Change is the new constant—especially in clinical laboratories and healthcare organizations. In this episode of LabMind, Danny Diaz, senior director of Clinical Application Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, shares why resilience is more than a buzzword—it’s an imperative. As he explores his own career journey, Diaz offers practical strategies for building networks, advancing ideas, advocating for yourself, and driving meaningful transformation.

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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a genetic condition that can lead to life-threatening hemolysis in both children and adults. Early and accurate diagnosis is critical, but identifying G6PD deficiency in newborns and young children isn’t always straightforward—most reference intervals are based on adult values, which don’t necessarily apply to pediatric patients. In this interview, Dr. Kelly Doyle, an ARUP medical director of Special Chemistry, Endocrinology, and Mass Spectrometry, shares insights from novel methods to establish pediatric-specific reference intervals. Using an innovative indirect approach and a large dataset of patient results, Dr. Doyle explains how these new standards can improve diagnosis and care for children worldwide.

Related Information: Webinar: Development of Pediatric G6PD Reference Intervals Through Integration of Indirect Methods and Molecular Data https://arup.utah.edu/education/doyle-g6pd-2025.php

After seven years and almost 100 episodes of LabMind recorded, Dr. Brian Jackson, former medical director at ARUP Laboratories and faculty with the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, has moved into a new clinical laboratory leadership position at the University of Maryland—leaving the podcast mic behind for a clinical challenge he always knew he wanted to take in his career. During Dr. Jackson’s final episode, he shares his thoughts on a variety of topics, including the state of U.S. healthcare and the contributions of pathology, while also reflecting on his time hosting this podcast.

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• LabMind - An Interview With Dr. Carl Kjeldsberg (Part I): Founding and the Early Shaping of ARUP https://arup.utah.edu/education/podcasts/labmindEp2.php

• LabMind - An Interview With Dr. Carl Kjeldsberg (Part II): Scaling ARUP into a Mature Company https://arup.utah.edu/education/podcasts/labmindEp3.php

• LabMind - An Interview With Lab Superheroes: Stories of Ingenuity, Creativity, and Grit (Part II) https://arup.utah.edu/education/podcasts/labmindEp50.php

• LabMind - An Interview With Rick Panning: How Laboratories Can Reduce the Total Cost of Care https://arup.utah.edu/education/podcasts/labmindEp36.php