From Arthropods to Antimicrobial Resistance: ARUP at ASM Microbe 2026

Experts from ARUP Laboratories will showcase their latest research at the upcoming American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2026 conference, which will be held June 4-7 in Washington, D.C. Research topics will include a deep dive on arthropods, drug resistance in mycobacterium, and same-shift diagnostic testing.

Review the full schedule below.

Workshop

Health 101: Diagnostic Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases Workshop

Thursday, June 4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

As part of this workshop, Blaine Mathison, BS, M(ASCP), ARUP technical director of Parasitology, will give two presentations:

• Identifying Parasites in Specimens Processed for Histology (at 10:15 a.m.)
• A Field Guide to Arthropods of the Human Body (at 2:15 p.m.)

Posters

Subspecies Distribution and Drug-Resistance Characteristics of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Clinical Isolates From a National Reference Lab

Kylie Beach, PhD Candidate

Coauthors: N. Cicchetti, J. Davis, K. Eick, A. Barker, Q. Liu, S. Shakir, A. Carey

Drug Susceptibility Patterns for Rapidly Growing Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium: Retrospective Data From a U.S. Reference Laboratory

Harley Harris, PhD

Coauthor: S. Shakir

Revisiting Same-Shift Diagnostic Testing: Modeling the Impact of Rapid Diagnostics for Severe Pneumonia on Antimicrobial Optimization

Nicolas Arab, BS

Coauthors: N. Spies, M. Pesesky, C. Burnham

Learn more about ARUP's recent contributions to infectious disease research and laboratory medicine:

• ARUP Laboratories Launches National Infectious Disease Test Positivity Trends Dashboard
• Dual-Target Molecular Measles Virus Assay Aids Response to Ongoing Outbreaks
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology Publishes Article on ARUP's Validation of AI for Parasite Detection

Kellie Carrigan, [email protected]