News Archive

/static/apps/cms/news/1547/images/banners/Phlebotomists with their new carts - header image2.png

Phlebotomy Takes Flight

June 21, 2024 / Quality And Health Improvement

Team Enhancing Care Daily at U-M Health.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1543/images/banners/P-Tube Story Header.png

Going the Extra 1,368 Miles

June 7, 2024 / Clinical Pathology

Pathology Takes Extra Steps to Ensure Patient Care Excellence

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1525/images/banners/Chief Residents.png

Drs. Sarah Farran and Isabella Holmes selected as Assistant Chief Residents

April 23, 2024 / Announcement

Congratulations to Drs. Sarah Farran and Isabella Holmes who will be joining the Chief Resident team this upcoming academic year. 

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1504/images/banners/Kamran Mirza header image.jpg

Education is His Passion

January 19, 2024 / Announcement

Dr. Kamran Mirza, Assistant Chair for Education

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1483/Petes sq 500.jpg

Leading the FiSHing Expedition

November 15, 2023 / Pathology News

In April 2023, six Pathology employees from across the department came together for two days of training. Many of these had never met the others in the room as they worked in different units, on different campuses, and on different shifts. But they came together with a common goal: to become FiSH! Philosophy trainers with the aim of improving the culture in the Department of Pathology. Over two days of training, these strangers became a team of motivated trainers.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1463/images/banners/Think Like a Molecule  (1405 × 600 px) (1).png

Think Like a Molecule

September 26, 2023 / Faculty Spotlight

Welcome to our new Director of Molecular and Genomic Pathology, Dr. Annette Kim

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1460/images/banners/Brooklyn Khoury  (1405 × 600 px).jpg

Their Success is My Success

September 22, 2023 / Pathology News

Meet our new Director of Finance and Administration: Brooklyn Khoury, MS, MHA, MBA

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1461/images/banners/Untitled-1.png

Navigating the Labyrinth to Leadership

September 21, 2023 / Anatomic Pathology

Pathology Welcomes Four New Division Directors

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1429/Brooklyn Khoury.jpg

Pathology Welcomes New CDA: Ms. Brooklyn Khoury, MBA, MHSA, MS

June 12, 2023 / Pathology News

The Department of Pathology is pleased to announce Brooklyn Khoury, MBA, MHSA, MS as the new Chief Department Administrator (CDA), effective Monday, June 19, 2023. Ms. Khoury was identified as a top candidate after a comprehensive national search.  Khoury will partner with our Department Chair, Dr. Charles Parkos, to manage operations and accomplish strategic initiatives across all our missions.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1404/Ashley Brent 500 copy.jpg

Dr. Ashley Brent selected as Assistant Chief Resident

March 6, 2023 / Announcement

Drs. Corey Post and Nathan McCammon, 2023-2024 Chief Residents in the Department of Pathology, are pleased to announce that Dr. Ashley Brent will be joining the chief resident team as the Assistant Chief for the 2023-2024 academic year. Please join us in welcoming her into the new role!

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1386/images/banners/Year in Review Header.jpg

A Year of Transition

February 7, 2023 / Education

Brief overview and photographic highlights from 2022

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1387/Asma Nusrat and Charles Parkos 500.jpg

Drs. Asma Nusrat and Charles Parkos Named 2022 AAAS Fellows

February 7, 2023 / Experimental Pathology

Congratulations are due to Dr. Asma Nusrat, F. Peyton Rous Professor of Experimental Pathology and Director of Experimental Pathology, and Dr. Charles Parkos, Carl V. Weller Professor and Chair of Pathology, on being named 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows. The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. The 2022 class was comprised of 505 scientists, engineers and innovators from around the world and across all disciplines.  Being selected as an AAAS Fellow is one of the most distinguished honors within the scientific community. The newly elected Fellows are being recognized for their scientific and socially notable achievements spanning their careers.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1381/chinnaiyan-in-lab-sq.jpg

Rogel Researchers Receive $4M Through Prostate Cancer Foundations Inaugural TACTICAL Awards Program

January 10, 2023 / Award

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers received one of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s four inaugural Class of 2022 TACTICAL (Therapy ACceleration To Intercept Cancer Lethality) Award. This $30 million program will support cross-disciplinary pioneering research toward the goal of developing 21st Century therapies for the most life-threatening form of prostate cancer [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1359/Blood__Drawing_on_Experience_In_Article_SQ.jpg

Blood Drawing Experience Featured in The Pathologist

November 10, 2022 / Pathology News

For many of us, the idea of having blood drawn can be an unnerving thought. The use of needles and the sight of blood itself is not something we look forward to. However, Michigan Medicine has made several measures over the years to help the experience of our patients when needing to draw blood; especially young children [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1278/Blood Bank Relocation graphic sq.png

Blood Bank Laboratory window relocating on June 5th

May 26, 2022 / Announcement

As part of the ongoing series of renovations of the clinical laboratories at University Hospital, the Blood Bank Laboratory — and its landmark front window — will relocate about 135 feet to the east on Sunday, June 5.   A wayfinding graphic can be found here.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1203/images/banners/Inside-the-COVID-Pandemic-header-LG.jpg

Inside the COVID Pandemic: A Laboratory Perspective

November 29, 2021 / Newsletter

The SARS-CoV-2 virus brought lab testing to the headlines. Learn how Michigan Medicine Pathology responded to this unprecedented challenge.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1186/Catherine-Thomas-Batoul-SQ.jpg

Department of Pathology Represents at NAME 2021

October 29, 2021 / Conferences

The Department of Pathology was well represented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) held on October 15-19, 2021. This year’s event was held in person at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, FL. There was also an on-demand virtual option for those who couldn’t attend the conference in person [...]

FULL STORY

Get to Know Pathology's Communications Team

July 20, 2021 / Video

Within the Department of Pathology, lives a Communications Team who handle all aspects of departmental promotion. Led by Lynn McCain, the team also features Brent Temple, Camren Clouthier and Carrie Walper on the MLabs side. Learn more about this group of creative-minded individuals and how they help to put the Department on the map.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1153/NewResidents-2025-LG.jpg

Welcome Class of 2025 Pathology Residents

July 5, 2021 / Education

The department welcomes six new residents, each from different institutions.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/1110/Dressler_500x500.jpg

Two Proteins Critical for Kidney Function

March 24, 2021 / Michigan Health Blog

Research by Drs. Ann Laszczyk and the Department of Pathology's Dr. Gregory Dressler was just published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The study focuses on PAX2 proteins and their effects on kidney function and development.

FULL STORY

Department of Pathology Shines at 2021 Virtual USCAP Meeting

March 24, 2021 / Conferences

The Department of Pathology was well represented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), held March 13-18, 2021. This year's event was reconstructed into a fully virtual format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with participants able to tune in and contribute from all over the world. Several of our faculty and trainees were featured at this year's conference. Let's take a moment to recap some key highlights from #USCAP2021.

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/1084/man-looking-in-microscope-500x500.jpg

Prostate Cancer Regulator Plays Role in COVID-19, Providing a Promising Treatment Lead

December 22, 2020 / Michigan Health Blog

Clinical trials underway are testing whether drugs that target the androgen receptor – successful in controlling prostate cancer – could also work against the coronavirus. wo proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, help the coronavirus gain entry and replicate within cells. TMPRSS2 is well-known to Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD. His lab discovered that TMPRSS2 fuses with the ETS gene to drive more than half of all prostate cancers [...]

FULL STORY

Coronavirus Information and Links

January 28, 2020 / Pathology News

On January 23, three possible cases of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were identified in Michigan; two in Washtenaw county. As of publishing, no cases of the 2019-nCoV have been confirmed in Michigan. [...]

FULL STORY

What Pathology Communications Can Do For You

January 27, 2020 / Announcement

Pathology Communications is a team of professionals here to help you tell your story. Whether you’ve just been awarded a major grant, successfully defended your dissertation, been published, completed a marathon, or welcomed a new addition at home, we have an outlet for your news! [...]

FULL STORY

In Memoriam: Dr. Mila Blaivas 1938-2020

January 17, 2020 / Announcement

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mila Blaivas, MD, PhD. Blaivas passed away after a short illness on January 6, 2020, at a local hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had moved to be with her daughter and son-in-law in May 2011. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Alex Blaivas, who was the love of her life, two children and three grandchildren.

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/883/Webb-Present.jpg

Dr. Milad Webb's presentation draws attention at NAME

December 12, 2019 / Anatomic Pathology

The National Association of Medical Examiners met recently in Kansas City, MO, for their annual conference. University of Michigan forensic pathologist, Milad Webb, MD, PhD, presented on the critical national shortage of forensic pathologists, as well as pathologists in general [...]

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/858/Schnitzer_Bertram_sq.jpg

In Memoriam Bertram Schnitzer, MD

November 22, 2019 / Clinical Pathology

Michigan lost one of it’s most celebrated and beloved pathologists this week as Dr. Bertram Schnitzer passed away at the age of 90. [...]

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/832/McMullen_sq.jpg

Study led by McMullen and Chan published in the American Journal of Surgical Pathology

September 6, 2019 / Anatomic Pathology

A study by Drs. Emily McMullen, Paul Harms, Lori Lowe, Doug Fullen, and May Chan is published in the September issue of the American Journal of Surgical Pathology (AJSP). Calciphylaxis is a dermatologic emergency where an accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial but [...]

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/802/Dr-Choi-1-2-3.jpg

Dr. Sarah Choi Honored as One of ASCP's "40 Under Forty"

July 29, 2019 / Announcement

Sarah Choi, MD, PhD, has been honored as one of ASCP’s “40 under Forty” program recognizing the future generation of laboratory leaders.

ASCP’s 40 Under Forty program shines the spotlight on 40 highly accomplished pathologists, pathology residents, and laboratory professionals under age 40 who have made significant contributions to the profession and stand out as the future of laboratory leadership. [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/795/Twitter-News-Header.jpg

Educating Beyond Borders

July 22, 2019 / Education

The unanticipated ways social media has made a positive impact on pathology.

FULL STORY
https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/static/apps/cms/773/Westerhoff-Greenson-book--Featured.jpg

Drs. Westerhoff and Greenson Co-write Chapter in Histology Text Book

April 15, 2019 / Announcement

The Fifth Edition of Histology for Pathologists has just been published by Wolters Kluwer and Maria Westerhoff, MD, and Joel Greenson, MD, co-wrote the chapter on colon histology. The newest edition of this award-winning book is a comprehensive collection of normal histology written by anatomic pathologists for anatomic pathologists. The book is designed to [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/767/new-res-Header-Lg.jpg

Our Incoming Class of Residents

March 18, 2019 / Announcement

You will see some familiar faces from M4 rotations and the interview season.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/648/number5-Header-Lg.jpg

Michigan Medicine Hospitals Ranked No. 5 in the Nation By U.S. News and World Report

August 14, 2018 / Announcement

Commitments to patient care and innovative technologies earn us top ratings.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/638/PathTrackTeam-Header-LG.jpg

Striving For Zero

August 2, 2018 / Newsletter

Pathology Informatics put together a team to create a new specimen tracking application, in house.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/629/Sanda-Header-Lg.jpg

Building Better Bridges

July 12, 2018 / Newsletter

A new U-M initiative aims to improve the patient experience by forging connections between pathologists and the people they serve.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/628/residents-2022-Header-lg.jpg

Resident Class of 2022 Begins Journey with Michigan Medicine

July 6, 2018 / Announcement

Learn more about the incoming resident class, where they came from, and why they chose U-M.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/626/new-location-gavin-Header.jpg

Massive Diagnostic Testing Facility Opens at U-M, Engineered for Advanced Patient Care

June 27, 2018 / Announcement

New Clinical Pathology location serves Michigan Medicine patients and more

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/619/forensics2018-header-lg.jpg

Advances in Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2018 Conference Recap

June 18, 2018 / Conferences

U-M hosts experts and trainees as they sharpen skills and discuss trends in forensic medicine.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/617/residents.jpg

House Officers' Farewell Dinner Celebrates Class of 2018

June 11, 2018 / Education

On Friday, June 8th at Weber's Inn, the department held the House Officers' Farewell dinner to highlight the achievements of the class of 2018 residents and fellows. Awards were presented for the most outstanding residents and teaching faculty. [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/605/PI-Summit-Header-LG.jpg

Pathology Informatics Summit 2018

May 25, 2018 / Conferences

The future is now, and U-M Pathology Informatics is instrumental in showcasing it.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/287/Lab-Week_Header-2018.jpg

Lab Week 2018

April 16, 2018 / Events

April 22 - 28, 2018

FULL STORY

Pathology's Own Trish Harris Recognized in "Making a Difference"

April 13, 2018 / Award
 

Recently published by Michigan Medicine Headlines, Michigan Medicine recognizes its employees that continue to "make a difference and inspire colleagues through their hard work and dedication".  Within the last month, one of Pathology's own phlebotomists, Trish Harris, was recognized [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/589/talha-anwar-thesis-header.jpg

Congratulations to Talha Anwar for a successful defense of his PhD Thesis with the mentorship of Dr. Celina Kleer

April 10, 2018 / Announcement
 

Talha Anwar is in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and the Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program at U-M. He defended his PhD thesis, Regulation of EZH2 in triple-negative breast cancer, on Friday April 6, 2018 [...]

FULL STORY

Scott Owens Receives Medical School's Most Prestigious Teaching Award

March 28, 2018 / Announcement

Scott Owens, MD has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Kaiser Permanente Award for Excellence in Pre-Clinical Teaching, joining [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/567/Class2022-Square.jpg

Welcome Class of 2022 Pathology Residents

March 21, 2018 / Announcement

Please welcome our new Pathology Residents! 

  • Margaret (Jiayun) Fang, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
  • Efrain Gutierrez-Lanz, Autonomous University of Baja California Mexicali School of Medicine [...]
FULL STORY

Dr. Parkos Visits Capitol Hill to Advocate for Increased Research Funding

March 14, 2018 / Experimental Pathology

Dr. Charles Parkos was part of a delegation representing the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) on March 8, 2018 in Washington, D.C. to advocate for increased funding for research[...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/560/USCAP-Header.jpg

Michigan Pathology at USCAP 2018: Your Complete Guide to this Year's Annual Meeting

March 12, 2018 / Conferences

Michigan Pathology has over 30 pathologists traveling to Vancouver, BC for this year's USCAP 2018. The department is featuring numerous speakers and displaying dozens of posters at this annual meeting. Read more to find out where and when to meet up with our faculty, fellows, and residents.

FULL STORY

Richard Miller, MD, PhD Elected Into Association of American Physicians

March 7, 2018 / Experimental Pathology

Richard Miller MD, PhD, has been elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The AAP is a non-profit, professional organization founded in 1885 for “the advancement of scientific and practical medicine.” The Association is composed of members who are leading senior physician-scientists and are [...]

FULL STORY

Work by Peter A. Ward, MD, featured in Nature Immunology

March 5, 2018 / Clinical Pathology

The Review Article, Innate immune responses to trauma, was released today in Nature Immunology. This work, by Markus Huber-Lang of the University Hospital of Ulm, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology in Ulm Germany, John D. Lambris of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Pathology [...]

FULL STORY

As Harry Neusius Retires Jennifer Slater Becomes Phlebotomy Manager

February 27, 2018 / Announcement
 
 

As we wish Harry Neusius a happy retirement, it is our pleasure to announce that Jennifer Slater, previous supervisor of onsite-outpatient phlebotomy areas, has been promoted to Phlebotomy Manager.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/545/Anna-Ting-PhD-Presenting-Header.jpg

Congratulations to Hung-An (Anna) Ting, PhD for Successful Defense of Her PhD Thesis

February 23, 2018 / Announcement

 

Dr. Ting successfully defended her PhD thesis, Notch ligand Delta-like 4 (DII4) induced epigenetic mechanisms in regulatory T cell function during pulmonary viral infection, on February 21, 2018. [...]

FULL STORY

Tomlins Receives 2017 PCF Challenge Award

January 26, 2018 / Award

Scott Tomlins, MD, PhD and Philip Palmbos, MD, PhD, along with team members Maha Hussain, MD, Edward Shaeffer, MD, PhD, Joshua Meeks, MD, PhD, and Roohollah Sharifi, MD, have received a 2017 Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award worth $1,000,000 [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/510/Rohit-ModernPath-Header-lg.jpg

Modern Pathology Cover Features Research by Mehra, Skala, and Team

January 10, 2018 / Experimental Pathology

Clinical FISH Assays for TFE3 and TFEB Help Characterize Renal Cell Carcinoma.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/505/Andrew-Lieberman-featured1.jpg

Andrew Lieberman, MD, PhD Elected to National Neuropathology Core Steering Committee

December 19, 2017 / Experimental Pathology

Andrew Lieberman, MD, PhD, Gerald D. Abrams Collegiate Professor and Director of Neuropathology, has been elected to serve on the Neuropathology Core Steering Committee of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC). The goal of the [...]

FULL STORY

Immunohistochemistry Used to Investigate Genetic Link

December 19, 2017 / Anatomic Pathology

The work entitled The Utility of SDHB and FH Immunohistochemistry in Patients Evaluated for Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndromes by Aaron M. Udager, MD, PhD, and colleagues in the Department of Pathology was published in Human Pathology on [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/507/path-as-art-header-sm.jpg

“Pathology as Art” Needed for Display at North Campus Research Complex

December 19, 2017 / Announcement
The Department of Pathology is seeking photomicrographs, graphs, and charts to bring life to the walls at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC). The images will be displayed in a variety of ways, including on [...]
FULL STORY

Faculty Contribute to 11th Edition of Best-Selling Textbook

December 15, 2017 / Announcement
Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology textbook has been the best-selling text globally for generations of practicing surgical pathologists, beginning with the first edition authored by Lauren Ackerman in 1953. All succeeding editions were largely single-author texts that reflected [...]
FULL STORY

New Features Added to Departmental Website

December 8, 2017 / Announcement
 
Notice something different about our website? Updates were recently made to our website that will improve access to information, adding value. We encourage you to explore the site’s new features.
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/500/AJSP-publication-article-lg-500.jpg

Drs. Udager, Dhanasekaran, and Mehra publish new paper in the AJSP: Reviews & Reports

December 1, 2017 / Announcement
Aaron Udager, MD, PhD, Saravana Dhanasekaran PhD, and Rohit Mehra MD have published Mucinous Tubular and Spindle Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of an Uncommon Renal Tumor in the American Journal of Surgical Pathology: Reviews and Reports [...]
FULL STORY

Michigan Medicine Headlines Features The Department of Pathology

November 30, 2017 / Blog

Our department was recently highlighted in an article by Michigan Medicine Headlines online news. It featured photos of some of our faculty and staff, quotes by Dr. Parkos and Dr. Myers, and gave an excellent overview of what our 1,200 colleagues do and why. We manifest our study of the essential nature of disease in our clinical, research and education missions [...]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/490/Lamps-Article-Lg.jpg

Laura Lamps, MD Becomes Newest Endowed Professor

November 20, 2017 / Announcement
Laura W. Lamps, MD named New Godfrey Dorr Stobbe Professor in Gastrointestinal Pathology
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/494/social_media_lg_header.jpg

A New Tool for the Modern Pathologist: Social Media

November 20, 2017 / Video
Expanding conversation using Twitter and Facebook professionally.
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/495/lisa_neal_sm_header.jpg

Photographer Lisa Neal Wins Best in Show at AAO/OPS Meeting

November 17, 2017 / Award
Autopsy and Forensic photographer, Lisa Belanger Neal, CRA, OCT-C, won Best of Show at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Photographers’ Society annual education program [...]
FULL STORY

Dr. Sriram Venneti Receives Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award

November 3, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
Sriram Venetti. MD, PhD, was awarded a $600,000 Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award grant over a period of 4 years to support his research in cancer metabolism and epigenetics in childhood ependymomas [...]
FULL STORY

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 [...]
FULL STORY

Rual Lab Publishes in The EMBO Journal

October 19, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
 
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 [...]
FULL STORY

Facebook Live Video Highlights New Frontiers in Pathology Conference

October 16, 2017 / Conferences
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, [...]
FULL STORY

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 [...]

FULL STORY

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 [...]
FULL STORY

Nisha D'Silva, PhD Awarded 8.1M Grant for Cancer Research

October 5, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
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 [...]
FULL STORY

Histopathologic Comparison of Epidermotropic Melanoma Metastases and Primary Nodular Melanoma

September 21, 2017 / Announcement
Drs. Skala, Wang, Harms, Andea, Fullen and Chan in the Department of Pathology Dermatopathology section, in collaboration with other U-M colleagues, have published the paper, Comprehensive Histopathologic Comparison of Epidermotropic/Dermal Metastatic Melanoma and Primary Nodular Melanoma in Histopathology. Metastatic melanoma involving the [...]
FULL STORY

Department Faculty, Staff, and Students Invited to Fall Event at Detroit Zoo

September 19, 2017 / Announcement
Department of Pathology Staff, Students, and Faculty are invited to gather at the Detroit Zoo to enjoy the Zoo Boo on Saturday October 14 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Members of the department can attend for free and are invited to bring one guest, or the members of their immediate household, to attend with them. Admission for guests is $5 per person.

This "merry-not-scary" event includes food, dazzling acrobatics, magic acts, jugglers, and extreme pumpkin carving demonstrations. Attendees are encouraged to [...]
 
FULL STORY

Dr. Bernard Naylor 1926 - 2017

September 18, 2017 / Announcement
The Department of Pathology is sorry to report the passing of long-time colleague and friend of the Department, Dr. Bernard (Barney) Naylor, on September 7.  Dr. Naylor joined our Department as a faculty member in 1957, retiring in June, 1996. He was internationally renowned in the field of cytopathology with his dedication to the teaching and training of pathologists and cytotechnologists and with his research [...]
FULL STORY

Paper from Dressler Lab Shows Inhibition of Pax2 Transcription Activation

August 29, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
A paper published in ACS Chemical Biology by Edward Grimley, PhD, et al in Dr. Greg Dressler’s lab demonstrates the ability to target a DNA binding domain of the Pax gene family with small molecules [...]
FULL STORY

Research from the Chinnaiyan Lab on the Cover of Nature

August 29, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
In one of the largest and most comprehensive efforts to examine the genetic and molecular landscape of advanced cancer, Dr. Dan Robinson, et al in Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan's laboratory in the Department of Pathology sequenced the DNA and RNA of 500 patients with metastatic cancer. The results are [...]
FULL STORY

Study by Postdoc in Nusrat Lab Published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation

August 11, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
 
A study investigating fundamental mechanisms of wound healing in the gut by Miguel Quiros in Asma Nusrat’s lab  entitled, “Macrophage-derived IL-10 mediates mucosal repair by epithelial WISP-1 signaling” was just published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation on August 7, 2017.  

Quiros and colleagues showed that IL-10  generated by monocytes recruited into healing wounds plays a fundamental role in [...]
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/406/poke-program-article-header.jpg

More Than a Blood Draw: Taking the Pain Out of Pokes

July 25, 2017 / Newsletter
Phlebotomists are on the front lines, influencing the patient experience with each blood draw.
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/423/Residents2021-Header.jpg

Resident Class of 2021

July 18, 2017 / Education

We're welcoming our new pathology residents! They are a great addition to our already outstanding classes. 

FULL STORY

Clinical Pathology Quarterly All Staff Meeting

July 7, 2017 / Quality And Health Improvement

Date: July 25, 2017

Time: 9:00am – 10:00am

Location: Med Sci 1, Rm 5330

Refreshments will be served beginning at 8:30 am. Gift card drawing for those attending from last quarterly meeting. The meeting will be recorded for those unable to attend.

FULL STORY

Join Us in Welcoming Our 2017-2018 Fellows

July 6, 2017 / Education

You’ll see both familiar and new faces among our outstanding group of fellows for 2017 – 2018. We invite you to join us in welcoming them as they settle in for the year.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/421/proteomics-article-lg.jpg

Grant Establishes Proteogenomics Center at U-M

June 27, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
Combining study of protein and genes will help researchers understand molecular basis of cancer.
FULL STORY

John Harris and Dianna Banka Earn Certified Research Administrator Certification

June 23, 2017 / Announcement
 
 
Congratulations to Finance and Administration’s, John Harris and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology’s Dianna Banka. John and Dianna both recently passed the Certified [...]
FULL STORY

Drs. Sean Li and Kristine Konopka Assume New Education Roles

June 14, 2017 / Education
 
Dr. Sean Li will assume the role of Associate Residency Program Director on July 1, 2017 [...]
 
 
Dr. Kristine Konopka has recently been appointed to the newly created position of Director of Medical Student Clinical Clerkships in Pathology [...]
FULL STORY

Dr. Allecia Wilson Completes Medical Education Scholars Program

June 14, 2017 / Education
The Medical Education Scholars Program is an internationally acclaimed, 10-month program at the University of Michigan Medical School that provides an opportunity for select faculty to study and apply principles of medical education. The curriculum includes educational theory, application, and research.  Dr. Wilson is the new Pathology Residency Program Director, an active participant in the Forensic and Pediatric fellowship programs, and also teaches first-year medical students in the lecture hall and in small group sessions.
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/405/venneti-lab-article-header.jpg

Understanding Pediatric Brain Cancer

June 12, 2017 / Newsletter
Dr. Sriram Venneti's lab explores the interface of metabolism, epigenetics and brain development in
order to better understand and eventually treat childhood cancer.
FULL STORY

Congratulations Dr. Carter and Dr. Sherbeck!

April 25, 2017 / Announcement
 
 

Cody S. Carter, MD (former Chief Resident) and John P. Sherbeck, MD, have successfully completed the 2015-2017 University of Michigan Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP).

The HASP program is a twenty-month educational experience designed for house officers interested in pursuing healthcare administration as part of their careers. [ ... ]

FULL STORY

Nunez Lab Reports in the Journal Science: Gut Bacteria May Explain Increased Susceptibility of Newborns to Infection

April 24, 2017 / Experimental Pathology

Newborns are highly susceptible to enteric infections. It was assumed this was due to immaturity of their immune systems but new research in the laboratory of Dr. Gabriel Nunez, Paul de Kruif Professor of Academic Pathology, suggests otherwise.

FULL STORY

Sriram Venneti receives ASCI young Physician-Scientist Award

April 20, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD, was awarded the American Society for Clinical Investigation Council Young Physician-Scientist Award. This award was initiated in 2013 and recognizes young physician-scientists who are supported by NIH K or similar significant career-development awards, are early in their first faculty appointment, and have made notable achievements in their research.
FULL STORY

Senior resident publishes Breast Pathology consultation practice at Michigan Medicine

April 12, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
Fourth year resident, Ellen East, MD, was recently published in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Under the guidance of Julie Jorns, MD, East investigated the practice of breast pathology consultation at a large tertiary care center. Learn more in Characteristics of a Breast Pathology Consultation Practice.

FULL STORY

Recent Faculty Directorships

April 11, 2017 / Announcement
Congratulations to the recently appointed Laboratory Directors within the Anatomic Pathology Division!

Dr. Judy Pang has done an amazing job as the interim Cytopathology Director; so amazing, in fact, that she was unanimously chosen to stay at the helm as the Cytopathology Director! Congrats to Dr. Pang!  Stepping into Dr. Pang's shoes is Dr. Andrew Sciallis, who will be taking over as the Immunohistochemistry Lab Director.

[ ... ]
FULL STORY

Disruptive Innovations Lead to New Global Impact Opportunities in Pathology

April 11, 2017 / Education
Chief Resident, Cody Carter, MD, writes about the disruptive technological innovations in histology and digital pathology that are shaking up Global Outreach possibilities in the field. He discusses the new opportunities to make a diagnostic impact for patients in Sub-Saharan Africa from the comfort of your office in No Longer an Excuse. Read it in the American Society for Clinical Pathology's quarterly publication, Critical Values.
FULL STORY

Proteomics Pilot Program Funds Available

April 10, 2017 / Pathology News
 
 

The Proteomics Resource Facility (PRF) in the Department of Pathology aims to provide state-of-the-art instrumentation, technical expertise, and bioinformatic support during both discovery and validation phases of proteomic experiments to researchers at the University of Michigan.

At this time, the PRF wishes to announce that there are funds available for 2 separate pilot proteomic projects. [ ... ]

FULL STORY

Kristina Martin to Present Tips on Document Control at Seminar Series

February 17, 2017 / Conferences

Kristina Martin, MLS(ASCP)CH will present Document Control for Control Freaks during the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics (BLD) Seminar Series at Michigan State University. The series, celebrating its 90th year, invites BLD alumni to share educational lab topics and insights from their careers in health care. Kristina’s presentation is on Tuesday, February 28 at 4:00pm EST in North Kedzie Hall, room N317.

FULL STORY

Allecia Wilson, MD Named President of the Michigan Association of Medical Examiners

February 2, 2017 / Announcement

Assistant Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of the Residency Training Program, Allecia Wilson, MD has been named President of the Michigan Association of Medical Examiners (MAME). MAME's mission is to foster the highest professional standards in the performance of the duties of the county medical examiners of Michigan. [ ... ]

FULL STORY

New Breast Cancer Metastasis Mechanism Uncovered

January 31, 2017 / Announcement

The laboratory of Dr. Celina Kleer, Harold A. Oberman Collegiate Professor, isolated human mesenchymal stem cells from breast cancer metastasis. The lab discovered that a collagen receptor tyrosine kinase, DDR2, mediates stromal-cancer communication and induces breast cancer metastasis. The study provides the basis for the development of DDR2 inhibitors. The article appeared in Cell Reports and can be found at www.cell.com.

FULL STORY

Clinical Pathology Quarterly All Staff Meeting

January 25, 2017 / Video

Date
February 14, 2017

Time
9:00 – 10:00

Location
Medical Sciences Building 1
Room 5330

Refreshments will be served beginning at 08:30

Download PDF

...

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/355/kleer-breast-scope.jpg

What Cancer Patients Should Know About Their Pathology Reports

January 24, 2017 / Anatomic Pathology

If you have cancer, the treatment plan probably started with a pathologist’s review of your biopsy

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/357/michmed-news-header.jpg

Introducing Michigan Medicine – New Name, New Logos

January 12, 2017 / Announcement
On January 9th, The University of Michigan Health System became Michigan Medicine. With the new name comes new branding. Click to download the new logos and learn how to properly use them.
FULL STORY

Chemistry’s Nick Wesener to Serve Two-Year Term on Alere Informatics’ Advisory Board

December 12, 2016 / Announcement

Kudos to Chemical Pathology’s Nick Wesener, MLS (ASCP)cm, Senior Clinical IT, POC for being selected to serve on the Alere Informatics RALS Advisory Board (RAB). The purpose of the RAB is to facilitate transparent discussion between Alere Informatics and the point-of-care testing community. Topics include issues and trends that may influence the way RALS Point-of-Care Data Management Systems programs are managed. Those selected to serve on this board are considered leaders in the field of point-of-care testing who can provide valuable feedback to Alere Informatics and experience and knowledge to other RALS users.

FULL STORY

Mary Skinner of the Lombard Lab Nominated for Proteintech’s Best Lab Manager 2016.

December 6, 2016 / Pathology News

Mary Skinner serves as the lab manager for David Lombard, MD, PhD. In addition to managing the animal colony, maintaining and allocating funding, and performing her own research, she trains new team members, reminding them that as science changes the lab needs to change with it. Learn more about what makes Mary deserving of the nomination, including her mantra for the success of the lab, by reading more in this story from UMHS Headlines.

FULL STORY

Kleer lab develops model of human metaplastic breast carcinomas

December 5, 2016 / Experimental Pathology

The laboratory of Dr. Celina Kleer, Harold A. Oberman Collegiate Professor, discovered that mammary-specific knock down of CCN6 results in mammary carcinomas with features of human metaplastic carcinomas. This model may lead to discovery of new diagnostic and therapeutic targets for this rare and aggressive form of triple negative breast cancer. The article appeared in Oncogene, on the November 7th 2016 issue, and can be found at www.nature.com

FULL STORY

Laura Lamps, MD to join Department of Pathology and named UMHS Chief Patient Safety Officer.

November 23, 2016 / Announcement

Laura Lamps, MD will join the Department of Pathology as the Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology on February 1. Dr. Lamps comes from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center where she was the Director of Surgical Pathology, Director of the Diagnostic Laboratories, and Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for Pathology.  [ ... ]

FULL STORY

Laboratory Test Utilization Management: What Works, and What Doesn’t

November 8, 2016 / Video

Dr. Geoff Baird from the University of Washington came as a Visiting Professor to the Department of Pathology on October 17th. His lecture and interest is “Laboratory Test Utilization Management: What Works, and What Doesn’t”.

View Lecture Video Recording

FULL STORY

UM Lab’s work lands the cover of Mucosal Immunology

October 21, 2016 / Experimental Pathology

Congratulations to the Nusrat/Parkos Lab on having the cover image of the September 2016 issue of Mucosal Immunology. The image is from their article, Neutrophil interactions with epithelial expressed ICAM-1 enhances intestinal mucosal wound healing.

You can read more at nature.com.

FULL STORY

Tomlins partners to create liquid biopsy database

October 20, 2016 / Pathology News

A team of twenty, including Assistant Professor of Pathology, Scott Tomlins, M.D., Ph.D. is launching a Blood Profiling Atlas pilot as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative. Led by Vice President Joe Biden, the Moonshot strives to end cancer as we know it.

Click to read more about Tomlins’ roll in this mission.

FULL STORY

Allecia Wilson, MD Announced Program Director

September 21, 2016 / Announcement

Effective immediately, Dr. Allecia Wilson is the Program Director for the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program. Dr. Wilson completed residency here at Michigan, followed by Forensic Pathology and later Pediatric Pathology fellowships. Since returning to our Department in 2012, Dr. Wilson has been recognized as a talented and devoted teacher of residents, fellows, and medical students. [ ... ]

FULL STORY

Professor of Pathology Named Director of University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

September 19, 2016 / Announcement

Congratulations to Eric R. Fearon, MD, PhD, who has been named director of University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Fearon's research focuses on the field of cancer genetics, specifically colorectal tumors. He has authored more than 135 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and more than 60 book chapters and review articles. [ ... ]

FULL STORY

House Officer III, Stephanie Skala, MD, receives American Society for Clinical Pathology Award

September 19, 2016 / Award

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) annually recognizes two Residents from the Resident Representative Network with the Resident Representative Leadership Award. One of the 2016 recipients is House Officer III, Stephanie Skala, MD. Stephanie received the award for demonstrating outstanding leadership and for promotion of ASCP resident activities and membership. Congratulations, Stephanie!

FULL STORY

“Best Poster Award” Given at 2016 ASCP

September 16, 2016 / Award

Congratulations to the Department of Pathology's David Manthei, MD, PhD, House Officer III, for winning the "Best Poster Award" at the 2016 ASCP Annual meeting in Las Vegas. His poster on "Predictive value of hypogammaglobulinemia in monoclonal gammopathies detected by reflex immunofixation of serum protein electrophoresis samples" presented the largest study to date on the value of reflexing hypogammaglobulinemic samples for detecting monoclonal gammopathies. Scoring for the award was based on originality, potential importance, research design or implementation and interpretations.

FULL STORY

New mechanism discovered in bacterial pneumonia

September 14, 2016 / Pathology News

Congratulations to the Department of Pathology's Mike Bachman, MD, PhD, for his recent paper in the journal mBio about the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, the third most common cause of infections in hospitalized patients. His work has identified siderophores, an iron-scavenging product of those bacteria, as a mechanism the bacteria use to help them invade throughout the body. Dr. Bachman is the Associate Director of the Microbiology Laboratory [ ... ]

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/338/header-bacteria-article.jpg

An Arms Race with a Superbug

September 13, 2016 / Pathology News
Study shows how pneumonia-causing bacteria invade the body
FULL STORY

AMA Journal of Ethics

August 1, 2016 / Pathology News

The AMA Journal of Ethics August edition features articles on ethical issues in pathology. Current and former trainees are co-authors on these papers, including Martin Magers, John Sherbeck and Kristina Davis. Faculty members Michael Roh and Lauren Smith also contributed to this issue. Lauren Smith served as a faculty advisor to Margaret Cocks, a resident at Johns Hopkins University, who was the guest editor.

journalofethics.ama-assn.org

FULL STORY

Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office earns national accreditation for first time in 40 years

June 9, 2016 / Pathology News

The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office has been granted accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners. This is a result of the partnership between the county and the Department of Pathology. You can read about this collaboration in the most recent issue of Inside Pathology.

More than 2,500 unexpected, violent, and suspicious deaths are investigated by the team at Wayne County Medical Examiner's office each year.

Director of autopsy and forensic services at the U-M Department of Pathology, Jeffrey Jentzen, M.D., Ph.D. says, “Accreditation assures citizens and the community that the office functions at a high level and provides systematic quality and timely service.”

To hear more from Jentzen and the team at Wayne County, read the full press release.

FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/300/Printing_0003.gif

Pathology Informatics Goes 3D

May 23, 2016 / Pathology News
Fabricating solutions to enhance Anatomic Pathology asset tracking.
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/283/lab-ambassadors-header.jpg

Lab Ambassador Program Re-launch

May 17, 2016 / Lab Ambassadors
Bridging the Gap Between Patients and the Laboratory
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/262/uncovering_the_truth_article.jpg

Uncovering the Truth

May 5, 2016 / Newsletter
Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services, Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen, reflects on his career
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/280/zika_virus_header.jpg

Triaging Zika Virus in Pathology

March 24, 2016 / Neuropathology
The Aedes mosquito. Source - Wikipedia Over the past several months, the Zika virus has prompted the Pan American Health Organization to issue an alert and the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency. To date, testing for Zika cannot be done on a local level, requiring the Department of Pathology to triage potential cases. Zika virus is most often spread to humans by the bite of an Aedes species mosquito that is infected
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/271/appelman_newsletter_image.jpg

One Old Guy’s Perspective on Pathology at Michigan

March 1, 2016 / Newsletter
Based on 45 Years of Experience
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/270/smith_ethics_newsletter_image.jpg

Ethics and Pathology

February 12, 2016 / Newsletter
A Faculty Perspective on Ethics in Pathology
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/263/innovation_project_header.jpg

Designing for the Future of Pathology

January 25, 2016 / Renovation And Relocation Project
Dr. Jeff Myers announces the grand opening of the Pathology Innovation Suite
FULL STORY
/static/apps/cms/news/232/newsletter-facingfears.jpg

Facing Fears to Improve Patient Care

July 10, 2015 / Newsletter
Group photo of a portion of the breast team (left to right) Drs. Celina Kleer, Laura Walters, Judy Pang, Ghassan Allo In 2008, the Division of Surgical Oncology moved outpatient breast surgeries offsite from the University Hospital (UH) to East Ann Arbor Ambulatory Surgery Center (EAA), about 5.5 miles away. While EAA had six operating rooms, there was no surgical pathology lab on-site. Specimens removed during surgery had to be transported to UH
FULL STORY