LSHDNA
LSHDNA Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis: Now offering Leishmania detection and species identification by highly sensitive PCR and sequencing.
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AMBPCR
Molecular diagnosis of amoeba infection: Now offering Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia species DNA Detection by PCR.
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BCTDNA
Now offering improved diagnositic sensitivity in our Bacterial Detection by PCR assay.
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NGSTYP
Improved discriminatory power and reproducibility: Strain typing by Next generation sequencing.
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Our Mission
To support delivery of the best possible patient care by providing excellence in the laboratory science of diagnosing infectious diseases.
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NGS16S
16S next generation high-throughput sequencing is now available for select clinical specimens.
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Founded in 2001, the UW Molecular Microbiology laboratory provides real-time PCR and DNA sequence-based testing for hospitals and clinics from all over the world.
Our approaches provide highly accurate, rapid and sensitive capture of genomic information which, when integrated with the traditional discipline of clinical microbiology, enables robust diagnoses and provides accurate descriptions of new and emerging microbial pathogens.
Shipping samples to our institution with FedEx First Overnight is recommended.
Note for FFPE Testing in summer: FFPE blocks may be prone to melting during return shipment without temperature control. If you would like to avoid such incident, you may request us to hold blocks until a colder month (please specify return month on the request form) or enclose prepaid FedEx label if return with icepack is preferred.