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Problem solvers. Teachers. Collaborators. Meet the laboratory researchers, technicians, and administrative staff who have gone above and beyond behind the scenes to meet patient need:</p> <h2></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/prioritizing-actionable-data-to-help-clinicians-care-for-patients-and-improve-their-outcomes/">Prioritizing Actionable Data to Help Clinicians Care for Patients and Improve their Outcomes</a></h2> <p>In the nine years since Josh Corbin joined <a href="https://www.precisiondxlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Precision Diagnostics (opens in a new window)">Precision Diagnostics</a> as a laboratory technician, he’s seen a variety of advancements in the technology laboratory professionals rely on daily. Today, as Precision Diagnostics’ Director of Clinical Operations, Josh cites robotic process improvement as the most impactful advancement he’s seen during those years.</p> <p><picture fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17299"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-346x230.jpg.webp 346w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-1024x681.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-768x511.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-1536x1022.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-2048x1363.jpg.webp 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-304x202.jpg.webp 304w" sizes="(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px"/> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-346x230.jpg" alt="" width="346" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-346x230.jpg 346w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Precision-Dx-Josh-Corbin-304x202.jpg 304w" sizes="(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/embracing-innovation-to-provide-complex-diagnoses-with-greater-ease/">Embracing Innovation to Provide Complex Diagnoses with Greater Ease</a></h2> <p>Vanessa Moelius has always had a passion for patient care. After graduating from Stockton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Vanessa first worked as a phlebotomist before joining the <a href="https://neogenomics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="NeoGenomics (opens in a new window)">NeoGenomics</a> team in 2009.</p> <p><picture decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17285"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-370x215.jpg.webp 370w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-1024x594.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-768x445.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-1536x891.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-304x176.jpg.webp 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2.jpg.webp 1952w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px"/> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-370x215.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="215" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-370x215.jpg 370w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-768x445.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-1536x891.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2-304x176.jpg 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vanessa-2.jpg 1952w" sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/operational-efficiency-is-essential-amid-growing-demand-for-routine-and-specialty-testing/">Operational Efficiency is Essential amid Growing Demand for Routine and Specialty Testing</a></h2> <p>Throughout the pandemic, laboratory leaders have had to adapt and take on new roles to maintain quality patient care. Brian Hatcher, Director of Laboratory Services at McLaren Health’s corporate laboratory in Michigan, is one such laboratory professional who moved outside of his comfort zone to take on new responsibilities. Pivoting from the management of McLaren’s microbiology lab to learning all facets of core lab operations, Brian quickly immersed himself in departments he hadn’t worked in since his clinical rotations.</p> <p><picture decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17267"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher-333x230.jpg.webp 333w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher-304x210.jpg.webp 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher.jpg.webp 468w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px"/> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher-333x230.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher-333x230.jpg 333w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher-304x210.jpg 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/JVHL_BrianHatcher.jpg 468w" sizes="(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/pure-science-how-basics-at-the-bench-drive-lab-results-and-innovation/">“Pure Science”: How the Basics at the Bench Drive Lab Results and Innovation</a></h2> <p>Like many young college students, ARUP Laboratories’ Noël Pusey wasn’t sure where he wanted to focus his career path. A lover of both art and science, Noël decided to study microbiology before switching his major to medical technology – and ultimately diving headfirst into a career in laboratory science.</p> <p><picture loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17260"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-345x230.jpg.webp 345w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-304x203.jpg.webp 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px"/> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-345x230.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-345x230.jpg 345w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ARUP_Noel_PuseyDSC02280-304x203.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/rising-ahead-of-the-sun-to-deliver-same-day-results-for-americas-seniors/">Rising ahead of the sun to deliver same-day results for America’s seniors</a></h2> <p>Routine lab services aren’t typically top of mind when thinking about nursing homes or the care they provide. Yet, hours before dawn, phlebotomists from American Health Associates (AHA) make the trip to nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country to collect specimens from patients who depend on routine diagnostic tests to monitor their health. When it comes to vulnerable populations like nursing or long-term care residents, every minute counts. That’s why AHA prides its phlebotomists and lab technicians as “minutemen.”</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/piecing-together-the-puzzle-lab-professionals-play-critical-role-in-delivering-patient-centered-care/">Piecing together the puzzle: Lab Professionals critical role in delivering patient-centered care</a></h2> <p>Caring for patients is the family business for Stephanie Peterson, an operational technical specialist for Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Hepatitis/HIV Molecular Lab. Stephanie’s father was a personal trainer and her mother served on the frontlines as a nurse. From an early age, Stephanie developed a passion for health that only grew when she joined her mother for Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day and saw patient care firsthand.</p> <h2></h2> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/every-sample-is-a-person-and-thats-what-keeps-us-going/">“Every sample is a person, and that’s what keeps us going”: Lab professionals at Biodesix draw upon their own experiences to help patients get the answers they need</a></h2> <p>Audrey Audetat and Amanda Weaver are two lab professionals leading diagnostic testing at Biodesix, a data-driven diagnostic solutions company that specializes in blood-based diagnostic tests for lung cancer.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/driving-better-outcomes-one-patient-at-a-time/">Driving better outcomes, one patient at a time</a></h2> <p>For Dr. Matthew Hardison, every day is an opportunity to leverage the power of science and technology to deliver results for patients. “People get into this kind of work because they know it is directly impactful to patient care,” he says.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/diseases-are-smart-so-labs-stay-smarter-chasing-evolving-diseases-in-the-lab/">Diseases are smart, so labs stay smarter: chasing evolving diseases in the lab</a></h2> <p>From a young age, Shrei Crenshaw was destined for a career in health care. She was passionate about helping others, but saw herself being more behind the scenes.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/striving-to-find-that-answer-at-bioreference-and-genedx-lab-professionals-put-their-hearts-into-all-that-they-do/">“Striving to find that answer”: At BioReference and GeneDx, lab professionals put their hearts into all that they do</a></h2> <p>Delivering answers for patients isn’t just a job, it’s a calling. For Katie Aoyama, the Assistant Director of the Technology, Transfer and Validation Department at GeneDx, a subsidiary of BioReference Laboratories, Inc. and OPKO Health Company, each day offers an opportunity to rethink what it means to put patients first and continuously innovate.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/in-this-fast-paced-lab-innovation-and-improvement-is-a-constant/">In this fast-paced lab, innovation and improvement is a constant</a></h2> <p>Across the country, laboratory professionals are constantly innovating to overcome new challenges and advance the industry’s commitment to patients. Kortney Martin, who serves as the Senior Analytical Chemist at Aegis Sciences Corporation, is one of the many lab professionals leading the way to streamline and implement new technologies designed to improve systems and processes in the laboratory setting.</p> <p><picture loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16573"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-365x230.jpg.webp 365w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-768x485.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-304x192.jpg.webp 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1.jpg.webp 1008w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px"/> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-365x230.jpg" alt="" width="365" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-365x230.jpg 365w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-768x485.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1-304x192.jpg 304w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Kortney-Martin-1.jpg 1008w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/ambry-genetics-lab-adapts-to-bring-covid19-tests-to-patients/">Ambry Genetics lab adapts to bring crucial COVID-19 tests to patients</a></h2> <p>Nancy Kramer, Nicholas Johnson and Richard Srey are just a few of the important lab professionals at Ambry Genetics who have dedicated themselves to serving a critical community need. To meet patient needs, the team frequently exceeded their typical 3,000 specimens per day threshold for both COVID-19 and their core genetic testing in Ambry’s state-of-the-art SuperLab, which enabled them to analyze and process samples more quickly and reduce turnaround times (TAT).</p> <p><picture loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-16557 size-medium aligncenter"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-173x230.jpg.webp 173w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-1152x1536.jpg.webp 1152w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-253x337.jpg.webp 253w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals.jpg.webp 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px"/> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-173x230.jpg" alt="" width="173" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-173x230.jpg 173w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals-253x337.jpg 253w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ambry-Lab-Professionals.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/rapid-change-is-the-name-of-the-game/">Rapid Change is the Name of the Game</a></h2> <p>In the early days of the pandemic, Dave Majewski faced the challenge of a lifetime: developing and validating a new COVID-19 PCR test in a matter of days.</p> <p>It began with a routine call with a vendor about a potential COVID-19 test they might have available. The next morning, Dave was tasked with bringing a COVID-19 test online within three to four weeks — a process that typically takes six to nine months. At the end of the day, that timeline shifted to two weeks and by the next morning, Dave and his colleagues were given only few days to develop <em>and</em> validate a COVID-19 test.</p> <p><picture loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-16530 size-medium"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-307x230.jpg.webp 307w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-304x228.jpg.webp 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px"/> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-307x230.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-307x230.jpg 307w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dave-12-15-2020-d-304x228.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px"/> </picture> </p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/connecting-patients-with-the-treatment-they-need/">Connecting Patients with the Treatment They Need</a></h2> <p>Kavita Bhat, PhD, is the Vice President of Lab Operations at Myriad Neuroscience, a subsidiary of Myriad Genetics. In her role, Dr. Bhat works closely with her colleagues to perform pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing – a type of genetic test that provides doctors and patients with vital clinical information to inform care.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/lab-professionals-change-lives-every-day-just-ask-rachael-malmberg/">Lab Professionals Change Lives Every Day – Just Ask Rachael Malmberg</a></h2> <p>Every day, laboratory professionals use their expertise to perform complex diagnostic testing to help doctors, patients and families piece together the full picture of health. As both a patient and a director of patient engagement, Rachael Malmberg has a one-of-a-kind perspective into the dedication and innovation driving the laboratory industry.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/collaboration-and-teamwork-key-components-of-nation-wide-covid-19-testing/">Collaboration and Teamwork – Key Components of Nation-wide COVID-19 Testing</a></h2> <p>Every day, clinical laboratory professionals use their depth of knowledge and expertise to perform complex diagnostic tests and empower clinicians, patients and families with the information they need to save lives build healthier communities. In the midst of this pandemic, lab professionals are more essential than ever. More than 47,000 Quest Diagnostics’ employees nationwide are hard at work developing accurate and reliable COVID-19 testing to help reach patients in all communities.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/a-lab-professionals-dedication-to-urgent-accurate-covid-19-testing/">A lab professional’s dedication to urgent, accurate COVID-19 testing</a></h2> <p>Suzanne Dale, who serves as the technical director of molecular biology at LabCorp, has been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic since the very start. In her role at LabCorp’s Center for Esoteric Testing in North Carolina, Suzanne has been an essential member of the COVID-19 response team – working to make sure that all COVID-19 diagnostic tests that run through her lab are performed accurately and efficiently, and then transitioning to help develop and process LabCorp’s at-home collection option for COVID-19 testing.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/15018-2/"><strong>Behind the Scenes Responding</strong> to COVID-19</a></h2> <p>Across the country, clinical laboratory professionals are hard at work developing innovative testing methods and performing complex diagnostic tests for COVID-19. Chris Burns, an instrument specialist at <a href="https://www.acla.com/the-laboratory-people-emliee-chris-arup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ARUP</a>, is one of the many lab professionals helping to process ARUP’s COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test for patients each day.</p> <p>In his role at ARUP’s lab in Utah, Chris has been a vital member of the team, first helping to get ARUP’s COVID-19 PCR test up and running and then continuing to monitor and adjust the lab’s high-complexity testing tools throughout the pandemic.Read more about Chris’ incredible work <a href="https://www.acla.com/15018-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/an-unwavering-commitment-to-serve-vulnerable-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>An unwavering commitment to serve vulnerable communities</strong></a></h2> <p>Over the past few weeks, Sonic Healthcare USA swiftly brought on additional testing platforms to meet the testing demands of vulnerable patient populations, like nursing home residents, the homeless and inmates. Medical and operational teams at WestPac Labs—a Sonic Healthcare USA clinical laboratory in Santa Fe Springs, CA—have been working tirelessly to support local governments, nursing homes, first responders and underserved populations by providing on-site resources and meeting logistical needs. Read more about Sonic Healthcare USA’s efforts <a href="https://www.acla.com/an-unwavering-commitment-to-serve-vulnerable-communities/">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-14443 alignnone" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-23-at-10.17.43-AM.png" alt="" width="428" height="229" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-23-at-10.17.43-AM.png 450w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-23-at-10.17.43-AM-370x198.png 370w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-23-at-10.17.43-AM-304x163.png 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-14456 alignnone" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MOT1.jpg" alt="" width="287" height="223" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MOT1.jpg 434w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MOT1-296x230.jpg 296w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MOT1-304x236.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px" /></p> <h2><strong><a href="https://www.acla.com/no-stranger-to-serving-communities-ravaged-by-an-epidemic-tennessee-based-lab-aegis-sciences-sets-its-sights-on-a-new-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">No stranger to serving communities ravaged by an epidemic, Tennessee-based lab, Aegis Sciences, sets its sights on a new challenge</a> </strong></h2> <p>Headquartered in Tennessee, Aegis Sciences Corporation, a leading health care company providing clinically innovative medication compliance testing and consulting services to providers, has joined the industry-wide effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Known for their leadership in the fight against the opioid epidemic, Aegis quickly expanded their nationwide testing efforts to include COVID-19 molecular testing at their biopharmaceutical labs. Read more about the work Aegis is doing in Tennessee and around the country <a href="https://www.acla.com/no-stranger-to-serving-communities-ravaged-by-an-epidemic-tennessee-based-lab-aegis-sciences-sets-its-sights-on-a-new-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-14552" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="206" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-325x230.jpg 325w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-2048x1449.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_2806-304x215.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px" /></p> <h2></h2> <h2><strong><a href="https://www.acla.com/the-laboratory-people-emliee-chris-arup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Meet Emliee & Chris, employees at ARUP’s Molecular Infectious Disease Lab</a> </strong></h2> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Chris worked around the clock to bring ARUP Laboratories’ </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">COVID-19 test online in just 5 days. Emilee spent weeks training volunteers when thousands of COVID-19 specimens started pouring into the MID lab in mid-March. Learn about their efforts to ramp up COVID-19 testing <a href="https://www.acla.com/the-laboratory-people-emliee-chris-arup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14323 alignleft" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" width="283" height="283" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-230x230.jpg 230w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-768x767.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-2048x2046.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Emilee-Hanney-304x304.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14324 alignleft" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" width="283" height="283" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-230x230.jpg 230w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARUP-Chris-Burns-304x304.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px" /></p> <h2></h2> <h2></h2> <h2></h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.acla.com/in-tennessee-and-across-the-country-a-calling-to-serve-patients-in-need/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>In Tennessee and across the country, a calling to serve patients in need</strong></a></h2> <p><span style="font-size: inherit;">Cyndi, a manager at Aegis Sciences, who helped bring up new tests to meet the needs of patients in Tennessee. Cyndi is part of a team of dedicated laboratory scientists working diligently to expand COVID-19 testing capacity in labs all across the country. Read more about Cyndi’s work </span><a style="font-size: inherit;" href="https://www.acla.com/in-tennessee-and-across-the-country-a-calling-to-serve-patients-in-need/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a><span style="font-size: inherit;">.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-14489" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CyndiClark.jpg" alt="" width="315" height="317" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CyndiClark.jpg 706w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CyndiClark-228x230.jpg 228w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CyndiClark-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CyndiClark-304x306.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px" /></p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/adapting-platforms-with-ingenuity-determination-and-hard-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Adapting platforms ingenuity, dedication and hard </strong><b>work</b></a></h2> <p>At Exact Sciences in Madison, Wisconsin, teams are working around the clock to support testing for COVID-19. Over the last several weeks, dedicated lab professionals have worked tirelessly to adapt the company’s flexible, automated lab platform, which normally looks for biomarkers associated with colorectal cancer, to now look for COVID-19. Read more about how Exact Sciences is doing their part to support testing nationwide <a href="https://www.acla.com/adapting-platforms-with-ingenuity-determination-and-hard-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-14474" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3.png" alt="" width="389" height="259" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3.png 2550w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-345x230.png 345w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-768x512.png 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-1536x1024.png 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-2048x1365.png 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lab-collage-Copy-3-304x203.png 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px" /></p> <h2><strong><a href="https://www.acla.com/on-a-mission-to-expand-access-to-accurate-reliable-covid-19-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">On a mission to expand access to accurate, reliable COVID-19 testing</a></strong></h2> <p>James Weisberger, M.D., chief medical officer and laboratory director for BioReference Laboratories, is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist and has proven to be a trailblazer during this pandemic. Through resourceful innovation and guidance, Dr. Weisberger has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to expand public access to laboratory testing of COVID-19, specifically to critical patients, by ensuring they receive results in 24 hours or less. Read more about Dr. Weisberger’s dedicated efforts to increase testing <a href="https://www.acla.com/on-a-mission-to-expand-access-to-accurate-reliable-covid-19-testing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-14465 alignnone" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JPEG.jpg" alt="" width="154" height="192" /></p> <h2><strong><a href="https://www.acla.com/working-non-stop-to-deliver-the-results-patients-need/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Working non-stop to deliver the results patients need </a></strong></h2> <p>ACLA is shining a light on Quest’s “COVID Standouts” at their Chantilly, VA Molecular Infectious Disease Lab and their Schaumburg, Illinois lab. These employees’ hard work behind the scenes validating tests, supporting clients and preparing incoming COVID-19 specimens has been essential to Quest’s testing efforts. Read more about Quest’s “COVID Standouts” <a href="https://www.acla.com/working-non-stop-to-deliver-the-results-patients-need/">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class=" wp-image-14382 alignleft" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture2.png" alt="" width="445" height="252" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture2.png 357w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Picture2-304x172.png 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" /></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14414 " src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IL.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="251" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IL.jpg 433w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IL-262x230.jpg 262w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IL-304x267.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px" /></p> <h2><strong><a href="https://www.acla.com/labcorp-employees-work-behind-the-scenes-to-develop-critical-covid-19-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LabCorp Employees Work Behind-the-Scenes to Develop Critical COVID-19 Tests</a></strong></h2> <p>Ayla, a Research Scientist, and Julia, a Lab Supervisor, are essential members of the LabCorp rapid response team working to develop and deploy COVID-19 tests. Read more about their dedicated efforts and expertise in making COVID-19 tests available <a href="https://www.acla.com/labcorp-employees-work-behind-the-scenes-to-develop-critical-covid-19-tests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-14334 size-medium alignnone" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ayla-Burns_3-158x230.jpg" alt="" width="158" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ayla-Burns_3-158x230.jpg 158w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ayla-Burns_3-232x337.jpg 232w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ayla-Burns_3.jpg 466w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-14333 alignnone" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-307x230.jpg" alt="" width="307" height="230" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-307x230.jpg 307w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Julia-Dondero-304x228.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px" /></p> <h2><a href="https://www.acla.com/mayo-clinic-virology-team-works-around-the-clock-to-develop-validate-covid-19-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Mayo Clinic Virology team works around the clock to develop, validate COVID-19 test</strong></a></h2> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">As the COVID-19</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> pandemic began to sweep across the United States, Mayo Clinic Laboratories</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">‘ rapid response team worked tirelessly behind the scenes to develop and validate their COVID-19 test. Read more in this Lab Week</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> <a href="https://www.acla.com/mayo-clinic-virology-team-works-around-the-clock-to-develop-validate-covid-19-test/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spotlight</a>.</span></p> <div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5"></div> <figure id="attachment_14286" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-14286" style="width: 604px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-large wp-image-14286" src="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-1024x598.jpg" alt="" width="604" height="353" srcset="https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-370x216.jpg 370w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-768x449.jpg 768w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-2048x1197.jpg 2048w, https://www.acla.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID-rapid-response-team-304x178.jpg 304w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-14286" class="wp-caption-text">The COVID-19 rapid response team that worked to develop and implement the laboratory-developed test. 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