How familiar are you with partnerships and collaborations between the laboratory and the diagnostics industry? In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Dr. Kristen Smith to explore how partnerships between clinical labs, public health institutions, and the diagnostics industry drive innovation in in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs).  What is the IVD pipeline? From discovery to product launch and beyond, these collaborations improve patient care, accelerate access to new technologies, and enhance public health outcomes. Why breaking silos and fostering inclusive partnerships is essential for the future of diagnostics? Tune in to find out.  Link to article: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2025.04.001">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2025.04.001</a> Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: <a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro">https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro</a> Buy me a Ko-fi: <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro">https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;How familiar are you with partnerships and collaborations between the laboratory and the diagnostics industry? In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Dr. Kristen Smith to explore how partnerships between clinical labs, public health institutions, and the diagnostics industry drive innovation in in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs).  What is the IVD pipeline? From discovery to product launch and beyond, these collaborations improve patient care, accelerate access to new technologies, and enhance public health outcomes. Why breaking silos and fostering inclusive partnerships is essential for the future of diagnostics? Tune in to find out. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to article:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2025.04.001"&gt;https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2025.04.001&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the podcast? Here's how:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venmo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy me a Ko-fi:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

  How familiar are you with partnerships and collaborations between the laboratory and the diagnostics industry? In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Andrea Prinzi and Dr. Kristen Smith to explore how partnerships between clinical labs, public...

192: Stronger Together: Partnerships in Diagnostics

TBT- This week Let's Talk Micro is talking about virology, specifically about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This episode features an interview with Dr. Hsu, a stem cell specialist from the Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York. She discusses an article about a patient that has been possibly cured from HIV after a stem cell transplant with cord blood cells. What is the CCR5 gene? What is its relationship to HIV? Tune in to find out about this interesting article. This episode was originally published on April 14th , 2022. Link to article:  <a href= "https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant"> https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant</a> Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: <a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro">https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro</a> Buy me a Ko-fi: <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro">https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;TBT- This week Let's Talk Micro is talking about virology, specifically about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This episode features an interview with Dr. Hsu, a stem cell specialist from the Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York. She discusses an article about a patient that has been possibly cured from HIV after a stem cell transplant with cord blood cells. What is the CCR5 gene? What is its relationship to HIV? Tune in to find out about this interesting article.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This episode was originally published on April 14th , 2022.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to article: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant"&gt; https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2022/02/patient-possibly-cured-of-hiv-infection-by-special-stem-cell-transplant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the podcast? Here's how:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venmo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy me a Ko-fi:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

TBT- This week Let's Talk Micro is talking about virology, specifically about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This episode features an interview with Dr. Hsu, a stem cell specialist from the Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New...

191: TBT- Talking HIV with Dr. Hsu

This week Luis is joined by Dr. Callan Bleick and Dr. Mohammed Al Musawa to talk about an antibiotic that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): aztreonam-avibactam.  Our guests wrote a review about this drug and they joined the podcast to talk about it. What is aztreonam? What is avibactam? Why combine them? What type of activity has it demonstrated against beta-lactamase producing organisms? When will it be available? Tune in for more information.   Link to review:    <a href= "https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.4629"> https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.4629</a>   Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: <a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro">https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro</a> Buy me a Ko-fi: <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro">https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This week Luis is joined by Dr. Callan Bleick and Dr. Mohammed Al Musawa to talk about an antibiotic that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): aztreonam-avibactam.  Our guests wrote a review about this drug and they joined the podcast to talk about it. What is aztreonam? What is avibactam? Why combine them? What type of activity has it demonstrated against beta-lactamase producing organisms? When will it be available? Tune in for more information.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Link to review: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.4629"&gt; https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.4629&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the podcast? Here's how:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venmo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy me a Ko-fi:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week Luis is joined by Dr. Callan Bleick and Dr. Mohammed Al Musawa to talk about an antibiotic that was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): aztreonam-avibactam.  Our guests wrote a review about this drug and they...

190: Aztreonam-avibactam

There are many challenges when it comes to outbreak detection. It involves surveillance, time, and effort among other factors. Some of these challenges are linking multiple patients to an outbreak, or investigating a potential outbreak that turns out to be separate occurrences of an infection. In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Alex Sundermann to talk about an outbreak detection system developed by his team at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. What components did they use to develop this system? What were the major outcomes? Is there a potential for laboratories to develop a system like this one?   Link to article: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf216">https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf216</a> Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: <a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro">https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro</a> Buy me a Ko-fi: <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro">https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;There are many challenges when it comes to outbreak detection. It involves surveillance, time, and effort among other factors. Some of these challenges are linking multiple patients to an outbreak, or investigating a potential outbreak that turns out to be separate occurrences of an infection. In this episode Luis is joined by Dr. Alex Sundermann to talk about an outbreak detection system developed by his team at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. What components did they use to develop this system? What were the major outcomes? Is there a potential for laboratories to develop a system like this one?&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to article:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf216"&gt;https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf216&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the podcast? Here's how:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venmo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy me a Ko-fi:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

There are many challenges when it comes to outbreak detection. It involves surveillance, time, and effort among other factors. Some of these challenges are linking multiple patients to an outbreak, or investigating a potential outbreak that turns out...

189: Outbreak Detection System

This week Luis continues going over Haemophilus. This time he goes over biochemicals, testing systems, and susceptibility testing. What is the ALA test? What commercial systems are able to identify Haemophilus? What about for Haemophilus influenzae? What is HTM agar? Are there any vaccines for H. influenzae? Tune in to find out more. More information on  H. influenzae vaccines:  <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/vaccines/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/vaccines/index.html</a>   Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com Want to support the podcast? Here's how: Venmo: <a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro">https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro</a> Buy me a Ko-fi: <a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro">https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This week Luis continues going over &lt;em&gt;Haemophilus&lt;/em&gt;. This time he goes over biochemicals, testing systems, and susceptibility testing. What is the ALA test? What commercial systems are able to identify &lt;em&gt;Haemophilus&lt;/em&gt;? What about for &lt;em&gt;Haemophilus influenzae&lt;/em&gt;? What is HTM agar? Are there any vaccines for H. influenzae? Tune in to find out more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More information on  &lt;em&gt;H. influenzae&lt;/em&gt; vaccines: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/vaccines/index.html"&gt;https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/vaccines/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions? Feedback? Send those to letstalkmicro@outlook.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the podcast? Here's how:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venmo:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://venmo.com/u/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy me a Ko-fi:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/letstalkmicro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week Luis continues going over Haemophilus. This time he goes over biochemicals, testing systems, and susceptibility testing. What is the ALA test? What commercial systems are able to identify Haemophilus? What about for Haemophilus...

188: Haemophilus: ALA, susceptibilities, and more

Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical Laboratory Scientist and microbiologist,  who also shares his experiences in the field.

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