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Come to booth #1038 to see ARUP’s showcase of various suites of neurology laboratory testing and meet ARUP medical directors and experts ready to answer questions.

Michael Pyne, MS, a scientist in ARUP’s R&D Infectious Disease group, performs next generation sequencing (NGS) testing for HIV drug resistance, which is a lab-developed test. 

An expert in TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43), neuropathologist Qinwen Mao, MD, PhD, subspecialty director of Neuropathology at ARUP, is working to identify biomarkers that predict the presence of TDP-43 pathology to contribute to the diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and Alzheimer’s disease.

The results of the annual client satisfaction survey show clients’ impressions improved in 2023, building on already positive 2022 results.

ARUP offers returnships for people from a variety of professional backgrounds who have taken a break from their careers for at least one year. Dipanwita Banerjee, MS, associate scientist, benefited from one such program before joining ARUP.

Tracy George, MD (third from right), ARUP’s chief scientific officer and president of the Innovation Business Unit, holds a zebra, the mascot for patients with rare diseases, and poses for a photo with participants in Salt Lake City’s Rare Disease Day event. Pictured, from left to right, are Tanner Withers, parent of a child with a rare disease, Troy Evans, undiagnosed patient with a rare disease, Rebecca Yates, parent of a child with a rare disease, Matt Pearl, patient with a rare disease, Ava and Lucy Szajunk, undiagnosed patients with rare diseases, George, Chris Gibson, PhD, CEO of Recursion, and Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah.

Accurate diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions are key to patient health. ARUP Consult^® offers current resources for testing to aid clinicians.

MetaCensus is built to support the exchange and review of data by various stakeholders and performs multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to assess and account for varying perspectives, counterpoints, and biases.

A better estimate of menopausal status will help providers and patients address both the symptoms of menopause and the associated risks, such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

Lupus anticoagulant testing aids in the diagnosis of autoimmune blood clotting disorders.

ARUP medical directors and scientists, including (from left to right) Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, FACMG; Yuan Ji, PhD, MBA, DABCP, FACMG; and Hunter Best, PhD, FACMG, along with others, will present their latest research and share insights for current and future geneticists at the Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in March.

ARUP medical directors and scientists advanced laboratory medicine and improved patient care with publication of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles in fiscal year 2023.