In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Matt Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology and Vice Chair of Practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, provides an update on COVID-19 laboratory innovations including sequencing and diagnostics.
Show Notes
Timestamps:
00:44 With this latest outbreak of the Delta variant with COVID-19, are laboratorians still working on new innovations for COVID?
02:23 Could you go into more detail, elaborate for us about this COVID-19 innovation around sequencing?
04:25 Could you help us understand a little bit on what work is being done in those areas?
07:47 Could you help our audience understand what have these conversation been like now that we’re into this pandemic this far, and the way that laboratory medicine testing is moving? I imagine you’re having more conversations with some of your Infectious Disease colleagues and you’re having more conversations with public health these days?
09:35 How do you answer that question?
11:18 Are there one or two COVID-related challenges that have really been running around in your mind the past week?
13:25 How is the Delta variant impacting what we’re thinking about for starting school?
What is Lab Medicine Rounds?
A Mayo Clinic podcast for laboratory professionals, physicians, and students, hosted by Justin Kreuter, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, featuring educational topics and insightful takeaways to apply in your practice.