SelectScience InterviewsClinical Diagnostics
The future of diagnostics: How innovators in molecular techniques are shaping healthcare
30 Jul 2023
From enzymatics to informatics, Hillary Sullivan, Vice President of R&D at LGC Biosearch Technologies, shares her thoughts on some of the latest advancements in molecular diagnostics. With insights from successful partnerships in healthcare, Sullivan provides her perspective on what the most promising areas of scientific advancements might hold for this rapidly developing field in the next 25 years.
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Clinical GeneticsMolecular Genetics covers the analysis of hereditary genetic disease and chromosomal abnormalities. Genetics can be analysed using DNA, RNA, and protein microarrays, PCR, RT PCR and DNA sequencing. Genetic equipment includes genetic workstations, thermal cyclers, cooling blocks and electrophoresis products. Diagnostic kits are used for DNA / RNA extraction and purification.Molecular DiagnosticsMolecular diagnostics use an individual’s genetic code and gene expression to diagnose and monitor diseases. The technique is used increasingly in the field of infectious diseases and oncology, as well as areas such as coagulation, HLA typing and pharmacogenomics. Molecular diagnostics plays a pivotal role in personalized medicine.
