ADVANCE Outlook: Lab Professionals : microbiology

Lab-on-a-Chip, Round 2

Michael Jones — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:13:00 GMT

Imagine a healthcare facility where a small sample of blood is taken as you walk in the door, just .25 attomoles -- you’d barely notice. They drop your sample into a small, handheld device and, by the time your physician has come to see you, they are...(read more)

Univercell Builder

Michael Jones — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:46:00 GMT

The introduction of new drugs that combat disease and infection at the genetic level has been a landmark breakthrough, both for laboratory science as well as for patient treatment plans. Cell-based therapeutics, on the other hand, stand to become influential...(read more)

T-cells, Bee Cells

Michael Jones — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:17:00 GMT

It seems like bees have been all over the news lately. Even if a story isn’t directly about them, it somehow seems to find a way to relate. A recent story from Newswise cited the similarities between honey bees and human T-cells, which have apparently...(read more)

Information Overload

Michael Jones — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:42:00 GMT

As medical technology becomes more precise and continues to deliver growing quantities of data, the process of analyzing such large figures can be overwhelming. A recent news briefing from DarkDaily reported unstructured medical laboratory data as “one...(read more)

Suitcase School

Michael Jones — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:06:00 GMT

Every day, laboratory technology is getting faster and more precise, but what about smaller? According to a recent Dark Daily news briefing , Australian pathologist, Dr. Tim Inglis, researched mosquito-borne illnesses on the move with a molecular pathology...(read more)

Preventing HAIs

Kerri Penno — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:39:00 GMT

According to a survey released by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), greater collaboration between lab professionals and infection preventionists may hold the...(read more)

State Slogans, State Flowers, State... Microbes?

Kelly Bocich — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:33:00 GMT

I got a kick out of this from the Dark Daily this morning. Hawaii's House of Representatives passed a bill that would recognize the bacterium Nesiotobacter exalbescens as the state's official microbe. We've seen how clever our readers are, so when I saw...(read more)

Fungal Infections On the Rise?

Kelly Bocich — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:09:00 GMT

I was catching up on recent coverage from some of our sister publications today, when this article from ADVANCE for Nurses caught my attention. Advances in medicine have, undoubtedly, extended our longevity. In ICUs, this means fungal infections may have...(read more)

Explore Our Specialty Spotlights

Kerri Penno — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:28:00 GMT

Do you specialize in a particular area of laboratory medicine? Perhaps you’re training a staff member or colleague in a new discipline. Maybe you’re considering cross training, or even a career move, and want to learn more about a different laboratory...(read more)

LIVE COVERAGE: You Might Be a Med Tech

Kerri Penno — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:13:00 GMT

In a special session today at ASCP, Barbara M. Castleberry, PhD, MT(ASCP), took an introspective look at her 40-year career in medical technology in a lecture in her name. Describing her personal and professional evolution from bench technologist, to...(read more)

Facebook Feedback: Courses and Issues

Kelly Wolfgang — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:46:00 GMT

If you're not following us on Facebook , you're missing a lot of fun feedback. If you are, keep following and spread the word! The conversations are far from over. We asked Facebook fans: What would you say are the MOST PRESSING issues facing laboratory...(read more)

Bacteria Possible Cause of Preterm Births

Matthew T. Patton — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:27:00 GMT

The type of bacteria that colonize the placenta during pregnancy could be associated with preterm birth and other developmental problems in newborns according to research published in the current issue of the online journal mBio . “The fetal inflammatory...(read more)

Live Coverage: Relationship to Reality

Kerri Penno — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:31:00 GMT

This morning, Robert A. Bender, PhD, from the University of Michigan, presented the ASM Division K Lecture 2010, "A Contrarian View of Metabolism." In a lively presentation, Dr. Bender had the audience engaged and chuckling as he challenged what he called,...(read more)

Live Coverage: Building Bridges

Kerri Penno — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:32:00 GMT

This morning, discussion about different career paths for microbiologists continued, with presentations on non-academic career paths in microbiology, while in another part of the expansive San Diego Convention Center, Darcy Kimball and Heather Peterson...(read more)

Live Coverage: To the Helipad!

Kerri Penno — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:55:00 GMT

Imagine you're sitting at your desk, perusing reports, when your phone rings with a directive to grab your ever-ready packed bag out of the back of your car and make time to the roof-top helicopter pad, where you will be leaving immediately for New York...(read more)