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TOUCH AND GO Officials from the SMHS Department of Medical Laboratory Science test out their new analyzer.
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LABORATORY Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) students at the UND School
“Often educational programs like ours get older analyzers
of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) are getting an upgrade.
donated to them – from a clinical affiliate or from a lab where
In May 2021, the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at the School learned it was to be the recipient of a new Sysmex® XN-450 automated hematology analyzer. The analyzer was a gift from Sysmex America, a global laboratory
one of our former students works that is replacing it with newer technology,” said Solberg. “While we certainly use and appreciate those donations, the opportunity to have a brandnew one is very exciting.”
technology company that provides diagnostic analyzers,
Part of why the gift is so significant, added Solberg’s colleague
reagents, and information systems for laboratories, medical
Heather Gilbert, manager of the School’s Dr. Robert and
colleges, and healthcare facilities throughout the hemisphere.
Charlene Kyle Medical Laboratory, is that this new machine
And to hear MLS program Chair Brooke Solberg tell it, the donation came none too soon.
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UND’s Department of Medical Laboratory Science receives a new blood analyzer courtesy of Sysmex America.
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is exactly the type of technology being used in hospital and clinic laboratories now—and in some cases is even newer than analyzers in area labs.
