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Lab Med Clinical Research Conference: Angelina Zimenko - Characterization of cytokine and chemokine expression during human herpes simplex virus infection

Laboratory Medicine Clinical Research Conference (LM510) is held most Wednesdays during term at 2:30 PM, and provides a forum for students, residents and fellows to present their ongoing research and development work. Topics can include method development and instrument evaluation, clinical research, or basic laboratory research.Meeting ID: 933 7306 7209 Passcode: 510, Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Education (CE) credit and for students registered in LabM 510. Sign-In Online: https://forms.office.com/r/sJ67uNEnBY. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center Rr (HSRR). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93373067209?pwd=NzUwR3oxUnJ5TU9LS3JWVVlSVmwyZz09. Campus room: RR-134. Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Sponsored by the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, MBA - Preventing Pre-Analytical Errors in Laboratory Testing: Technology, Automation, and Innovation

Jonathan Genzen, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, ARUP Laboratories, Professor, Pathology, University of Utah,   Objectives: Identify common causes of pre-analytic errors in clinical laboratory testing. , Appraise the laboratory’s role in optimizing clinical laboratory test menus. , Demonstrate how laboratory automation and process improvement can minimize the risk for pre-analytical testing errors. Speaker disclosures:  Jonathan R Genzen, MD, PhD (Nothing to disclose - 02/20/2025), Live streamed via Zoom*: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374   Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of Laboratory Medicine, and the Office of Continuing Medical Education. Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) or Continuing Education (CE) credit.   Attendance tracking instructions: , UW attendees track attendance by TEXT for CME & CE credit: , One-Time: Text your email address to 833-394-7078 for initial set-up. , Weekly: Text code 11251 to… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center D (HSD). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374. Campus room: HSB Room D-209 (Turner Auditorium). Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit dlmp.uw.edu.

Lab Med Clinical Research Conference: Emily Helm - Investigating Unexpected Results Upon Implementation of a Newer GP1bM Assay

Laboratory Medicine Clinical Research Conference (LM510) is held most Wednesdays during term at 2:30 PM, and provides a forum for students, residents and fellows to present their ongoing research and development work. Topics can include method development and instrument evaluation, clinical research, or basic laboratory research.Meeting ID: 933 7306 7209 Passcode: 510, Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Education (CE) credit and for students registered in LabM 510. Sign-In Online: https://forms.office.com/r/sJ67uNEnBY. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center Rr (HSRR). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93373067209?pwd=NzUwR3oxUnJ5TU9LS3JWVVlSVmwyZz09. Campus room: RR-134. Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Sponsored by the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Carol Rizkalla, MB. BCh. BAO - Endometrial Cancer: The Role of Molecular Profiling in Personalized Care

Carol Rizkalla, MB.BCh.BAO, Resident, PGY3, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington,   Objectives: Identify the historical staging criteria for endometrial cancers. , Classify endometrial cancers into one of the four The Cancer Genome Atlas Program (TCGA) molecular subtypes. , Recognize the staging implications and the prognostic significance based on TCGA molecular subtypes. Speaker disclosures:  Carol Rizkalla, MD (Nothing to disclose - 06/18/2024), Live streamed via Zoom*: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374   Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of Laboratory Medicine, and the Office of Continuing Medical Education. Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) or Continuing Education (CE) credit.   Attendance tracking instructions: , UW attendees track attendance by TEXT for CME & CE credit: , One-Time: Text your email address to 833-394-7078 for initial set-up. , Weekly: Text code 11251 to… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center D (HSD). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374. Campus room: HSB Room D-209 (Turner Auditorium). Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit dlmp.uw.edu.

Seminar in the Biology of Aging Series: Aimee Kao, PhD- Aging, Lysosomes and Neurodegenerative Disease

Registration prior to each talk is FREE, but required to obtain the link. Students are required to attend in-person, other guests may attend in-person or via Zoom. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Brotman Building (Slu Building D) (BFB). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4jhcYfxRf6Yho-zCRS9qg. Accessibility Contact: Rose Anderson <rosesa@uw.edu>. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: UW Nathan Shock Center Biological Mechanisms in Healthy Aging T32. Thursday, May 8, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Pathology Grand Rounds: Shreeram Akilesh, MD, PhD - Spatial Transcriptomics: From Discovery to Clinical Translation

Shreeram Akilesh, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology, Director, UW Spatial Biology Core Facility, Medical Director Immunofluorescence Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Washington,   Objectives: Define spatial transcriptomics and describe its technical underpinnings and limitations. , State an example how spatial transcriptomics is increasing our understanding of tissue heterogeneity. , Describe strategies for how insights from discovery studies using spatial transcriptomics can be deployed in clinical laboratories. Speaker disclosures: Shreeram Akilesh, MD, PhD - Nothing to disclose - 04/11/2025, Why Attend? Spatial transcriptomics is transforming biomedical research by enabling the spatial mapping of gene expression within tissues. It is already offering unprecedented insights into tissue organization and function in health and disease. In this seminar, Dr. Akilesh will provide a practical primer on this new technology, along with its capabilities and… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center K (HSK). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93690039503. Campus room: K-069. Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Monday, May 12, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. For more info visit dlmp.uw.edu.

Lab Med Clinical Research Conference: Greg Olson - Studying mycobacteria from cells to communities: c-Myc in macrophages to molecular epidemiology of Hansen's Disease

Laboratory Medicine Clinical Research Conference (LM510) is held most Wednesdays during term at 2:30 PM, and provides a forum for students, residents and fellows to present their ongoing research and development work. Topics can include method development and instrument evaluation, clinical research, or basic laboratory research.Meeting ID: 933 7306 7209 Passcode: 510, Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Education (CE) credit and for students registered in LabM 510. Sign-In Online: https://forms.office.com/r/sJ67uNEnBY. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center Rr (HSRR). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93373067209?pwd=NzUwR3oxUnJ5TU9LS3JWVVlSVmwyZz09. Campus room: RR-134. Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Sponsored by the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Maryam Asif, MD - Behind the Scenes: Laboratory Directorship at a Community Hospital Laboratory

Maryam Asif, MD, Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine, Hematology and Coagulation Laboratories, Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington,   Objectives: Describe a laboratory director's regulatory, operational, and leadership responsibilities, and reflect on some of the challenges faced in early-career lab leadership, including compliance, operations, and team dynamics. , Identify essential leadership competencies—such as emotional intelligence, communication, and strategic decision-making—needed to lead laboratory teams effectively. , Recognize the complexity of lab directorship and evaluate how transparency, humility, and structured tools (e.g. SBAR, SWOT) support decision-making, team trust, and operational success. Speaker disclosures:  Maryam Asif, MBBS (Nothing to disclose - 03/06/2025), Live streamed via Zoom*: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374   Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of… Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center D (HSD). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374. Campus room: HSB Room D-209 (Turner Auditorium). Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit dlmp.uw.edu.

Seminar in the Biology of Aging Series: Matthew Yousefzadeh, PhD- Investigating the intersection of immunity and aging through cellular senescence

Registration prior to each talk is FREE, but required to obtain the link. Students are required to attend in-person, other guests may attend in-person or via Zoom. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Brotman Building (Slu Building D) (BFB). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4jhcYfxRf6Yho-zCRS9qg. Accessibility Contact: Rose Anderson <rosesa@uw.edu>. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: UW Nathan Shock Center Biological Mechanisms in Healthy Aging T32. Thursday, May 22, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.

Lab Med Clinical Research Conference: Michael Keebaugh - Speed Demon: Advancing interpretation of drug monitoring panels

Laboratory Medicine Clinical Research Conference (LM510) is held most Wednesdays during term at 2:30 PM, and provides a forum for students, residents and fellows to present their ongoing research and development work. Topics can include method development and instrument evaluation, clinical research, or basic laboratory research.Meeting ID: 933 7306 7209 Passcode: 510, Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Education (CE) credit and for students registered in LabM 510. Sign-In Online: https://forms.office.com/r/sJ67uNEnBY. Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center Rr (HSRR). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93373067209?pwd=NzUwR3oxUnJ5TU9LS3JWVVlSVmwyZz09. Campus room: RR-134. Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: Sponsored by the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.

Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds: Audrey John, MD, PhD - Gottfried Schmer Memorial Lecture: A Breath of Fresh Air: Breathomics to Diagnose Malaria and Beyond

Audrey John, MD,. PhD, Stanley Plotkin Endowed Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Professor and Chief, Infectious Diseases, Co-Director, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,   Objectives: Describe the current epidemiology of malaria , Define the current state of malaria diagnostics , Review the methods and potential for breath-based diagnostic platforms, Speaker disclosures:  Live streamed via Zoom*: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374   Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Department of Laboratory Medicine, and the Office of Continuing Medical Education. Sign-in is required to receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) or Continuing Education (CE) credit.   Attendance tracking instructions: , UW attendees track attendance by TEXT for CME & CE credit: , One-Time: Text your email address to 833-394-7078 for initial set-up. , … Event interval: Ongoing event. Campus location: Magnuson Health Sciences Center D (HSD). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96677954374. Campus room: HSB Room D-209 (Turner Auditorium). Accessibility Contact: hsbuild@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. For more info visit dlmp.uw.edu.

Seminar in the Biology of Aging Series: Peter Sudmant, PhD- The evolution of aging across organismal, population, and cellular scales

Registration prior to each talk is FREE, but required to obtain the link. Students are required to attend in-person, other guests may attend in-person or via Zoom. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Brotman Building (Slu Building D) (BFB). Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M4jhcYfxRf6Yho-zCRS9qg. Accessibility Contact: Rose Anderson <rosesa@uw.edu>. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: UW Nathan Shock Center Biological Mechanisms in Healthy Aging T32. Thursday, June 5, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. For more info visit washington.zoom.us.