Microbiology and Infectious Disease Archives - Insights

Registration now open for the Mayo Clinic Parasitology Workshop

MCL Education — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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.

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Advancing Precision Medicine Through Therapeutic Tests

Mayo Clinic Laboratories — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

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., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss recent news about drug-resistant infections. Later, Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., director of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Lab, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab, and Metals Lab, joins Dr. Pritt for the deep dive segment. Together, they explore how diagnostics are shaping the future of therapeutics.

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Infectious vectors: Conversations on tick and mosquito-borne diseases

MCL Education — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Ticks and mosquitoes are small but dangerous vectors that transmit a range of serious diseases, including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, West Nile virus, and dengue. The severity of tick and mosquito seasons is influenced by environmental factors like climate, habitat, and host availability, and experts warn that rising temperatures may increase both the spread and complexity of these infections.

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Neurosyphilis Antibody Index Assay

Robin Huiras-Carlson — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Breaking away from an 80-year-old testing approach used to identify neurosyphilis infections, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has introduced a new, highly sensitive and specific method to confirm disease presence. The innovative test – the only one of its kind available in the U.S. – is IgG antibody index that detects antibodies specific to the disease-causing agent Treponema pallidum.

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Dr. Morice discusses lab market trends with the Advisory Board

Luci Gens — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., recently joined the Advisory Board for a webinar discussion on 2024 lab market trends. Dr. Morice covered the current lab market outlook, the priority trends, and opportunities for future growth.

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Assay identifies rare tick-borne bacteria: Bobbi Pritt, M.D.

Barbara J. Toman — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay identifies less-common tick-borne bacteria in whole blood. The assay is recommended when tick-borne bacterial infection is suspected but standard testing is unrevealing.

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Why Measles Is on the Rise: Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D.

Luci Gens — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

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 Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and clinical virologist at Mayo Clinic, to discuss why measles is in the news again and how we can prevent measles outbreaks.

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Antimicrobial Crisis: A Silent Threat Claiming Lives – Insights from Dr. Robin Patel

Elizabeth Harty — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:36:48 +0000

Globally, five million deaths are associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance each year, but the complexity of the issue is there is no single solution because we need to use antibiotics. It’s about finding a different way to live with it.

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A New Year with Familiar Viruses: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D.

Luci Gens — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Test helps identify elusive central nervous system pathogens: Robin Patel, M.D.

Barbara J. Toman — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Robin Patel, M.D., explains how a new Mayo Clinic Laboratories' assay can identify central nervous system pathogens that standard tests fail to detect. Rapid, precise diagnosis is essential to preventing long-term effects from these infections.

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