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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.
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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.
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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.
Bobcat Day, October 17
Meet our students and faculty at Bobcat Day on Saturday, October 17. For more information on Bobcat Day please visit the Admissions website at http://www.admission.txstate.edu/index.htm
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.
CLS Students Receive Poster Award
Senior CLS students John Sullivan, Lucy Hughes, and Audri Cavazos were awarded the Excellent Poster Presentation by our College of Health Professions (CHP). Each spring the CHP hosts a peer-reviewed Faculty-Student Research Forum for the purpose of sharing research and educational topics in Allied Health. Audri, Lucy, and John's abstract was titled "Real-Time PCR for Chlamydia pneumoniae Utilizing the Roche Lightcycler and a 16S rRNA Gene Target" which was accepted for the student educational poster platform. CLS students participate in the Research Forum each year and it provides real-world experience with presentation of different clinical laboratory topics.
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.
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