For information regarding upcoming seminars, contact Laura Labut, laszczem@med.umich.edu, (734) 763-0846.
Pathology Seminar Series are held on Thursdays from 4:00PM - 5:00PM in Pathology Seminar Room, 4234 Medical Science I , unless otherwise noted.
2016-2017 Pathology Research Seminar Series |
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May 25, 2017Epigenetic remodeling in human hematopoietic stem cell aging PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentor: Dr. Ken Figueroa |
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May 18, 2017Niche signaling and epigenetic regulation of stem cellsLinheng Li, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of Kansas School of Medicine Host: Dr. Yali Dou |
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May 11, 2017Integrative genomic approaches to identify new cancer dependencies Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School Host: Dr. Jolanta Grembecka |
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May 4, 2017Therapeutic resistance to BET bromodomain inhibition in prostate cancer PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology and MSTP programs Mentor: Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan |
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April 27, 2017Environmental factors and regulation of the cytokine IL-22 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Host: Dr. Gabriel Nuñez |
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April 20, 2017Epigentic and transcriptional regulation of cellular fate specification in the skin University of Colorado - Boulder Host: Dr. Yali Dou |
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April 13, 2017Targeting the unfolded protein response in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors - a highly secretory cancer Professor of Pathology University of California, San Francisco Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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April 6, 2017 Will be rescheduled for Fall 2017Physician Scientist, Leukemia Research Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Host: Dr. Jolanta Grembecka |
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March 30, 2017*Characterizing the role of Androgen Receptor regulated lncRNA ARlnc1 in prostate cancer PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentor: Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan |
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March 23, 2017Targeting Auto-Inhibition to Inhibit “Undruggable” Transcription Factors Professor, Molecular Physiology, Biological Physics & Chemistry University of Virginia Host: Dr. Jolanta Grembecka |
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March 16, 2017Pathogenesis and Genomics of Ovarian Cancer: Converging on New Therapeutic Opportunities Principle Investigator, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Director, Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center University of Pennsylvania Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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March 9, 2017Sirtuins and Novel PTMs in Cancer Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell University Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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February 23, 2017Fibroblast heterogeneity in the pancreatic microenvironment Paloma Garcia PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentors: Dr. Marina Pasca di Magliano & Dr. Gabriel Nuñez |
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February 16, 2017Evaluating mechanisms of PD-L1 regulation in head and neck cancer Jacqueline Mann PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentors: Dr. Chad Brenner & Dr. Alexey Nesvizhskii |
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February 9, 2017Chromatin and cell-type specific gene expression in mouse macrophages Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michigan State University Host: Dr. Andrew Muntean |
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February 2, 2017TPRKB dependency in p53-deficient cancers Kelly VanDenBerg PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentor: Dr. Scott Tomlins |
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January 26, 2017Molecular profiling of unique cancer cohorts using targeted next-generation sequencing Lorena Lazo de la Vega PhD candidate Molecular & Cellular Pathology program Mentor: Dr. Scott Tomlins |
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January 19, 2017*Cytokine-mediated regulation of intestinal inflammation: Beauty and the Beast Associate Professor, Center for Inflammation Immunity & Infection Georgia State University, Institute for Biomedical Sciences Host: Dr. Asma Nusrat *Room changed to Danto Auditorium |
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January 12, 2017*New thinking on epithelial microbiota interactions Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Emory University, School of Medicine Host: Dr. Asma Nusrat *Room changed to Danto Auditorium |
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December 8, 2016Targeting MCL-1 in malignancy Associate Member (Associate Professor) Department of Cell & Molecular Biology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Host: Dr. Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska |
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December 1, 2016Malignant melanoma: Insights from genetic models and factors regulating tumor immune responses Associate Professor Dermatology and Pathology Yale School of Medicine Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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November 17, 2016IL-1 and TNF interplay in host protection against M.tuberculosis Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology Emory University School of Medicine Host: Dr. Gabriel Nuñez |
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November 10, 2016Targeting epigenetic mechanisms in leukemia Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department of Hematology/Oncology Children's Hospital Colorado University of Colorado - Denver Host: Dr. Andrew Muntean |
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November 3, 2016*Molecular mechanisms underlying pandemics caused by group A Streptococcus, the flesh-eating pathogen Chair, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine Fondren Endowed Presidential Distinguished Chair Director, Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research Houston Methodist Hospital System and Houston Methodist Research Institute Host: Dr. Asma Nusrat *Room changed to Danto Auditorium |
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October 27, 2016Mechanotransduction, a driving force of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)? Associate Professor in Medicine and of Molecular and Cellular Pathophysiology Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham Host: Dr. Sem Phan |
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October 20, 2016How telomeres repress the DNA damage response at chromosome ends Professor Laboratory Medicine, Pathology, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Yale School of Medicine Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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October 13, 2016Cross-talk between oncogenic and immunogenic pathways and cancer immunotherapy Charles B. de Nancrede Professor of Surgery, Immunology and Biology Department of Surgery University of Michigan |
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October 6, 2016Tipping the balance: Modulating RAD51 to treat cancer and autoimmune disease Chief Scientific Officer, Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Professor, Tufts Medical School Host: Dr. David Lombard |
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September 29, 2016Type II mucosal immunity in C. difficile Infection Wade Hampton Frost Professor of Epidemiology Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health University of Virginia School of Medicine Host: Naohiro Inohara |
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September 22, 2016An ontogenic molecular switch controls human megakaryocyte differentiation Professor, Department of Pathology University of Virginia School of Medicine Host: Dr. Andrew Muntean |
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September 15, 2016Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer: new therapeutic approaches for EGFR-driven malignant gliomas Assistant Professor Molecular and Medical Pharmacology University of California Los Angeles Host: Dr. Scott Tomlins |
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| 2015-2016 Seminars |
June 2, 2016Lee J. Martin, PhD Taubman Visiting Scholar Professor of Pathology and Neuroscience Co-Investigator, Neuropathology Core Johns Hopkins University *Note room change - CVC Danto Auditorium |
May 26, 2016Peter C. Lucas, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics Divisions of Molecular Genomic Pathology and Experimental Pathology Member, Vascular Medicine Institute University of Pittsburgh |
May 19, 2016Metabolic heterogeneity in molecular subtypes of diffuse large B cell lymphoma Nika N. Danial, PhD Associate Professor of Cell Biology Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
May 12, 2016Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity in carcinoma metastasis Jing Yang, PhD Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics University of California, San Diego School of Medicine |
May 5, 2016Containing flagellin: a priority for host-microbiota detente Charles O. Elson III, MD Professor and Director, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Basil I. Hirschowitz Chair in Gastroenterology University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Medicine *Note room change - CVC Danto Auditorium |
April 28, 2016The role of gut microbiota-induced IgG antibodies in host defense Melody Zeng, PhD Research Investigator Department of Pathology University of Michigan |
April 21, 2016Structural elucidation of resolvins and novel resolution phase mediators in infectious inflammation & tissue regeneration Charles Serhan, PhD Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury Brigham and Women's Hospital The Simon Gelman Professor of Anaesthesia (Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology) Harvard Medical School and Prof. HS Dental Medicine *Note room change - CVC Danto Auditorium |
April 14, 2016Desmoglein-2 intracellular cleavage and intestinal epithelial barrier compromise Mark Yulis Doctoral Candidate (Mentor: Asma Nusrat, MD, University of Michigan, Department of Pathology) Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology Program Emory University |
April 7, 2016Characterization of a novel mucosal chemokine and its receptor Albert Zlotnik, PhD Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Associate Director, Institute for Immunology University of California, Irvin |
March 31, 2016The blood-brain barrier in multiple sclerosis - two tales of breakdown and repair Dritan Agalliu, PhD Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
March 24, 2016BioArtificial Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Andrés J. Garcia, PhD, FBSE Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair and Regents’ Professor Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience Georgia Institute of Technology *Note room change - CVC Danto Auditorium |
March 17, 2016Structure & Function of the Corepressor MINT/SHARP: a Negative Regulator of Notch Signaling Rhett Kovall, PhD Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
March 10, 2016Inflammatory cell death pathways in control of bacterial infection Igor Brodsky, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pathobiology University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
March 3, 2016No seminar due to spring break |
February 25, 2016The role of AR-regulated long non-coding RNA in prostate cancer Yajia Zhang Doctoral Candidate (Mentor: Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD) Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program University of Michigan Medical School |
February 18, 2016Targeting EWS-fusion driven Ewing sarcoma by BET bromodomain inhibitors Carl Engelke Doctoral Candidate (Mentor: Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD) Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program and Medical Scientist Training Program University of Michigan Medical School |
February 11, 2016How senecent cells contribute to aging and disease Jan van Deursen, PhD Director, Gene Knockout Core Facility Professor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Professor of Pediatrics Mayo Clinic |
February 4, 2016Mitochondria and Aging Toren Finkel, MD, PhD Chief, Center for Molecular Medicine National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health |
January 28, 2016The role of Cdc73 in acute myeloid leukemia James Ropa Doctoral Candidate (Mentor: Andrew Muntean, PhD) Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program University of Michigan Medical School |
January 21, 2016Development of Chemical and Genetic Tools to Understand and Target MLL-rearranged Leukemia Protein-Protein Interactions Sierrah Grigsby Doctoral Candidate (Mentor: Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska PhD) Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program University of Michigan Medical School |
January 14, 2016Tumorigenicity of Ewing sarcoma is critically dependent on the trithorax proteins MLL and menin Laurie Svoboda, PhD Research Fellow (Lawlor Laboratory) Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases University of Michigan Medical School |
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Breast team reviewing a patient's slide. (From left to right) Ghassan Allo, Fellow; Laura Walters, Clinical Lecturer; Celina Kleer, Professor. See Article |
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Autopsy Technician draws blood while working in the Wayne County morgue. See Article |
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Dr. Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD and Postdoctoral Fellow, Chan Chung, PhD investigate pediatric brain cancer. See Article |
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Director of the Neuropathology Fellowship, Dr. Sandra Camelo-Piragua serves on the Patient and Family Advisory Council. |
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Residents Ashley Bradt (left) and William Perry work at a multi-headed scope in our new facility. |
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Dr. Kristine Konopka (right) instructing residents while using a multi-headed microscope. |
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INSIDE PATHOLOGYAbout Our NewsletterInside Pathology is an newsletter published by the Chairman's Office to bring news and updates from inside the department's research and to become familiar with those leading it. It is our hope that those who read it will enjoy hearing about those new and familiar, and perhaps help in furthering our research. CONTENTS
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Patient specimens poised for COVID-19 PCR testing. |
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Dr. Pantanowitz demonstrates using machine learning in analyzing slides. |
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(Left to Right) Drs. Angela Wu, Laura Lamps, and Maria Westerhoff. |
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Illustration representing the various machines and processing used within our labs. |
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