Leah Sherwood2022AACR 2022: What's the microbiome's role in cancer risk?Tossas, an assistant professor in the department of health behavior and policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, was acknowledged by the AACR as a Next-Gen Star, the organization's program that supports early-career scientists.April 9, 2022COVID-19Seegene Novaplex PCR assays speed up SARS-CoV-2 detectionThe Novaplex variant I, II, and IV PCR assays are designed to detect genetic mutations associated with the alpha, beta, delta, and epsilon variants of SARS-CoV-2 (at the time of the study, the omicron variant had not yet emerged).April 4, 2022PlagueScientists sequence complete human genome for the 1st timeThe paper presents a complete 3.055 billion-base pair sequence of a specific human genome, T2T-CHM13, adding 400 million letters to the previously sequenced DNA and correcting several errors in it.April 4, 2022Pathology, histology3D microscope may replace biopsies with real-time imagingThe system, called MediSCAPE (Swept Confocally Aligned Planar Excitation microscopy), is capable of capturing images of tissue structures that can guide surgeons to navigate tumors and their boundaries without needing to remove tissues and wait for pathology results. If proven in the field, the technology could eventually replace conventional biopsies and histology with real-time imaging within the living body.March 28, 2022DiabetesLevels launches on-demand blood testing serviceThe Metabolic Health Panel is currently available to all Levels members. Other lab tests include hemoglobin A1C, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and high-sensitivity c-reactive protein.March 28, 2022InfectiousUSCAP 2022: 4 tips for a more sustainable labIn her talk at the USCAP Timely Topics session, Rachel Relph, PhD, of nonprofit organization My Green Lab, gave four tips to help scientists move toward a more environmentally friendly laboratory, including the following:March 23, 2022Pathology, histologyPandemic silver lining: COVID drives digital pathology adoptionDuring the presentation, Dr. Liron Pantanowitz, a professor of pathology and the director of anatomic pathology at the University of Michigan, offered a glimpse into the future of pathology -- both at work and in teaching -- once the pandemic has passed.March 21, 2022Pathology, histologyUSCAP: Diversity is key to revitalizing pathology's workforcePathologists at the session discussed where pathology is headed and strategies to ensure a more representative and diverse profession.March 20, 2022Business InsightsCOVID data repository helps track pandemic in SF hospitalsCHDR is a database that joins patient level data across multiple health systems and electronic health records in the jurisdiction that SFDPH serves, which includes the Mission district, Chinatown, and the Tenderloin area. It was developed by Raffin and his colleagues as a replacement for the "fancy spreadsheet" that was being used at the start of the pandemic to track COVID patient hospitalizations.March 15, 2022MicrobiologyLabPulse.com Microbiology InsiderDear Microbiology Insider,March 1, 2022Page 1 of 8Next PageTop StoriesFinancial ResultsCue Health Q4 revenues decline 24% as firm expands, diversifies POC test menuThe company’s revenues have come predominantly from its COVID-19 testing product, but it is "executing well" on its strategy of expanding the test menu, CEO Ayub Khattak said.Pancreatic CancerDuke University researchers discover biomarkers may identify early pancreatic cancer riskRare DiseaseGenetic causes identified for three rare diseasesTechnology DevelopmentAmplified Sciences developing dye-based tests for early detection of pancreatic cancerSequencingBionano Laboratories launches new optical genome mapping tests
