In this wide-ranging episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, discusses the hows and whys of keeping kids engaged in science with Natalie Kuldell, executive director of BioBuilder (biobuilder.org), a 501c3 non-profit designed to inspire kids and help teachers and professionals keep students interested in science in school and beyond. Kuldell, who was named as a STEM trailblazer in 2020, is also a member of the MIT faculty.

Among the topics discussed in this episode:

• How to foster and sustain a love of science throughout a kid’s educational journey
• How important parents, teachers, and professionals are to sustaining scientific interest
• How laboratorians can directly influence students to pursue a laboratory or allied career
• The benefits to society as a whole having an scientifically knowledgeable citizenry

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, Director of Business Intelligence Chris Wolski presents Jeremy Stackawitz, CEO of Senzo, a challenge—is it possible to create a “perfect” diagnostic test? Using the WHO’s A.S.S.U.R.E.D. criteria, Stackawitz discusses:

• The operating premise of the criteria
• How testing is evolving to provide more point-of-care options
• How Senzo is using the A.S.S.U.R.E.D. criteria to develop tests
• What the next few decades will look like in meeting the criteria

And, yes, Stackawitz does answer the question—tune in to find out what it is.

In a shift from talking about clinical diagnostics, this episode of Clinical Lab Chat focuses on how laboratory listeners can manage stress. With the help of Brent Franson, founder and CEO of Most Days, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, discusses ways you can manage stress, including:

• Making the “little things”: sleep, exercise, and diet good habits.
• Why taking a hard look at the Big Things—work, relationships, and where you live—will help you get to the root cause and minimize stress
• Two practical steps laboratorians and pathologists can take to manage the regular stress of their stressful jobs.
• The first step you can take to prepare you to address the Big Things in your life