Jaffe, M.D., Discusses Use of Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin in CAP Today - Insights
Allan Jaffe, M.D., Consultant and Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, with a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, spoke with CAP Today about what a new higher-sensitivity cardiac...
As Amy Ennis put her daughter down for a nap on a Saturday afternoon, she received a call from work. More than 5,000 specimens would soon be arriving at Rochester International Airport (RST) for plasma testing. The logistics involved in the...
Welcome 2017–18 Residents and Fellows - Insights
The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology would like to take the opportunity to welcome the new residents and fellows to the department.
A Home for the Iconic Mayo Brothers Statue #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
When construction crews broke ground on an expansion project for the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, in 2015, one of the earliest decisions they and the City of Rochester faced was deciding what to do with the iconic bronze...
Congrats to 2017 Residency and Fellowship Program Graduates - Insights
On June 14, a ceremony was held in honor of 36 graduating Mayo Clinic Residency and Fellowship Program trainees. At the event, administrators, program directors, associate program directors, consultants, and education staff celebrated the...
Ross Reichard, M.D., Named DLMP Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice - Insights
Ross Reichard, M.D., has been appointed the new Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice, effective June 28, 2017. These two leadership positions were created by the DLMP...
As published in the summer issue of Minnesota Physician, Kevin Halling, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Genomics Laboratory, recently participated in the 47th session of the Minnesota Health Care Roundtable. The topic was, “Precision...
Jane Hermansen Discusses Empowering Lab Leaders in Medical Laboratory Observer - Insights
Jane Hermansen, Network Manager at Mayo Medical Laboratories, and current President of CLMA, recently participated in an interview featured in "Medical Laboratory Observer" about empowering laboratory leaders to achieve excellence.
Remembering Nancy Reagan and a "Magical Friendship" #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
Nancy Reagan liked to say she had a "magical friendship" with Mayo Clinic, since it was a future surgeon's sleight-of-hand that introduced her to the institution. Mrs. Reagan, who died March 6, 2016, was a loyal Mayo patient and advocate...
Baseball Signed by Lou Gehrig Highlights Mayo History #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
In 1939, in Rochester, Minnesota, a young man named Robert Tierney was playing second base for the city's American Legion baseball team when he crossed paths with another of the game's all-time greats: The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig.
Joseph Maleszewski, M.D., on Gene Testing in Cardiomyopathy Analysis in CAP Today - Insights
At the annual meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology this past November, Joseph Maleszewski, M.D., a cardiovascular pathologist and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, presented...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights cardiovascular concerns in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 14 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights potential genetic modifiers of disease risk and age at onset in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and GRN mutations.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: March 29 - Insights
This Feature Includes: Preclinical modeling in glioblastoma patient-derived xenograft (GBM PDX) xenografts to guide clinical development of lisavanbulin-a novel tumor checkpoint controller targeting microtubules.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 2 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the comparison of risk stratification models to predict recurrence and survival in pleuropulmonary solitary fibrous tumor.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Aug. 6 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights how a novel enhancer regulates MGMT expression and promotes temozolomide-resistance in glioblastomas.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Feb. 19 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the genomic analysis using regularized regression in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 29 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights pathways impacted by genomic alterations in pulmonary carcinoid tumors.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 22 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights improving immune-vascular crosstalk for cancer immunotherapy.
Mom Knows Best When It Comes to Inspiring Blood Donation - Insights
For Doug Bodde, a Laboratory Service and Partner Development Manager in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, blood donation has been a part of his life since he was young.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 27 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights distinct spatiotemporal accumulation of N-truncated and full-length amyloid-β42 in Alzheimer's disease.
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: July 2020 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of July
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Identifies Lyme Disease Signs and Symptoms - Insights
With tick season underway in parts of the United States, it's important to understand the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease to determine when to seek medical treatment. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., and J. Kenneth Schoolmeester, II, M.D., were recently selected as recipients of the 2017 Pathology Teacher of the Year Award from the Mayo Fellows’ Association.
1914: "Mayo Clinic" becomes Official Name #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
Given the stature of Mayo Clinic, it can be surprising to learn that this name was not developed by a high-powered consulting firm. Audience analytics and focus group metrics played no part in creating it. For that matter, even the people...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: January 24 - Insights
This weeks research roundup features: Automated scoring of total inflammation in renal allograft biopsies
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: January 31 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Emergence of restless legs syndrome during opioid discontinuation
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 15 - Insights
This week's Research Roundup features: Activity of a hypochlorous acid-producing electrochemical bandage as assessed with a porcine explant biofilm model.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: February 28 - Insights
This week's Research Roundup features: Laboratory and metabolic investigations.
St. Charles Health System Teams Up with Mayo Medical Laboratories to Perform Testing - Insights
St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon, has selected Mayo Medical Laboratories as its primary reference laboratory, giving the health system access to Mayo Clinic’s extensive menu of laboratory tests and clinical expertise.
sphingotec GmbH, a biotechnology company that develops biomarkers for the detection and management of diseases, has recently signed an agreement with Mayo Clinic to collaborate on the evaluation and use of several biomarkers that may...
Mayo Laboratory Inquiry Receives Top Honors - Insights
Mayo Laboratory Inquiry (MLI) has been named a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal for the seventh year in a row. MLI was also named a Top Contact Center and took home the top honors in the "Lowest Average Speed of Answer" category.
Mayo Clinic's Frozen Section Breaks Ground at Simulation Center - Insights
Traditionally, Mayo Clinic's Simulation Center is used for surgical procedures and teaching students how to run a code. Mayo Clinic pathology consultant Karen Fritchie, M.D., recently developed a new and innovative way to use the center.
Testing algorithm streamlines assessment for COVID-19 - Insights
In a recent "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Aaron Tande, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and associate chair for outpatient practice in Mayo Clinic's Division of Infectious Diseases, explains the algorithm Mayo has developed to make...
COVID-19: At-home sample collection vs. at-home testing - Insights
The concept of at-home testing for COVID-19 sounds straightforward. But there's nuance to it that's important to understand. Right now, an at-home test for COVID-19 is not available, although there may be one coming soon. But in some areas,...
Week in Review: June 3 - Insights
Today's highlights include: Spread of monkeypox underscores need for physicians to be ready to understand, Pfizer completes application to FDA for vaccine for children under 5, and connect is key to supporting multiple sclerosis patients.
Week in Review: April 29 - Insights
Today's highlights include: CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections, virtual in-person cardiac rehabilitation provide similar benefits, and Mayo Clinic partners with AI startup to co-develop precision medicine.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: December 21 - Insights
This week’s research roundup features: Learning through a Pandemic: The current state of knowledge on COVID-19 and cancer.
Mayo Clinic's Accurate Amyloidosis Typing Test Leads to Effective Treatment - Insights
When the type of amyloidosis is appropriately determined by accurate and effective laboratory testing, it can be treated properly.
Breath Diagnostics, Inc. and Mayo Clinic Laboratories have announced a collaboration to develop clinical diagnostic tests that use patient breath samples to identify individual biomarkers that can predict a spectrum of diseases. The two...
Connect with us at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition to learn how our evaluations can inform your clinical practice. Schedule a one-on-one session with our representatives.
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Insights
Stool testing is a critical component of diagnosing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), and Mayo Clinic Laboratories offers several tests to help clinicians evaluate these patients. A 48- or 72-hour stool fecal fat test is useful for...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ fungal diagnostics test menu includes molecular and serological assays to aid in diagnosing a wide variety of fungal diseases, including those caused by Coccidioides possadasi/immitis, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, and...
Autoimmune neurology evolution - Insights
Patients with autoimmune neurologic conditions deserve the best chance at an accurate diagnosis. These answers can make a real difference in a patient’s treatment and quality of life.