News Archive

David McClintock Named Associate Chief Medical Information Officer Representing Pathology

October 31, 2017 / Announcement
I am delighted to name Dr. David McClintock Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) representing the areas of Pathology and Pathology Informatics within the Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI), effective [...]
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New Faculty Helps Shape Pathology's Digital Future

October 31, 2017 / Faculty Spotlight
Faculty Spotlight - David McClintock, MD
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Nusrat Lab and Collaborators Publish on Human Intestinal Organoid Generation in Nature Cell Biology

October 24, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
Miguel Quiros, Dorothee Siuda, Vicky Garcia-Hernandez in the laboratory of Asma Nusrat in our Department of Pathology, along with collaborators in the Michigan Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Organogenesis, and colleagues from [...]
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Dr. Thomas Giordano Elected to the American Thyroid Association’s Board of Directors

October 24, 2017 / Announcement
Thomas J. Giordano, MD, PhD, has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors (Pathology Director) for the American Thyroid Association (ATA). The term of membership on the ATA Board of Directors is [...]
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Study by Russell Ryan and Colleagues Links Mutations in Notch Gene to Role in B Cell Cancers

October 24, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
Notch is one of the most frequently mutated genes in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common leukemia in adults in the United States. It is also often mutated in other common B cell tumors, such [...]
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Michigan Medicine Quality Month Presentations

October 24, 2017 / Announcement
October is Quality Month at Michigan Medicine, a time when we renew our commitment to creating an environment of excellence where patients and families receive the ideal healthcare experience and where faculty and staff can carry out their work in a meaningful way. Join us today at 11 am for a poster session in the Towsley Lobby, where 55 teams will be showcasing how they have committed to quality improvement. Our own Pathology Division of Quality will be well represented with multiple poster presentations.
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Dr. Thomas Giordano Elected to the American Thyroid Association’s Board of Directors

October 23, 2017 / Announcement
Thomas J. Giordano, MD, PhD, has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Thyroid Association. Giordano is the Henry Clay Bryant Professor of Pathology and Director of Molecular[...]
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Michael Garratt, PhD, Receives $50,000 AFAR Research Grant for Junior Faculty

October 20, 2017 / Announcement
Michael Garratt, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Aging in the Department of Pathology, has received a $50,000 Research Grant from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). Founded in 1981, AFAR [...]
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Rual Lab Publishes in The EMBO Journal

October 19, 2017 / Pathology News
 
 
A team led by Drs. Tao Xu and Sung-Soo Park in the Jean-Francois Rual Lab shows that the methyl‐lysine reader L3MBTL3 switches the Notch coactivator RBPJ to a [...]
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Facebook Live Video Highlights New Frontiers in Pathology Conference

October 16, 2017 / Pathology News
Dr. Cody Carter was joined by Dr. David Lucas for a Facebook Live video highlighting the New Frontiers in Pathology Conference which will be held October 19 - 21 at the Graduate Ann Arbor. The conference, in it's 11th year, [...]
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Dr. Gerald Abrams 1932 - 2017

October 9, 2017 / Announcement

It is with sadness that we report the death of our colleague and friend, Dr. Gerald Abrams.

Dr. Abrams graduated cum laude from University of Michigan Medical School in 1955. He continued at U-M, completing his internship and residency in Pathology [...]

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Vaccinate for Flu Season

October 6, 2017 / Announcement
The Department of Pathology is committed to maintaining a healthy environment this flu season. All faculty, staff, students, vendors, volunteers, and contract personnel are required to get an influenza vaccine to [...]
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Department of Pathology Updates - Vol 3.1

October 6, 2017 / Jeffs Dop Updates
Teammates, It has been awhile (7 months almost to the day) since sending DOP Updates, an email shared with members of our Department of Pathology (DOP) and others regarding issues and events of common interest.  Please send me a note if you have comments, questions or concerns that you would like to share.  As in previous editions, I have also attached a PDF to preserve formatting across platforms.   Navigating Michigan Med [...]
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Nisha D'Silva, PhD Awarded 8.1M Grant for Cancer Research

October 5, 2017 / Announcement
Head and neck cancer is the sixth-most common cancer in the world. Nisha D'Silva, PhD has received a Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research, or SOAR, award [...]
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