Launch Into Lab Week With Inspiring Laboratory Stories

Behind every diagnosis is a story unfolding in the lab. Medical laboratory professionals navigate complexity, uncover meaning in data, and bring clarity to moments that matter most. During Lab Week, we celebrate the science, skill, and heart their work brings to patient care.

Jump into these narratives for a deeper understanding of how laboratorians contribute to healthcare:

1. LabMind: A Podcast That Explores the Future of Laboratory Medicine

An Interview With Dr. Joe Wiencek: Reducing Waste in Clinical Laboratory Testing

Clinical laboratories play a critical role in patient care while also generating substantial waste, including single-use plastics, paper, and e-waste. Dr. Joseph Wiencek, associate professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, shares actionable strategies for improving sustainability through laboratory stewardship, recycling initiatives, and effective advocacy without compromising quality or safety.

2. Research and Innovation

ARUP Creates Innovation Central Laboratory To Accelerate Diagnostic Innovation for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Partners

"The Innovation Central Laboratory represents a bold step forward in diagnostic medicine," said Tracy George, MD, ARUP chief scientific officer and president of ARUP's Innovation Business Unit. "By building and validating tests that are truly commercial-ready, we're not just accelerating innovation, we're ensuring that groundbreaking diagnostics can be adopted in real-world laboratories to improve patient care globally."

3. Test Information

Dual-Target Molecular Measles Virus Assay Aids Response to Ongoing Outbreaks

The CDC reported 2,242 total confirmed measles virus cases for the year 2025. This represents the highest number of cases in a single year since 1992. ARUP Laboratories' dual-target molecular measles virus assay is the first commercially available reference test that both detects the measles virus and distinguishes between vaccine-related and wild-type strains of the virus. This differentiation helps providers quickly determine which cases are active infections so they can pursue the appropriate patient management strategies.

4. Magnify Magazine: The Art and Science of Diagnostic Medicine

ARUP Laboratories' Approach to Pediatric Testing

In this edition of Magnify, we highlight pediatric testing, with a special focus on rapid whole genome sequencing for critically ill newborns, genetic drivers in pediatric leukemia, and laboratory stewardship in children's hospitals.

5. Learn From the Experts: Continuing Education

ARUP's Institute for Learning offers a comprehensive catalog of more than 500 video lectures, spotlight videos, and podcasts and is a definitive resource for continuing education credit. Content is created by ARUP's medical directors, who are also faculty members at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, along with other experts in laboratory medicine. Our online courses offer insight, in-depth analysis, and practical knowledge on the most relevant and emerging topics in laboratory medicine.

Here are some of our recent and most popular video lectures:

CE Video Lecture Recommendations

• Emerging Viral Diseases: A 2025 Update for Laboratorians by Benjamin T. Bradley, MD, PhD
• Diabetes: Don't Sugarcoat It-UPDATED by Heather A. Nelson, PhD
• Applications for AI in the Clinical Parasitology Lab by Blaine A. Mathison, BS, M(ASCP)
• From Theory to Practice: Implementing Machine Learning Solutions Safely and Effectively in the Clinical Laboratory by Nicholas C. Spies, MD
• Platelet Transfusion: 2025 AABB and ICTMG International Clinical Practice Guidelines by Ryan A. Metcalf, MD, CQA(ASQ)
• Lead Exposure: An Ongoing Public Health Issue by Jessica Boyd, PhD, FCACB, DABCC (TC)
• Development of Pediatric G6PD Reference Intervals Through Integration of Indirect Methods and Molecular Data by Kelly Doyle, PhD, DABCC, FADLM