Hematology

PACE - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” Mrinal Patnaik, M.B.B.S. will explore the translational value of epigenomics by defining epigenetics and chromatin biology, discussing techniques and measures to assess chromatic biology with a special focus on the epigenetics development laboratory, and give examples on how to bring epigenome from the bench to the bedside.

PACE - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture”, Lisa M. Rimsza, M.D. covers the history and spectrum of diseases known as “amyloidosis” presented in the context of a clinical case report published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The clinical presentation, detection methods, classification, prognosis, and non-amyloid immunoglobulin deposition diseases are described including recent comprehensive mass spectrometry data from Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

PACE/State of CA/State of FL - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., goes over the importance of maintaining a healthy blood donor community by talking about the effects of blood donation on stored iron and describing which individuals are at a higher risk for iron deficiency anemia.

PACE - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture” Anand Padmanabhan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., provides an overview of diagnostic testing of Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) with an emphasis on recent advances in functional HIT testing.

PACE - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture”, Rajiv Pruthi, M.B.B.S., will discuss the evolution of therapy options for bleeding disorders including hemophilia, current therapies for the management of hemophilia and the impact on hemophilia centers and coagulation laboratories.