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Preparing for Respiratory Season

  • September 1

With respiratory illnesses on the rise and a recent surge in Covid-19 cases, it has become more important than ever to exercise care when dealing with exposure to potential respiratory pathogens. Especially with school back in session, it is easy to be vulnerable to what's going around.

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CDC Highlights Advanta Genetics Research

Congratulations to our Advanta Genetics scientists! Research recently published in the journal Practical Laboratory Medicine has been highlighted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Advanced Molecular Detection for optimizing next-generation sequencing techniques for genomic surveillance of COVID-19.

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Advanta Genetics and Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing

mNGS is capable of producting a multitude of possiblities, but most importantly, it can improve timely and accurate identification of the infecting pathogen(s), quickly target treatment and medication therapy, improve antibiotic stewardship, and has shown promise for reducing health care costs, days in the hospital, and in some cases saving lives.

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Precision Metagenomics in Respiratory Medicine

In recently published article by the journal Advances in Respiratory Medicine, Advanta scientists test samples from patients suspected of respiratory infection and demonstrate evidence that a hybridization-capture-based mNGS workflow allowed the detection of 29 additional respiratory microorganisms versus polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

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Advanta Scientists Invited to Present at the Association for Molecular Pathology 2022 Annual Meeting

Advanta Genetics is proud to announce that several of our scientists have been accepted to present their work on "Deciphering the Microbiology of Respiratory Infection Using Precision Metagenomics Analysis" at the 2022 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Annual Meeting & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona this November. Their work will also be published in the November 2022 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

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Covid Variants in East Texas

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Advanta Genetics has been on the front line of testing and tracking COVID-19 variants. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of PCR and blood antibody COVID-19 tests performed, Advanta was among the first laboratories in the region to perform COVID-19 genetic variant testing for epidemiological tracking.

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Advanta Scientists to Present at ISLH in Bologna, Italy

Advanta Genetics is pleased to announce that several of our scientists have been accepted to present their work on "Plasma Drug Testing for D&L Isomers of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine" at the International Symposium on Technical Innovations in Laboratory Hematology September in Bologna, Italy.

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Advanta Scientists Present at AAB Conference

Advanta Genetics is honored to be selected to present at the 2022 American Association of Bioanalysts and CRB Symposium in Austin, TX this week. #AABCRB22

Our team has worked hard to showcase the application of qPCR-based SARS-CoV-2 variant detection to complement Next Generation Sequencing with evidence-based data in East Texas. Good luck and congratulations to Dr. Carpenter, Dr. Sharma, and Tyler Vine.

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Advanta CDO Featured in Forbes Article

Fit to perform but unqualified to lead?

Advanta's Chief Development Officer and Forbes Council Member, Dave Silberman, Ph.D. shares insight to a common issue in today's organizational leadership. Find out how to make meaningful movement to benefit your organization.

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Organizational Group Learning

In published article "Learning as Cognition: A Developmental Process for Organizational Learning", CEO of Advanta Genetics, Rob Carpenter, MBA, Ph.D., discusses the advantage of joint focused group cognition, and how perspective can influence the development of organizational learning.

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