PASCV: Gone Viral

The PASCV: Gone Viral podcast is back and ready to start 2026 in a BIG way!
This episode kicks off a two-part series discussing validations for pediatric patients.
On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Kaisha Gonzalez, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM and Dr. Logan Patterson, PhD, D(ABMM) sit down to talk all things pediatrics with an ALL-STAR cast of four pediatric directors:
Dr. Huanyu Wang, PhD, D(ABMM)special
Dr. Jennifer Dien Bard, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FAAM
Dr. Laura Filkins, PhD, D(ABMM)
Dr. Morgan Pence, PhD, D(ABMM)
Hear about what makes testing pediatric patients so unique and the challenges labs face when trying to validate assays for this special patient population.

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral!
Ever wonder what a career in Industry entails? What is "Industry"? From engineering and clinical science to regulatory strategy, commercialization, and patient impact, this field sits at the intersection of innovation and healthcare.
As we wrap up 2025, we have an amazing episode with an all-star cast featuring Drs. Ana Maria Cardenas, Kaisha Gonzalez, Erin Graf, and Stephanie Mitchell, where they discuss the different career paths available, their own personal career journeys, how people transition into the industry, and what skills matter most for success.
Registration for the 2026 PASCV Annual Meeting is now open! Program information and registration link is down below:
https://www.pascv.org/page/2026_Annual_Meeting

Welcome back to another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! Today, we have Dr. Nina Gao, PhD, D(ABMM) interviewing the one and only Dr. Tony Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), MT(ASCP). Dr. Tran is the current Director of the State Public Health Laboratory and Deputy Director of the Center for Laboratory Sciences at the California Department of Public Health. In this episode, we discuss his personal journey into Public Health, what keeps him inspired and motivated, the impact Public Health makes to the greater community, and different pathways to a career in Public Health.

CDPH Center for Laboratory Sciences:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/cls/Pages/Center-for-Laboratory-Sciences.aspx

CDC PulseNet for genomic surveillance of foodborne, waterborne, One Health-related outbreaks:
https://www.cdc.gov/pulsenet/hcp/about/index.html

APHL Laboratory Internships (for concurrent students):
https://www.aphl.org/Career-Pathways/Internships/Pages/default.aspx

APHL Laboratory Fellowships:
https://www.aphl.org/Career-Pathways/fellowships/Pages/default.aspx

CPEP Fellowships:
https://asm.org/fellowships/cpep

In honor of World Rabies Day (September 28, 2025), we are back with another episode of PASCV: Gone Viral! In today's episode, we have Dr. Rodney Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP),SV,MB, FACSc, to discuss the often forgotten neglected tropical disease, Rabies. This was a really fun episode, where we delve into disease pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment and prophylaxis, as well as recognize all of the outstanding work conducted by our colleagues in Public Health!

What is World Rabies Day?
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-rabies-day

Check out the ContagionLive Podcast:
https://www.contagionlive.com/authors/rodney-e-rohde-phd-sv-sm-mb-ascp-cm-facsc

Some articles by Dr. Rohde:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33659941/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24094260/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16178403/

We are back from our one-month hiatus! In today's episode of PASCV: Gone Viral, Dr. Melissa Gitman, MD, MPH, sits down with three interviewees to discuss the career and life of a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Clinical Microbiology. Gain perspective from an early-career, mid-career, and late-career MLS as they discuss challenges of being an MLS in a ever-growing field of Clinical Microbiology, how they discovered their career as an MLS, and any advice they would give to prospective students who may be interested in a career in Medical Laboratory Science.

Interviewees:
Fatoumata Gary, BS, MLS(ASCP)
Joseph Saverino, BS, MLS(ASCP)
Inna Suhir, BS, MLS(ASCP)

Want more information on ASCP certification?
https://www.ascp.org/

2026 PASCV Annual Meeting is around the corner, check out more information below:
https://www.pascv.org/page/pascv