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.FSP NEWS
FSP Virtual Conference Starts This Week!
FSP
The FSP’s Annual Pathology Conference starts this week on Friday, Feb. 12! Attendees can expect educational sessions and video presentations totaling over 20 hours, microscopy sessions led by expert pathologists, interactive roundtable discussions and live Q&A with faculty, networking with over 20 of our industry partners, CME credit for up to 12 hours, and access to the Virtual Platform for 60 days! The virtual conference is being offered at an affordable rate! Medical students attend for free; residents and fellows attend for only $50; member registration is only $189 and non-member registration is $299. Don’t miss out on this exciting educational opportunity and make plans to join us this weekend on Feb. 12-14!
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FSP Nominating Committee Recommends Slate for 2021-2023
FSP
The FSP Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the recommendations for the new slate of officers for the FSP Board of Directors for the 2021-2023 term. The FSP membership will vote on the slate during the Annual Business Meeting to be held on Sunday, Feb. 14 in conjunction with the 47th Annual Pathology Conference taking place virtually. To read the full report by the Nominating Committee, visit the FSP website here.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
ASCP and CAP support new legislation that bars surprise medical billing
Dark Daily
The No Surprises Act, passed as part of the COVID-19 relief package, ensures patients do not receive surprise bills after out-of-network care, including hospital-based physicians such as pathologists
Consumer demand for price transparency in healthcare has been gaining support in Congress after several high-profile cases involving surprise medical billing received widespread reporting. Dark Daily covered many of these cases over the years.
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Research team studying aging and disease adapts during pandemic
Rutgers Today
After decades of investigating the molecular mysteries behind aging and disease, Monica Driscoll last spring faced a puzzling new problem.
How would her team of nearly two dozen researchers — comprising one of Rutgers University’s largest and most prominent science labs — continue its work during COIVD-19?
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Emory MVA COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in animal models
EurekAlert
Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have developed a COVID-19 vaccine that has proven safe and effective in mice and monkeys. Results from this National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-funded study are published online recently in Immunity.
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VA's Million Veterans Program research study receives its 100,000th human genome sequence
Dark Daily
As the COVID-19 pandemic grabbed headlines, the human genome database at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veterans Program quietly grew. Now, this wealth of genomic information — as well as data from other large-scale genomic and genetic collections — is expected to produce new biomarkers for clinical laboratory diagnostics and testing.
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New study discovers possible early detection method for elusive ovarian cancer
Regents of the University of Minnesota
A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School found a way to detect the presence of ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples, normally used to detect cervical cancer. Currently, no early warning system exists for ovarian cancer, which in 2021, is estimated to kill more than 13,700 women, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Halting cell recycling in cancer cells to treat the disease
Technology Networks
Recycling cans and bottles is a good practice. It helps keep the planet clean.
The same is true for recycling within cells in the body. Each cell has a way of cleaning out waste in order to regenerate newer, healthier cells. This "cell recycling" is called autophagy.
Targeting and changing this process has been linked to helping control or diminish certain cancers. Now, University of Cincinnati researchers have shown that completely halting this process in a very aggressive form of breast cancer may improve outcomes for patients one day.
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Health and safety compliance for the research laboratory
Lab Manager
Managing a research lab presents many challenges. Modern research laboratories contain many types of complex equipment such as autosamplers, autoclaves, mass spectrometers, chromatographs, sonicators, etc. During the busy workday, worker health and safety can get overlooked, sometimes with dire consequences. This article aims to provide understanding of the basic Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and programs addressing recognized hazards in the lab. It will help lab managers to identify and minimize many of the common safety and health hazards associated with running a research laboratory.
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