LabMind

Author: ARUP Laboratories

Join Dr. Brian Jackson, adjunct professor of pathology at the University of Utah and a medical director at ARUP Laboratories, as he interviews some of the top minds in diagnostic laboratory medicine. Listeners are privy to personal anecdotes and creative insights into important challenges facing laboratories and clinicians.
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An Interview With Drs. Christine Cliatt Brown and Heather Nelson: Diagnostic Testing and Therapeutics Making a Difference for Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
Wednesday, 4 February, 2026

New blood-based tests for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are advancing and reshaping how this devastating disorder is detected and treated. In this episode, Dr. Christine Cliatt Brown, assistant professor in the division of Cognitive Neurology at the University of Utah, and Dr. Heather Nelson, assistant professor in the department of Pathology at the University of Utah and medical director of Clinical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry at ARUP Laboratories, discuss how emerging diagnostics are transforming the diagnosis and management of AD. Together, they explore how collaboration across clinical and laboratory disciplines can accelerate diagnostic innovation and support advances in patient care.Related Information: Plasma-Based Diagnostics for Alzheimer’s Disease: Current State and Clinical Relevance of pTau 217 [aruplab.com/pTau217-2026]