ARUP Seminars Presented by Academic Investigators
Academic investigators are welcome to visit ARUP and discuss their research related to human diagnostics or to processes that may be useful in diagnostic tests. Please contact Karen McRae for further information. ( karen.mcrae@aruplab.com; 801-583-2787 x3615)
To follow are examples of some of the topics presented at ARUP by University of Utah investigators.
| Faculty | Department | Topic | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Esplin MD | ObGyn | Serum markers for preterm birth and preeclampsia. | Collaborative project being developed. ARUP’s Translational Research Team will provide R&D resource to help project. |
| Bob Pendelton, PhD | General Internal Medicine, Thrombosis Clinic |
Genotype-guided warfarin management. | ARUP and Dr. Pendleton will work together on a prospective clinical study to assess impact of genotype information on patient outcome. ARUP may fund the study. |
| Mark Dodson MD, Pat Soisson MD, Joel Webb MD |
ObGyn | Multiple serum markers for differential diagnostics of ovarian cancer. | ARUP and ObGyn have started patient recruitment for a multi-center clinical study. ARUP has identified a corporate sponsor who is funding the study. |
| Art Brothman, PhD | Pediatrics Genetics | Cytogenetics CGH Research | Dr. Brothman has now joined ARUP as medical director of the cytogenetics section and continues his studies. |
| Jerry Spangrude, PhD | Hematology | Methods to diagnose hemoglobinopathies. | ARUP provided advice regarding the market feasibilty of this testing. |
| Mark Yandel, PhD | Human Genetics | Bioinformatics and image analysis. | Further discussion will follow pending implementation of automated FISH imaging equipment at ARUP. |
| Julio Delgado, MD | Pathology | Transplantation Immunology and characterization of HLA peptide motifs | ARUP’s Translational Research Team collaborated with Dr Delgado. The work is now published PubMed ID: 18802091 |
| Vicente Planelles, PhD | Pathology | Pathogenesis by the human immunodeficiency virus | ARUP’s Translational Research Team will collaborate to discover Vpr protein interactions. |
| Steve Lessnick, MD,PhD | Pediatric Hem/Onc | Ewings Sarcoma: Diagnostics and Treatment. | ARUP is working with Dr. Lessnick to develop better differential diagnosis for Ewings using IHC. Development of an RT-PCR test, also a possibility. |