Additional Information
Level of instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: clinical laboratory science students, medical technologists, and medical laboratory technicians seeking review or continuing education. It is also appropriate for medical students, pathology residents, and pathologists.
Course Description: This course covers morphologic variations observed in granulocytes, including nuclear and cytoplasmic variations.
Authors: by Marjorie A. Spahn, MT (ASCP) and Barbara Minderman, MT (ASCP).
Reviewers: Leah Coppolino, MPH, MT(ASCP) is the Director or Sales at MediaLab. Prior to joining MediaLab, Leah was the Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Thomas Jefferson University.
Rory Huschka, M.Ed., MT(ASCP), has over 20 years of experience as a medical technologist, technical supervisor, professor, and manager. He is the former Director of Clinical Laboratory Technology and Medical Laboratory Technician Programs at Brookline College. He is currently a Program Director at MediaLab, Inc. Rory holds a BS degree in Medical Technology from North Dakota State University and a Masters in Educational Leadership from Argosy University.
Dr. Linda Miller, PhD I, MBCM(ASCP)SI, is an Assistant Editor for the Immunohematology section of Lab Medicine. She received her BS degree in Biology from Syracuse University and her PhD in Immunology from SUNY Upstate Medical University. She holds certifications as a Technologist in Immunology, Specialist in Immunology, and Technologist in Molecular Biology from the ASCP. Dr. Miller is a professor of Clinical Laboratory Science at Upstate Medical University and the Director of the Medical Biotechnology program in the same department. There, she teaches courses in Immunology, Human Genetics, Molecular Methods, and Medical Biotechnology. She has served as a member of the ASCP Immunology Exam Committee and the ASCP Lab Q Editorial Board as Associate Editor of Clinical Immunology. Dr. Miller has written numerous continuing education exercises and book chapters in clinical immunology and is co-author of the 4th edition of the textbook, Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective (FA Davis).