Podcasts Answers from the Lab

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., and William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., discuss how to prevent, diagnose, and treat vector-borne diseases — illness you get from blood-feeding anthropods like ticks and mosquitos — that are more common during the summertime.

By Suzanne Ferguson • July 1, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D. discuss a recent report to Congress that outlined potential laboratory fee reimbursement changes, and what that could mean for labs going forward.

By Samantha Rossi • June 24, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update.

By Suzanne Ferguson • June 17, 2021

In this episode, William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., explains his dual leadership role at Mayo Clinic and discusses how engaging in the business of a reference laboratory informs his work within academic medicine.

By Suzanne Ferguson • June 10, 2021

Kevin Halling, M.D., Ph.D., explains how the MayoComplete Solid Tumor panel uses next-generation sequencing to assess 514 clinically significant, cancer-related genes for genetic alterations that offer insight on treatment effectivity.

By Samantha Rossi • June 1, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, hosts this episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast. He’s joined by Gianluca Pettiti, senior vice president and president of specialty diagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific to discuss their organizations’ collaboration and its value for patients.

By Suzanne Ferguson • May 27, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the future of laboratory medicine in a post-pandemic world.

By Samantha Rossi • May 20, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., explain Mayo Clinic Laboratories, review its history, and describe how its work furthers Mayo Clinic’s mission.

By Samantha Rossi • May 6, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., reflect on the dramatic advances that have taken place in laboratory medicine during the pandemic and what those changes might mean for the future.

By Samantha Rossi • April 29, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in light of the recent pause in distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

By Samantha Rossi • April 22, 2021

Joseph Yao, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Microbiology, joins this episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast. Dr. Yao and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the current status of COVID-19 testing, including tests that can be used to detect variants of the virus.

By Samantha Rossi • April 20, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss vaccine passports. They review how proof of vaccination could be used along with other tools, like testing, to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

By Samantha Rossi • April 15, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the current rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. and address common questions about the vaccines.

By Samantha Rossi • April 1, 2021