Author Archives: Laine Stewart

Caroline Henderson, a 2015 graduate of the CLS program and current MCLS-MLS student, was recently featured as a guest on the eLABorate Topics Podcast. In the episode, Caroline, who has participated in the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Mentorship program for the past year, was interviewed and she...

The June 25, 2021 episode of the ASCLS “Off the Bench” podcast featured three UNC Division of Clinical Laboratory Science alumni. Host Sophia Chandrasekar (CLS ’16) interviewed Lisa Cremeans (MDS ’12 and former CLS faculty) and Gabbi Frimpong (CLS ’21) about the impact of COVID on teaching and learning in...

Michelle Campbell, a 2018 graduate of the Master’s of Clinical Laboratory Science – Molecular Diagnostic Science program, was recently recognized on The Pathologist website’s  “Power List for 2021”. This list honors the most inspirational laboratory professionals for the year.  Michelle is currently a Development Technologist at the Mayo Clinic in...

Clinical Laboratory Science students joined other members of the Class of 2021 from the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work, Public Health, Dentistry, and Nursing at the year’s first commencement ceremony in Kenan Stadium on May 14, 2021. Graduates enjoyed an in-person celebration with Carolina Blue skies and speeches from...

In this episode of Laboratory Equipment’s LabChat podcast, Michelle Taylor speaks with Melissa Miller, PhD, the director of the Clinical Molecular Microbiology Laboratory and the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the UNC Medical Center, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a critical need for medical laboratory professionals in the workforce.

As part of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2021, we spoke with Curtis Benson, a Medical Lab Technologist at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill about what makes him proud to be part of the UNC Medical Center team.  

Lisa Cremeans, Assistant Professor in the UNC Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, is featured in this article about the Laboratory Workforce Shortage. Cremeans has been a member of the UNC CLS faculty since 2013 and currently serves on a clinical laboratory workforce task force for the American Society for Clinical...

The UNC Division of Clinical Laboratory Science is seeking a full-time faculty member. Position posting closes on 2/12/2021.  For more information, please visit https://go.unc.edu/CLSfaculty.

We are so proud of alumna Stephanie Gillette Inman (’15) for her excellent article on method evaluation in the October 2018 Clinical Laboratory News!

Mackenzie Collins, MLS(ASCP)CM, a 2017 graduate of the UNC Clinical Laboratory Science program, presented a poster abstract titled Comparison of a Multiplex PCR Lower Respiratory Tract Assay with Bacterial Culture at the 2018 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium on May 8 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mackenzie has worked as a...