Blood, Sweat and Smears - A Machaon Diagnostics Podcast

We don’t just talk science—we fold it in. 

We just attended the NICER Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where we asked other attendees 5 questions. 

We brought together a group of physicians to ask about their challenges and how Machaon might be able to help. As part of that gathering, we asked some of them what they were grateful for. We wanted to share those responses with you. We hope this get you thinking about your own medical journey. 

Dr. Brad Lewis, Machaon Diagnostics' Medical Director, talks with Dr. Toyosi Onwuemene a Hematologist at Duke University School of Medicine.

The conversation includes interesting cases of TTP and thoughts on why every hospital would benefit from having more hematologists around.

We did a 5 Questions episode at the Clinical Immunology Society 2026 meeting.

Thanks to all who participated!

We asked 5 (six, really) questions of Pediatric Hematologists/Oncologists at the ASPHO meeting in Minneapolis in this fun in-booth recording.

5 Questions is a series of Blood, Sweat and Smears episodes hosted by Senior Director, Bjorn Stromsness, who asks 5 questions to physicians in and around the disease areas we work in. 

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Chirag Parikh, Nephrologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine who is particularly known for his work around Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN).

In this episode, our Medical Director, Dr. Brad Lewis, talks with Dr. Joe Rocco, a NIAID Assistant Clinical Investigator who specializes in Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).

Dr. Lewis and Dr. Rocco discuss HLH and the evolving approach to recognizing and managing this life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. The conversation focuses on early clinical recognition, the role of CXCL9 as a dynamic marker of interferon-gamma activity, and how recent multicenter data support using CXCL9 to stratify risk, guide treatment urgency, and improve outcomes in critically ill patients.

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In this episode, we focus on the research side of Machaon Diagnostics. Dive into the future of medicine with this podcast, which explores how exciting new therapeutics are developed, touching on oncology and the revolutionary CAR-T modality. 

Violet Votin, PhD, Associate Director of Scientific Affairs at Machaon, chats with Candy Bermingham, PhD, Vice President and Head of Clinical Science at Arcus Biosciences. Discover how assay selection criteria and fast, reliable laboratory testing are shaping the next generation of therapeutic breakthroughs.

Interested in CAR-T and other cell therapies? Check out our new CRS panel: https://www.machaondiagnostics.com/test/cytokine-release-syndrome-12-test-panel/.

5 Questions is a new series of Blood, Sweat and Smears, hosted by our Senior Director, Bjorn Stromsness, who asks 5 questions to physicians in and around the disease areas we work in. 

In this episode, we are joined by Clinical Associate Professor of Hematology at Stanford Medicine, Dr. James Malone, Colonel and Command Surgeon of the U.S. Army Reserves. 

A retrospective look at the Modified Ham (mHam 2.0) Complement-Dependent Cell Killing Assay, one year after its release.

Don't forget, this test has a STAT TAT of < 24 hours (M-F).

Visit ➡️ https://mham.machaondiagnostics.com/ to learn more.