Answers from the Lab

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss the one-year delay to clinical laboratory payment cuts recently passed by Congress and the importance of responding to the FDA’s proposed rule on labo...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss key takeaways from Dr. Morice’s recent visit in Washington, D.C.  Their discussion includes: How device manufacturers are evolving and collaborating w...

Lisa Rimsza, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique PM3CX test can accurately define subtypes of large B-cell lymphoma. Precise diagnosis is critical to choosing appropriate chemotherapy for these cancers. Speaker 2: (00:32)  Could you provide a brief background about yourself?   Speaker 2: (01:12)  Would you give us an overview of the PM3CX test?   Speaker 2: (03:02)  Which patients...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss strategies for responsible innovation and how new standards for artificial intelligence (AI) safety will impact laboratory medicine and diagnostics. T...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss the recent news of a possible cure for sickle cell disease, as well as gene editing therapies and their impact on the laboratory.  Their discussion in...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss the role and expansion of at-home testing.  Their discussion includes: How home test kits for COVID-19 led to the expansion of at-home tests and telehea...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) has become a disruptive technology in the field of laboratory medicine, and how it can add value to patient care. The...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss current focus areas found across the diagnostics industry and what transformative technologies are being explored around the world. Their discussion i...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recently proposed rule that if finalized, would phase out its current enforcement discretion used for la...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Matthew Binnicker, Ph. D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, to discuss the seasonal outlook of respiratory viruses, including influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Specific topics of discussion...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss the uptick of COVID-19 cases and the strains of the virus that are currently circulating. Their discussion includes: COVID-19 variants and how their m...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Nancy Wengenack, Ph. D., director of the Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories at Mayo Clinic, to talk about leprosy and why it’s been in the news recently. Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a rare infectious disease caused by t...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph. D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. They talk about murine typhus, also known as flea-borne typhus, and the recent increase in cases in Los Angeles County and Texas. Specific topics of...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Paul Jannetto, Ph. D., director of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Lab, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab, and Metals Lab at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Pritt and Dr. Jannetto discuss the current state of the opioid crisis in the United States, its imp...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss pathogens commonly found in the summertime that can cause disease and illness, and how to protect against them. Their discussion includes: Mosquito-bo...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss the role that a strong public health lab and diagnostic testing capabilities play in preventing widespread infectious disease outbreaks. Their discuss...

Patients with elevated LDL or "bad" cholesterol face even greater risk if their levels of small dense LDL cholesterol are also high. Vlad Vasile, M.D., Ph. D., and Leslie Donato, Ph. D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' sdLDL-c assay measures concentrations of the small dense LDL subtype, to better guide clinical care. (00:32)  Could you both tell us a little about yourselves and your backgro...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories. They discuss Dr. Pritt’s recent trip to Uganda where she taught a global health course as part of a Mayo Clinic-sponsored initiative to help expand knowledge aroun...

Identifying a precise genetic cause of hearing loss impacts clinical management. Nicole Boczek, Ph. D., and Melanie Meyer, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated panel yields comprehensive results for optimal patient care. (00:31)  Can you tell us a little about yourselves and your backgrounds?   (01:52)  Could you provide a brief overview of this assay?   (02:29)  Can the diagno...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Vanda Lennon, M.D., Ph. D. , founder of the Neuroimmunology Laboratory and now director of the Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Pritt and Dr. Lennon discuss the research and testing innovations that have led to critical...

Wei Shen, Ph. D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new breast cancer panel provides rapid results to guide critical treatment decisions. (00:32)  Could you provide our listeners with a little bit about yourself and your background?   (01:28)  Could you give us a brief overview of the new rapid hereditary breast cancer panel?   (03:42)  Can you describe a little bit of the rationale behind th...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Elitza Theel, Ph. D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, talk about dengue and chikungunya arboviral infections.  Specific topics of discussion include: Why cases of dengue and chikungunya viral infections have rapi...

Sounak Gupta, M.B.B.S., Ph. D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' gynecological NGS panels provide focused assessments of gynecological cancers. The cost-effective tests fill the gap between single gene assays and large cancer panels, to inform prognosis and treatment.   (00:32)  Could you provide our listeners with a little bit about yourself and your background, please?   (01:22)  Could you...

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph. D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss locally acquired cases of malaria that have recently occurred in Texas and Florida. Their discussion includes:  Why malaria may be reappearing after bei...

Sounak Gupta, M.B.B.S., Ph. D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' urologic panels efficiently inform prognosis and individualized cancer treatment. The carefully curated panels fill the void between single gene assays and large NGS panels. (00:32)  Could you provide our listeners with a little bit about yourself and your background, please?   (01:35)  Could you give us a brief overview of the...