Answers from the Lab

(00:32): Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background? What is the role of a genetic counselor in the Genomics Laboratory? (01:59): The Genomics Laboratory performs a lot of different genetic tests. What is your area of focus? (03:00): Give a brief overview of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. (05:44): Which patients should have this testing, and when should it be performed? (06:35):...

This week on "Answers From the Lab," Shannon Bennett, director of Regulatory Affairs for Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, joins William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., to discuss tests that are developed by individual laboratories, rather than commercial manufacturers, and how upcoming regulation may affect those tests.

(00:32): But before we get started, Dr. Shen, could you provide us with a little bit about you and your background? (01:15): So why don't we start our discussion today with having you give us a brief overview of these new hereditary oncology panels. (03:56): Can you tell us which patients should have this type of testing and when it should be performed? (05:31): Do you want to talk about what othe...

This week on the podcast, Elitza Theel, Ph. D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, joins "Answers From the Lab" with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Pritt and Dr. Theel discuss antibody testing for COVID-19, including why this testing is done and when it’s most useful.

(00:32): Today, we will be discussing staphylococcal testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Before we start, Dr. Schuetz, could you please provide our listeners with a little bit about you and your background?  (01:02): As we get started on this initiative, can you provide a brief overview of this testing and its intended use?  (02:36): Could you describe for us which patients should have this testi...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Dr. Pritt discuss the state of COVID-19 now, along with factors that could influence how the pandemic plays out from he...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Morice talks about his participation in President Biden’s Global COVID-19 Summit and discusses the toll the pandemic has taken on...

(00:32): Before we get into the test itself, Dr. Mills, I'd love for you to tell our audience just a little bit about yourself, your background, your role here at Mayo clinic.   (01:41): Can you just give our audience a brief overview of the assay?   (05:20): I really appreciate how the lab has looked at other approaches and decided that this is the best one. Is that an accurate kind of summary.  ...

This week on "Answers From the Lab,” William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, is joined for his weekly leadership update by Jason Hipp, M.D., Ph. D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s new Division of Computational Pathology and AI, to discuss how artificial intelligence and other forms of clinical i...

(00:32): Before we get started, Dr. Hasadsri, could you provide us with a little bit about you and your background? (02:43): Can you differentiate a little bit between what we offer from a molecular standpoint, but what we offer from a biochemical genetic standpoint in terms of mitochondrial testing? (06:25): When you would utilize this mitochondrial testing and what kind of patient treatment is t...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., talk about the potential for a fall uptick in respiratory viruses, such as the flu and RSV, and explain the protection tha...

(00:32)  Thanks for that introduction, Dr. Pritt. Today, we're actually going to be discussing T-cell lymphomas with Dr. Andrew Feldman. But before we really get started talking about this disease state, Dr. Feldman, could you provide us with a little bit of background about you and your role here at Mayo Clinic? (01:10)  So at your work at Mayo clinic, you’re involved in the clinical side and tha...

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(00:31) Dr. Moyer, could you provide us a little bit about you and your background? (01:18)  Would you mind sharing just a brief overview of the focus pharmacogenomics panel?   (03:32)  So coming back to that patient focus, which patients should have this testing? And when do you recommend to be performed?   (05:17)  Can you talk a little bit about what alternative test options are available and h...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, is on the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., are joined by Matthew Binnicker, Ph. D. The three delve into common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines, and emphasize that...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., explain COVID-19 vaccine boosters: what they are, how they work, and why they may be helpful in fighting the global pandem...

Nancy Wengenack, Ph. D., director of the Mycology and Microbacteriology Laboratories in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast this week. In this episode, Dr. Wengenack and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the fungal infection Candida auris.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., talk about cases of COVID-19 being seen in people who are fully vaccinated and explain why that doesn’t mean the vaccines...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., review where the COVID-19 pandemic stands today and how it may change as we head into the fall.

(00:33)  Could you please tell the audience a little bit about yourself and your background before we get to?   (01:07)  So just as an overview, this new MAG test, can you kind of give us a general idea of the assay, the methodology, and how this could be used clinically?   (01:59)  Can you maybe expound upon the role of the M protein, how it relates to the MAG antibody and also that unique testin...

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., talk about what the recent surge in COVID-19 cases means and how we can all do our part to help prevent further spread.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the rise in cases of COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus delta variant in the U.S., especially in areas with low va...

This episode of “Answers from the Lab” features Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Microbiology, and William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., chair of Mayo’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discussing how to prevent, diagnose, and treat vector-borne diseases — illness you get from blood-feeding anthropods like ticks and...

(00:32): Before we get started, Dr. Hopson, could you please share a little about you and your background with our listeners?   (01:16): Thanks again, Dr. Hopson for joining us today. Could you describe for us what the disaccharidase test is?   (02:32): Thank you for that great description. For this testing. What specimen is required?   (02:58): Can You provide a brief overview and intended use of...