Research and Development
The ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology was created in 1996 as part of ARUP's mission to improve the health-care profession and advance the science of laboratory medicine through the development of new laboratory-medicine testing and technology, as well as through contributions to peer-reviewed medical literature. The ARUP Institute’s research projects seek to expand the quantity, quality, efficiency, and sophistication of laboratory tests. Additionally, ARUP scientific groups partner with academic centers and investigators to develop translational medicine projects, using ARUP’s resources to facilitate the development of basic research discoveries into applicable clinical medicine.
In 2003, ARUP partnered with the Utah Department of Health to create a pilot program for expanding newborn screening in Utah to include an additional 30 metabolic markers. A year later, this successful program became the standard for the mandatory screening of all newborns in the state of Utah.
Children’s Health Improvement through Laboratory Diagnostics (CHILDx), an ARUP initiative, has partnered with multiple pediatric centers throughout the United States to establish the pediatric reference range interval project, an on-going research project that strives to improve pediatric-patient care.
Dr. Carl Wittwer, one of ARUP’s medical directors, invented the LightCycler and real-time PCR techniques, used broadly in clinical diagnostics worldwide. He is also the Scientific Co-Founder of Idaho Technology, Inc. a Salt Lake City-based small biotech company specializing in real-time PCR instrumentation, advanced Hi-Res Melting instruments for mutation detection, and other related technologies.
Other University of Utah faculty, together with research scientists within the ARUP Institute, have also introduced significant new intellectual property discoveries to widespread practice.
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