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Halteres Presents is an award-winning, brand-agnostic interview podcast designed to unbiasedly highlight the happenings within the diagnostics industry. In each episode, founding partner Mickey Urdea and managing partner Rich Thayer interview an expert who brings their own unique perspective to an industry topic. https://youtu.be/OmbeM2uGkHo Halteres Associates is a leading bioscience consultancy with extensive, long-term, direct operating experience in a broad spectrum of areas of expertise, including diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, research reagents, and bioscience tools. Language: en-us Genres: Life Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Ep. 405: "Think Of The Laboratory As Your End User" with Dr. Beth Marlowe
Episode 5
Tuesday, 16 December, 2025
On this episode of "Halteres Presents", hosts Mickey Urdea and Rich Thayer are sitting down with Dr. Beth Marlowe, Executive Scientific Director and Head of R&D for Quest Diagnostics Infectious Diseases, for an in-depth discussion on how “Home to Lab” remote specimen collection and other at-home testing options have shifted the patient journey, what is needed to support the changing paradigm, and how to reduce barriers for diagnostic testing. Please enjoy this episode of "Halteres Presents".Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Marlowe is the Executive Scientific Director and heads R&D for Quest Diagnostics Infectious Diseases and Immunology. Dr Marlowe joined Quest in June of 2019. Beginning January of 2020, her team played a key role in the COVID-19 response and in 2022 the Mpox response.Previously she worked as the global director of medical affairs for microbiology at Roche Molecular Systems, provided laboratory leadership for over a decade within the Kaiser Permanente Regional Laboratories and worked on assay development for Gen-Probe (now Hologic).She is a diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology, past-president for the So Cal branch of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), served as an editor for the Clinical Microbiology Newsletter as well as the Journal of Clinical Virology. She has served as an elected member to the Council on Microbial Sciences for ASM, an appointed member of CLIAC, the federal advisory committee for CLIA to the United Stated Health and Human Services Secretary and an elected member of the Board of Directors for ASM. Her research areas of interest are focused on the translation of new infectious disease diagnostics for use in evidence-based research for clinical and public health microbiology practice.This episode of "Halteres Presents" is brought to you by the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, where courses are designed for professionals looking to deepen their expertise in the biotech space. Their core course, In Vitro Diagnostics Product Development, offers a practical, end-to-end look at taking an IVD product from concept to regulatory approval. You’ll learn about product requirements, assay development, instrumentation, risk analysis, and key clinical and regulatory considerations. Learn more about the In Vitro Diagnostics Product Development course HERE.You can also broaden your skills with their Precision Medicine and Companion Diagnostics course, which covers biomarker-driven development, CDx/therapeutic co-development, and the expanding role of precision medicine. Learn more about the Precision Medicine and Companion Diagnostics course HERE.Use our exclusive discount code HALTERES10 at checkout for 10% off the price of your enrollment.Advance your diagnostics career with UC San Diego Extended Studies - your next step in biotech starts here.Learn more about Halteres Associates HERE.










