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Professional World / Research

Research Archive

Publications, posters, and research-facing output grounded in molecular pathology, diagnostics, assay validation, informatics, and high-throughput testing that actually had to work outside of ideal conditions.

6Indexed entries
4Journal articles
1Preprints
1Poster work

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Extraction-Free Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swab and Saliva Samples on a Single High-Throughput Platform

A production-minded paper on extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 testing that consolidates nasal swab and saliva workflows onto a single high-throughput platform, emphasizing assay throughput, specimen flexibility, and practical deployment.

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Qiu Y, Lu L, Halven A, Terrio R, Yuldelson S, Dougal N, Galbo F, Lu A, Gao D, Blomquist B, Zevallos JP, Lu S-L, Yao X, Harry BL. Extraction-Free Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swab and Saliva Samples on a Single High-Throughput Platform. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine. 2024;7(2). doi:10.26502/jbb.2642-91280144.

Role // Co-author; startup-era extraction-free testing and workflow implementation context.

DOI // 10.26502/jbb.2642-91280144

COVIDFast: A high-throughput and RNA extraction-free method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in swab or saliva

The preprint version of the COVIDFast workflow, documenting high-throughput extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 detection from swab and saliva and the practical assay architecture behind rapid clinical-scale deployment.

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Qiu Y, Lu L, Halven A, Terrio R, Yuldelson S, Dougal N, Galbo F, Lu A, Gao D, Blomquist B, Zevallos J, Harry BL, Yao X, Lu S-L. COVIDFast: A high-throughput and RNA extraction-free method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in swab (SwabFAST) or saliva (SalivaFAST). medRxiv. 2022. doi:10.1101/2021.12.29.21268527.

Role // Co-author; extraction-free testing workflow contributor.

DOI // 10.1101/2021.12.29.21268527

UTROSCT with extensive rhabdoid differentiation, malignant behavior, and ESR1-NCOA2 fusions

A rare-tumor surgical pathology paper describing aggressive UTROSCT cases with extensive rhabdoid differentiation and ESR1-NCOA2 fusions, linking histology with molecular findings in clinically meaningful detail.

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Bennett JA, Lastra RR, Barroeta JE, Parilla M, Galbo F, Wanjari P, Young RH, Krausz T, Oliva E. Uterine Tumor Resembling Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor (UTROSCT): A Series of 3 Cases With Extensive Rhabdoid Differentiation, Malignant Behavior, and ESR1-NCOA2 Fusions. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2020;44(11):1563-1572. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000001543.

Role // Co-author; molecular pathology laboratory contributor.

DOI // 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001543

Validation of EDTA Decalcification for Clinical Molecular Next Generation Sequencing Studies

Poster work centered on whether EDTA decalcification can preserve downstream performance for clinical molecular NGS, framed around validation discipline rather than idealized bench conditions.

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Validation of EDTA Decalcification for Clinical Molecular Next Generation Sequencing Studies. USCAP poster. 2020.

Role // Poster contributor; validation-focused clinical molecular workflow context.

Targeted mutational analysis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal cancers

A targeted mutational analysis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal cancers that grounds genomic findings in disease-specific pathology rather than treating colorectal cancer as a uniform entity.

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Alpert L, Yassan L, Poon R, Kadri S, Niu N, Patil SA, Mujacic I, Montes D, Galbo F, Wurst MN, Zhen CJ, Cohen RD, Rubin DT, Pekow JR, Weber CR, Xiao SY, Hart J, Segal J, Setia N. Targeted mutational analysis of inflammatory bowel disease-associated colorectal cancers. Human Pathology. 2019;89:44-50. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2019.04.013.

Role // Co-author; genomics and molecular pathology laboratory contributor.

DOI // 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.04.013

System for Informatics in the Molecular Pathology Laboratory: An Open-Source End-to-End Solution for Next-Generation Sequencing Clinical Data Management

An end-to-end informatics paper for clinical molecular pathology that centers on open-source data management for NGS workflows, connecting sequencing operations to the practical realities of case handling and clinical reporting.

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Kang W, Kadri S, Puranik R, Wurst MN, Patil SA, Mujacic I, Benhamed S, Niu N, Zhen CJ, Ameti B, Long BC, Galbo F, Montes D, Iracheta C, Gamboa VL, Lopez D, Yourshaw M, Lawrence CA, Aisner DL, Fitzpatrick C, McNerney ME, Wang YL, Andrade J, Volchenboum SL, Furtado LV, Ritterhouse LL, Segal JP. System for Informatics in the Molecular Pathology Laboratory: An Open-Source End-to-End Solution for Next-Generation Sequencing Clinical Data Management. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 2018;20(4):522-532. doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2018.03.008.

Role // Co-author; molecular pathology laboratory contributor.

DOI // 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2018.03.008