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Bobbi Pritt, M.D., and Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., offered insight on testing accuracy, as well as circumstances that could affect a test's reliability.

Zacher now works to assist staff who have transitioned to working from home as they learn new technology.

As an anatomical and clinical pathology resident, Dr Boire was part of a team of Mayo pathologists who performed some of the early autopsies on COVID-19 patients.

When COVID-19 spread across the U.S. in early March, Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory urgently responded by transitioning lab spaces, reassigning staff, and fast-tracking funding approvals.

Dr. Theel, director, Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, was recently highlighted in the Star Tribune's special issue featuring heroes of the pandemic.

Dr. Morice was recently featured in The Athletic regarding sports teams and how to safely and efficiently bring them back.

Interested in understanding laboratory finance and how to make every dollar work for you? Jane Hermansen, Manager of Outreach and Network Development at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, provides insight on how to define revenue streams, clearly identify costs, demonstrate ROI, and expand laboratory value.

As we enter a second week of protest and unrest throughout the nation sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, we want to recognize the heartache and pain felt because of these events. Added to the uncertainty with navigating COVID-19, these troubling incidents have understandably invoked feelings of anger, frustration, sadness, and fear.

Mayo Clinic researchers are seeking a regenerative therapy for a vexing problem, particularly among cancer patients. How can medical providers treat a condition in which the mouth is so parched that it has an incessant feeling of a cotton lining?

As Amy Ennis put her daughter down for a nap on a Saturday afternoon, she received a call from work. More than 5,000 specimens would soon be arriving at Rochester International Airport (RST) for plasma testing. The logistics involved in the rapid acquisition and processing of a batch of specimens this large is staggering. As a Lab Tech Resource Coordinator for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Amy realized that this would not be an ordinary weekend.

Hearts and Hogs for Heroes worked with other businesses to donate over 400 meals to staff within the division of clinical microbiology at the Hilton Building and Superior Drive Support Center.

We want to express our gratitude for what laboratory professionals do each and every day. As we celebrate Lab Week this year, we recognize more than ever that the laboratory is the backbone of the hospital. Together we will continue to make meeting the needs of our patients the top priority.

Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic, was recently featured in an interview with Fox News on the COVID-19 infection.