Molecular Infectious Disease Lab

Alison Benton, SMB, and David Gaston, MD, PhD, discuss pcr data analysis as they prepare to begin in-house monkey pox testing for VUMC-affiliated practices.
August 31, 2022

Monkeypox testing available for eligible VUMC patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now offering in-house monkeypox polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic testing for patients who are eligible.

By Jill Clendening
September 18, 2020

The Molecular Infectious Disease Lab team earns spotlight for work on COVID-19 diagnostic testing

The first suspected case of COVID-19 was detected in Tennessee March 5. Within four days, the lab team identified a testing platform, obtained reagents and developed and validated the test.
By the end of the first 10 days, more than 3,300 tests had been completed.

By Bill Snyder
Pending COVID-19 samples are prepared for testing in the Diagnostic Laboratories at VUMC.
April 23, 2020

Collaboration key to rapid expansion of lab test capacity

The rapid ramping up of SARS-CoV-2 testing at VUMC reflects the dedication of the professionals who work in the Clinical Laboratory and also their collaboration with colleagues in research laboratories throughout VUMC.

By Jill Clendening and Bill Snyder