PASCV: Gone Viral

In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, we bring you an inspiring and heartfelt conversation with Kate Clemont and Dr. Lizmar Rivera Nuñez, hosted by Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez. They delve into the challenges and triumphs of recovering from necrotizing fasciitis, an episode illustrating resilience, recovery, and the human spirit's fight to overcome. Interested in becoming a member of PASCV? https://www....

Welcome back to Season 2 of PASCV: Gone Viral! In this first episode of season 2, we have a live panel discussion from our 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting with Drs. Samantha Giffen, Kara Levinson, and Susan Realegeno, to explore how laboratory networks can best prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Panelists will discuss the roles and responsibilities of each sector, strategies for lever...

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! PASCV officially wraps up it's first full season of the Gone Viral podcast. In this episode, Ken and Logan share highlights from the most recent 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting, memorable moments from season 1 of Gone Viral, and talk about what to expect in the 2nd season and what the future of PASCV: Gone Viral entails. I...

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! In this episode, we pilot a new feature format called, " That's a good test? " In these episodes, speakers will debate the pros and cons of various infectious disease-based tests used in the clinical laboratory and will try to convince you, the listener, whether or not that is a good test. In this episode, we will be debating and disucussing th...

Welcome back to part two of the PASCV: Gone Viral podcast series about pediatric validations! On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM and Dr. Logan Patterson, PhD, D(ABMM) return to talk with the ALL-STAR cast of four pediatric directors: Dr. Huanyu Wang, PhD, D(ABMM)special Dr. Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FAAM Dr. Laura Filkins, PhD, D(ABMM) Dr. Morgan Pence, P...

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! In this episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, hosts Dr. Ken Gavina and Dr. Logan Patterson are joined by experts Dr. Francesca Lee from UT Southwestern and Dr. David Gaston from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to discuss the hot topic of diagnostic stewardship. Listeners will learn about the intricacies of stewardship, including value-based testin...

The PASCV: Gone Viral podcast is back and ready to start 2026 in a BIG way! This episode kicks off a two-part series discussing validations for pediatric patients. On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM and Dr. Logan Patterson, PhD, D(ABMM) sit down to talk all things pediatrics with an ALL-STAR cast of four pediatric directors: Dr. Huanyu Wang, PhD, D(ABMM)special Dr. Jenn...

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! Ever wonder what a career in Industry entails? What is "Industry"? From engineering and clinical science to regulatory strategy, commercialization, and patient impact, this field sits at the intersection of innovation and healthcare. As we wrap up 2025, we have an amazing episode with an all-star cast featuring Drs. Ana Maria Cardenas, Kaisha G...

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! Today, we have Dr. Nina Gao, PhD, D(ABMM) interviewing the one and only Dr. Tony Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), MT(ASCP). Dr. Tran is the current Director of the State Public Health Laboratory and Deputy Director of the Center for Laboratory Sciences at the California Department of Public Health. In this episode, we discuss his personal journey into...

In honor of World Rabies Day (September 28, 2025), we are back with another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! In today's episode, we have Dr. Rodney Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP),SV,MB, FACSc, to discuss the often forgotten neglected tropical disease, Rabies. This was a really fun episode, where we delve into disease pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment and prophylaxis, as well as recognize all of the out...

We are back from our one-month hiatus! In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, Dr. Melissa Gitman, MD, MPH, sits down with three interviewees to discuss the career and life of a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Clinical Microbiology. Gain perspective from an early-career, mid-career, and late-career MLS as they discuss challenges of being an MLS in a ever-growing field of Clinical Microbiology, ho...

Special Announcement! Each quarter, PASCV: Gone Viral will release a special one-hour panel episode with multiple subject-matter experts to discuss cutting edge technologies and practical topics in the world of clinical virology and molecular microbiology. In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, Dr. Logan Patterson, PhD, D(ABMM), sits down with a panel of experts to talk about how flexible, custo...

... it takes two to make it outta' sight! In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, we feature Drs. Filipe Cerqueira, PhD, D(ABMM), and Andrea Prinzi, PhD, MPH, SM(ASCP), CPH, where we discuss the importance of industry collaboration with the clinical and public health laboratory, challenges and obstacles with developing a partnership, what an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) pipeline looks like, and how...

PASCV: Gone Viral LIVE FROM CLEARWATER BEACH! "I can actually see the beach from the podium..." - Dr. Matthew Binnicker, moments before the hotel staff proceeded to close the back doors, denying him said access to a view of the beach. It's 2025: why are we facing a measles outbreak? In this inaugural live episode recording of Gone Viral, we have Dr. Matt Binnicker speaking about the recent resurge...

Have you ever heard of congenital CMV? Probably not, but you should! Back with another episode, we dive into congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common congenital infection that nobody talks about. This episode is Part II of a two-part series. Your guest host, Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez, is joined by Dr. Megan Pesch, a clinician, researcher, advocate, and mom on a mission who’s here to break down...

Have you ever heard of congenital CMV? Probably not, but you should! In this episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, we dive into congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common congenital infection that nobody talks about. This episode will be Part I of a two-part series. Your guest host, Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez, is joined by Dr. Megan Pesch, a clinician, researcher, advocate, and mom on a mission who’s here...

"Patience you must have, my young padawan". In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, we feature Dr. Duane Newton, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA. Where we discuss mentorship, whether it be in the clinical laboratory, medical profession, academic promotion, industry, or even personally; what to look for in a mentor, advice on where to start, and how to have an authentic mentor-mentee relationship. Apologies f...

We are back with another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, featuring Dr. Mondraya Howard, talking all about human papillomavirus (HPV). We discuss the clinical significance of HPV, diagnostic landscape, guidelines for cervical cancer screening, and other shenanigans. PASCV 2025 Annual Meeting Registration: https://www.pascv.org/page/pascv ASCCP Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: https://journals.lw...

Happy New Year! We are back with another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, featuring Drs. Courtney Dial and Christopher Kendra, talking all about the CPEP Clinical Fellowship program through the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). We discuss what the fellowship is, challenges of fellowship, advice for applying into programs, and personal experiences. Apply for a CPEP Clinical Fellowship: https://...

Happy Holidays Everyone!!! December's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral features Dr. Diego Hijano, a pediatric infectious disease physician, where we discuss the Mature Minor Doctrine, the clarification act, and it's impacts on pediatric immunization and medical practice in minors. Check out the paper published by Dr. Hijano in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (Feb 2024): https:...

Birds & Cows & Pigs, oh my! Two hosts!? Two Bens!? In episode 3 of PASCV: Gone Viral, Dr. Erin Graf and Dr. Nina Gao speak with Drs. Benjamin Pinsky & Benjamin Bradley on the topic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1). Check out the paper published by Dr. Pinsky & Dr. Bradley in the Journal of Clinical Virology (Oct 2024): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1...

Another Podcast episode! Sorry. In episode 2, featuring Dr. Agatha Jassem, Head of Virology at the BCCDC Laboratory, and Clinical Associate Professor, UBC - two Canadians discuss Enterovirus D68. What is enterovirus D68? Who apologizes first? How do you pronounce "poutine"? Tune in and find out! Check out the paper by Dr. Jassem's group, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases earlier this...

Fox in socks. Talks of pox. Podcast talk of pox that rocks. In the inaugural episode 1, we feature Dr. Meghan Starolis, Senior Science Director of Infectious Disease, Quest Diagnostics, where we talk all things Mpox and poxviruses. Check out the review article by Dr. Hata et al., published in the Journal of Clinical Virology earlier this year: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138...

What is PASCV: Gone Viral? Is it only about viruses? Will it actually go viral? In this introductory episode "0", we'll introduce PASCV: Gone Viral, the official podcast for the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology, who your hosts are, and the type of content you can expect out of the rebooted (mutated? [viral joke]) podcast series. YvrzNMBpDQ5UT6yhAQti