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Application Deadline - March 1, 2012
The deadline to apply for the next class is March 1. Stop by our office to pick up an application form.
CLS Student Society Meeting, February 19, 4 pm
Leadership Opportunities for Students in the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and the Texas Association for Clinical Laboratory Science
Stephanie Snow, MLS(ASCP)
TACLS First Year Professional
Texas State CLS Graduate, Class of 2010
Thursday, January 19, 4:00 pm, HPB Room 234
All students interested in Clinical Laboratory Science are invited to attend our meetings.
Watch this space for information about future meetings!
Bobcat Day, February 25, 2012
Thanks to everyone who talked to us about the CLS program on November 19th.
The next Bobcat Day is scheduled for February 25, 2012. Come meet our students and faculty at Bobcat Day.
For more information on Bobcat Day please visit the Admissions website at http://www.admissions.txstate.edu/visit/bobcat-days.html
CLS Research Project
Stephen Garcia and Jacella McKenzie, BSCLS, MLS (ASCP), recently presented their undergraduate research project entitled “Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococci, including MRSA, in a Student Athletic Facility." Garcia is currently finishing up his coursework at Texas State and McKenzie graduated in August of 2010 and is currently working as a MLS at the Georgetown Hospital. The study was accepted by the Texas State Honors Undergraduate Research Conference with a poster presentation on Friday, December 2nd. The project was also presented at the ASCLS national conference in Atlanta, GA, this past August and will be presented at the TACLS conference this coming spring. The work has been submitted to the Journal of College Health and is expected to be published in 2012. For more information about the Honor's College Undergraduate Research Forum, see:
http://www.txstate.edu/honors/
The students were sponsored by Associate Dean of Research/Associate Professor Rodney E. Rohde and Assistant Professor Tom Patterson. Dr. Rohde and Professor Patterson are faculty in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program.
Texas State Students Visit CDC in Atlanta
Texas State students and alumni attending the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science meeting in Atlanta, had an opportunity to tour the infectious disease testing laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rodney Rohde, Ph.D., Associate Professor, had spent time at the CDC earlier in his career and was able to arrange the "behind the scene" tours at our nation's most important public health laboratory. For more photos from our visit, check the photo gallery.
Texas State Students Attend TACLS Meeting
Special thanks to the Texas State Family Association for supporting our students with a generous donation to pay for their registration fee at the Texas Association for Clinical Laboratory Science annual meeting in Austin, April 6-8.
CLS Students Receive Poster Awards
Senior CLS students Jacella McKenzie, Steve Garcia, Anu Lakkamraju, Carlotta Rodriguez, Elena Lira, and Giordana Gutierrez were recognized for outstanding educational posters at the College of Health Professions Research Forum. Each spring the CHP hosts a peer-reviewed Faculty-Student Research Forum for the purpose of sharing research and educational topics in Allied Health. Steve and Jacella's poster was titled Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis using Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (FISH) to Prevent Pregnancies with Embryos Affected with DiGeorge Syndrome. Anu and Carlotta's poster was Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for the Detection of Swine Influenza A. Elena and Giordana presented Diagnosing Closely Related Candida Species Through Molecular Identification. CLS students participate in the Research Forum each year and it provides real-world experience with presentation of different clinical laboratory topics.
Siemens Healthcare Scholarship Winners
Jacella McKenzie, Brittney Hunt, and Stephanie Jimenez recently received American Society for Clinical Pathology scholarships this year. This is a highly competitive national competition sponsered by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for graduating seniors. Congratulations to these outstanding students! For more information about scholarships for CLS students, CLICK HERE.
Class of 2012
Welcome to the Class of 2012.
Dr. Rodney Rohde and Dr. Carmen Adams
Rodney Rohde, Associate Professor in the CLS Program, and Carmen Adams, Administrative Assistant for the CLS Program, received their Ph.D. degrees at commencement ceremonies on August 13, 2010. Rodney's dissertation title was Methicillen Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Knowledge, Learning and Adaptation. Carmen's dissertation title was Nursing Assistants' Satisaction or Dissatisfaction with Their Jobs in Long-Term Care: An Exploratory Study of Data from the First National Nursing Assistant Survey.
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Congratulations - Class of 2010
Congratulations to our graduating class of 2010.
Tamara Arkeketa, Payal Badhiwala, Erin Beatty, Skyler Bryant, Laura Currie, Nisha Dhagat, Ava Ford, Kayla Greenway, Meredith Hart, April Murphy, Leah Murphy, Reyna Osorio, Jay Patel, Monica Rincones, Stephanie Snow, Lindsey Stewart, Rachael Tagert, Laura Vargas, Lyndon White, and Britney Wigley.
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ASCP Scholarship Winners
Ava Ford, Skyler Bryant, and Tamara Arkeketa received American Society for Clinical Pathology scholarships this year. This is a highly competitive national program sponsered by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. Congratulations to these outstanding students. For more information about scholarships for CLS students, CLICK HERE.
Bone Marrow Registry 2010
During Cancer Awareness Month, CLS students participated in the "Be A Match" campaign of the National Marrow Donor Registry. Over 100 new registrants were added to the database which is used to provide stem cell transplants for patient with leukemia and other cancers. For more information about being a marrow donor, go to www.marrow.org.
Rodney Rohde Receives Grant for MRSA Research
Rodney Rohde received a $5,000 grant from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Education and Research Fund to continue his research on prevalence studies of Methicillen Resistant Staph Aureus. Rodney and Alan Lennon, a molecular biologist from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center were the 2009 winners of the ASCLS E&R Grant Competition.
Completion Ceremony 2009
Bone Marrow Registry Drive
During Cancer Awareness Month, CLS Students collected over 300 samples for the National Donor Marrow Registry. Swabs were taken for DNA analysis. Participants will be placed on the National Donor Marrow Registry and will be contacted if they are a match for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. For more information about the National Marrow Donor Program, go to www.marrow.org.
For more photos, go to our Photo Gallery.
Erin Walker Receives Key to the Future Award
Erin Walker was awarded the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science "Key to the Future" award by Texas Association for Clinical Laboratory Science President, Brandy Greenhil,l at the TACLS annual meeting in Galveston in March. Erin was also elected Chair of the TACLS Student Forum. As Student Forum Chair, Erin represented all of the CLS students in Texas at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science annual meeting in Chicago in July, 2009.
Bobcat Build 2009
The following CLS students participated in Bobcat Build this year. Callie Smith, Erin Walker, Michelle Ellis, Shelisa Lehmann, Stephanie Wilson, Laura Currie, Nisha Dhagat, Lindsey Stewart, Skyler Bryant, and Leah Murphy.
To see more photos go to our Photo Gallery.
Clinical Laboratory Science Students at MAES Science Program
Texas State CLS students Erin Walker, Callie Camp, and Emily Agyemang participated in the Mexican American Engineering and Science educational program in February. The theme for this year's program was "What's In Your Blood." CLS students presented information about blood cells and their function to groups of fifth and sixth graders from the San Marcos Public School District.
CLS Students Earn Award for Research Project
Rebecca (Becky) Denham and Aaron Brannon were recently awarded the 2nd place prize for a research project entitled “Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Carriage Rates and Characterization of Students in a Texas University.” The research project was conducted with Associate Professor Rodney Rohde in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program. Brannon is currently finishing up his coursework at Texas State and Denham graduated in August of 2008 (BSCLS) and is currently working towards an MPH at the University of Texas in Austin. The study was accepted by the Texas State Honors Undergraduate Research Conference and Thesis Forum with an oral presentation on Thursday, December 4 and a poster presentation on Friday, December 5. This research has been accepted for publication in the journal, Clinical Laboratory Science. Publication is anticipated in May, 2009. For more information about the project, please go to: http://www.txstate.edu/news/news_releases/news_archive/2008/11/MRSA112108.html
Way to go Becky and Aaron, the CLS faculty and program are very proud of your accomplishment.
Texas State Receives Instrument Grant from Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories has awarded Dave Falleur and the Texas State University CLS Program a hematology analyzer as part of the Labs Are Vital Equipment Donation Program. The instrument, a Cell-Dyn 3200 hematology analyzer, will be used in teaching hematology and clinical microscopy in the CLS Program. Texas State was one of six clinical laboratory programs in the nation to receive one of these equipment grants. Abbott will provide training, reagents, supplies, and any repairs at no charge to the University. The instrument donation grant program is part of the Labs Are Vital initiative of Abbott Laboratories. This awareness initiative is designed to highlight the critical role that laboratory professionals play in health care and to address the issues facing laboratories today. For more information about Labs Are Vital, go to http://www.labsarevital.com.
Rodney Rohde Receives National Scholarship Award from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Rodney Rohde, Associate Professor of CLS, received the ASCLS Education & Research Graduate Scholarship from Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity in Washington D.C. during the ASCLS national conference on July 29th, 2008. Alpha Mu Tau, founded in 1948, has the organizational objective of advancing our profession by providing monies to clinical laboratory scientists for educational endeavors. Mr. Rohde is pursuing his Ph.D. in Adult, Professional, and Community Education at Texas State University-San Marcos.
Texas State Students at the Capitol
Four Texas State CLS students participated in Medical Laboratory Professionals Week activities at the state capitol on Tuesday, May 1. They were Ashley Durrett, Joanna Ellis, Stephanie Nelson, and Melissa Tucker. These students met with the legislative assistants for Representatives Patrick Rose, Edmund Kuempel, Nathan Macias, and Senator Glenn Hegar. and discussed their concerns about the shortage of qualified clinical laboratory personnel in Texas, and ideas to alleviate this problem.Here are some reasons for becoming a CLS major.
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