MCL Featured Stories

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Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., shares strategies to speed diagnostic innovation while safeguarding quality and patient trust.

By Jack Gilligan • January 20, 2026

Discover the right planning and problem-solving tools to help reach your goals, enhance outreach, and improve workflows.

By Wendy Daigle • January 19, 2026

Dr. Morice highlights the role laboratorians play in ensuring new solutions support safe, effective patient care as platforms reshape healthcare.

By Jessie Fenske • January 16, 2026

Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. United Parcel Services (UPS) will be closed on this day, and Mayo Clinic Laboratories wants to ensure specimen viability and prevent turnaround time delays.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • January 15, 2026

Mayo Clinic Laboratories invites you to explore our latest microlearning on neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). In this concise educational module, Sean Pittock, M.D., explains the critical role of AQP4-IgG testing in the early diagnosis and treatment of NMOSD.

By MCL Education • January 13, 2026

Discuss tips for understanding different motivating factors, how to leverage those factors, and how to recognize employees' positive energy and engagement.

By MCL Education • January 12, 2026

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss direct-to-consumer testing. Then, Dr. Pritt welcomes Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., a microbiologist and virologist and chief scientific officer of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for a conversation about accelerating innovation without compromising quality or safety.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • January 8, 2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Mayo Clinic Parasitology Workshop. This interactive two-day program is designed to enhance your diagnostic skills through expert-led lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions.

By MCL Education • January 7, 2026

In this video, Dr. Vijay Ramanan shares perspectives on rational approaches to testing in the cognitive neurology, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia settings.

By MCL Education • December 31, 2025

In this episode of the “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, welcomes Chelsea Conn, Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ director of regulatory affairs. Together, they break down the latest regulatory changes and share actionable strategies to help outreach programs stay informed and prepared.

By Jessie Fenske • December 29, 2025

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is transforming diagnostics with innovations in 2025 that turned research into real-world solutions for better patient care.

By William Morice, II, M.D., Ph.D. • December 23, 2025

Discover an overview of common acronyms that laboratory outreach leaders may encounter in their daily work and links to help you learn more.

By Jane Hermansen • December 22, 2025

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, welcomes William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to explore recent news updates and key advancements shaping the industry in 2025.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • December 18, 2025