A resident presents an interesting case to the faculty, residents, clinical fellows and staff at the weekly Laboratory Medicine Case Conference. The discussion includes the pathogenesis of the disease, diagnostic pitfalls, effective use of laboratory tes Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
The director and a medical technologist are analyzing the results from a Southern blot. The various people working in the lab, which range from the clerical staff to medical technologists to the director work as a team to provide the most timely and accur Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
In addition to single head light microscopes, where the majority of technical work is performed, the Hematology Lab also utilizes multiheaded microscopes for training and consultations. Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
The Krause lab studies the ability of marrow derived cells to engraft as epithelial cells. Shown is murine lung from a female mouse several months after transplantation with bone marrow from a male donor mouse. Anti-cytokeratin (yellow) stains the cytopla
A pathologist and medical technologist review testing to determine which antibiotics to use to treat an infection. Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
Christopher Tormey, MD and Peggy O'Donnell, RN carries out an apheresis procedure on one of our patients Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
With the use of this many headed microscope, many people at the same time can visualize the presence of bacteria on a single slide. With an excellent teaching tool such as this, we can demonstrate and collaborate about the bacteria present in a patient s Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak

Department of Laboratory Medicine

The Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale has a long and proud tradition of providing leading edge clinical care, outstanding biomedical research, and comprehensive education in our field. Its roots can be traced back to the work of John Peters, who, as head of the Metabolic Division of the Department of Medicine in the 1920's and 30's, established methodologies for the rigorous examination of the chemical composition of blood and urine that brought quantitative discipline to the study of human metabolism. Along with Donald Van Slyke, he published the seminal volumes Quantitative Clinical Chemistry, Methods and Interpretations in 1931-32 that helped to launch the modern clinical laboratory. It is this tradition of excellence, innovation, and evidence-based inquiry that drives the Department today in all aspects of our mission.

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