SALT
LAKE CITY, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The ARUP
Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and Precision
Medicine™ (R&I Institute) today announced the creation of the
Sherrie Perkins Research and Innovation Collaboration Grant. The
new grant will fund cutting-edge research in laboratory medicine
that has the potential to significantly impact patient care.
The grant is designed to foster partnerships within the medical
community and may award up to a maximum of $150,000. The grant will be available to industry
and academic partners in collaboration with ARUP medical directors
and scientists.
"With this grant program, ARUP will fund innovation efforts that
focus on improving laboratory medicine while also establishing
partnerships with academic or industry collaborators," said
Tracy George, MD. George, ARUP's
chief scientific officer and president of the Innovation Business
Unit, has been a key proponent of innovation at ARUP.
The grant is named in honor of retired ARUP CEO Sherrie Perkins, MD, PhD, who held many key
leadership roles throughout her career at ARUP. In addition to
serving as CEO until mid-2021, she was chief medical officer,
senior vice president for research, and section chief of
Hematopathology. Perkins laid the groundwork for an increased focus
on innovation at ARUP while serving as a driving force behind
Clinical Trials, PharmaDx, and the ARUP Institute for Clinical and
Experimental Pathology®, which she codirected.
"Perkins initiated early innovation programs and recognized that
ARUP needed to be a leader in research in laboratory medicine. We
recognize her leadership in innovation by naming this research
grant in her honor," George said.
"This is a great honor," Perkins said. "What ARUP does well is
in innovation, discovery, and improvement. This grant reflects
ARUP's dedication to innovation and a reenergization of ARUP's core
academic mission to drive innovation in laboratory medicine."
The grant is the latest development from ARUP's R&I
Institute, which was founded in September
2023 with a core mission to improve the lives of patients by
advancing groundbreaking diagnostic and prognostic technologies and
innovative tests.
"We want to be sure that we stay true to the mission of
R&I—to drive true innovation and cutting-edge research that
looks years into the future," said Robert
Ohgami, MD, PhD, FCAP, vice president of the R&I
Institute. "This grant will provide the resources to foster
research that may not otherwise be supported."
Leo Lin, MD, PhD, an ARUP medical
director of Immunology, PharmaDx, and the R&I Institute, played
a key role in the development of this grant.
"We hope to kickstart collaborations between ARUP Laboratories
and other industry and academic partners, especially smaller
companies that may not have as many resources," Lin said.
This grant will join the slate of funding opportunities ARUP
already provides to medical directors and scientists to advance
laboratory medicine.
"ARUP offers a variety of funding opportunities to medical
directors and scientists, from the William
Roberts fund focused on trainees and medical directors early
in their careers to larger funding opportunities such as the
Sherrie Perkins Research grant. These research grants reflect the
pillars that define ARUP," George said.
To learn more about the R&I Institute and to inquire about
the grant, please visit
aruplab.com/arup-institute-for-research-and-innovation.
About ARUP Laboratories
Founded in 1984, ARUP Laboratories is a leading national
reference laboratory and a nonprofit enterprise of the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology.
ARUP offers more than 3,000 tests and test combinations, ranging
from routine screening tests to esoteric molecular and genetic
assays. ARUP serves clients across the
United States, including many of the nation's top university
teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, as well as
multihospital groups, major commercial laboratories, group
purchasing organizations, military and other government facilities,
and major clinics. In addition, ARUP is a worldwide leader in
innovative laboratory research and development, led by the efforts
of the ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and
Precision Medicine™. ARUP is ISO 15189 CAP accredited.
ARUP Media Contact:
Bonnie Stray,
bonnie.stray@aruplab.com, 801-583-2787 ext. 2823
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