<![CDATA[Blog posts]]> f3df7b3b-aedf-4f36-a8b1-5398b8194d21 <![CDATA[Christa Whitney-Miller Named Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine]]> The professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and vice chair of Anatomic Pathology at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been selected as department chair and named the Frieda Robscheit-Robbins Professor after a nationwide search.

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Thu, 21 Dec 2023 22:05:44 GMT
03f62ac5-cf69-4634-9990-acc6e0bc94e2 <![CDATA[Nearly 800 Attend Employee Appreciation Event at Strong Museum of Play]]> Nearly 800 faculty, staff, students, and trainees celebrated the department's teamwork and success over the past year.

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Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:01:16 GMT
d4b2d14e-1415-4ded-a880-dbeff7938cab <![CDATA[Welcome to our new Ph.D. students]]> We are happy to announce the arrival of our incoming class of Pathology Program Ph.D. students.

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Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:24:24 GMT
7a9dc9cc-aa19-4570-99c4-b59fa2270a61 <![CDATA[A Summer of Learning]]> Our Explorations in Pathology pre-college program each summer introduces 10 high school juniors and seniors to pathology and the many career path opportunities it presents.

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Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:35:18 GMT
a42e4d93-287e-4ae3-8a06-d2920ae63d41 <![CDATA[ASCP Honors Jajosky with 40 Under Forty Award]]> Audrey Jajosky recognized by ASCP for significant contributions to the profession and standing out as the future of laboratory leadership.

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Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:57:13 GMT
ed047486-5185-4d9e-b443-c93cd5b8ad73 <![CDATA[Research Grant Awarded to Pathology Ph.D. Student]]> Emily Campbell Whitt, Pathology Ph.D. candidate, was awarded $25,000 in funding by the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester.

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Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:34:27 GMT
ac1f23db-06ed-4959-ad6d-7d15a596bdf5 <![CDATA[Cultivating the Next Generation]]> Program Administrator Melissa Allen talked about careers in pathology with a senior allied health class at Baldwin Union School on Long Island.

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Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:52:45 GMT
a6ab9d9e-d21e-4aea-97b1-f5c5326dc49d <![CDATA[2023 Research Day Highlights Pathology Learners, Faculty]]> The 42nd Annual Pathology Research Day was celebrated June 5 in the Â鶹ÊÓƵKornberg Medical Research Building.

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Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:19:50 GMT
ee16c34d-1439-425b-8840-36ae1f10bc03 <![CDATA[National Pediatric Pathology Meeting Comes to Rochester]]> For the first time ever, Rochester was the host city for the fall meeting of the Society for Pediatric Pathology (SPP), held at Â鶹ÊÓƵOct. 7-9. The event, co-sponsored by our department and the SPP, featured three days of academic presentations as well as extracurricular outings including a boat cruise on the Erie Canal and banquet at the historic George Eastman Museum.

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Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:20:43 GMT
0ec28fb3-7785-4f70-92c3-e5a7a7fef45a <![CDATA[Hematopathologist Siba El Hussein Named to ASCP’s 40 Under Forty ]]> Siba El Hussein, M.D. has been named to the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s List for 2022, which recognizes future leaders in the field based on national and international nominations. 

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Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:17:24 GMT
2b70786b-f4fe-4533-aea0-586aa544672f <![CDATA[End of Year Awards Celebrate Excellence in Academics, Research and Teaching]]> Faculty and trainees from Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Â鶹ÊÓƵcelebrated the end of the academic year with research and teaching awards. 

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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:48:05 GMT
6bb7096e-bc8c-4df6-8d64-5ee176339694 <![CDATA[Three Faculty Share What Inspires Them to 'Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before']]> This year, three of our full-time faculty were promoted to associate professor, which is the first big step in their advancement in the world of academia. It’s a milestone marking their early accomplishments, signaling that they have found their academic groove.

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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:12:53 GMT
9f9a06e0-768f-4e6e-9b61-175d2ff36df9 <![CDATA[Slowly But Surely, Digital Pathology Taking off at URMC]]> In an increasingly digital world, will glass slides and microscopes grow obsolete? The short answer is probably—but we’re not there yet. With the emergence of digital pathology, whole slide imaging (WSI) and assistive technologies that help pathologists work more efficiently, we are inching closer to going fully digital in everyday practice. Vektra Casler, M.D., director of our new Informatics division, is leading the effort to gradually incorporate WSI into certain subspecialties at URMC.

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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:03:21 GMT
c3b44a11-4eb9-4ba4-9981-a7cfb8fb18e1 <![CDATA[Renal Pathologist, Grace Choung, M.D., Seeks to Understand, Explain Human Experiences]]> Choung is a renal pathologist who joined the Â鶹ÊÓƵfaculty in January 2020. Her sharp skill and insight are rooted in a deep desire to help people – the driving force in a winding path of a career.

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Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:19:40 GMT
383355ed-55f1-4700-99b6-4845234ac97d <![CDATA[Planning Underway for URMC's Anatomic Pathology Move Offsite]]> The third phase of the Bailey Road project, which will relocate many of URMC's anatomic pathology (AP) services offsite to our central lab, officially kicked off in September.

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Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:41:42 GMT
05f56b00-272c-4024-83d6-2c5fc5b5f67d <![CDATA[URMC's Pathology Residency Program Gives Trainees Room to Explore]]> Summer marks the beginning of a new academic year as we welcome a new class of residents taking the first step in their professional exploration. In many ways, relationships – with peers, mentors, and even subspecialties – are what truly fuel the experience for our department’s residency program.

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Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:22:29 GMT
1528434a-7527-45ac-ac56-fd80753e7113 <![CDATA[Annual Pathology Celebration and Awards Recap]]> Members of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine gathered to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of the 2020-21 academic year. View a photo gallery from the event on June 14. 

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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:41:49 GMT
846bd408-9b76-42c8-97a4-5501c93ce0b7 <![CDATA[Â鶹ÊÓƵPathology to Present Work at USCAP 2021]]> The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is proud to again participate in this year's annual meeting of the U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology (). View the list of poster and platform presentations that will be represented March 15-18, 2021. 

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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:21:19 GMT
6a61cba2-80c4-4cee-a3d3-2a7a84383a2d <![CDATA[Clinical Microbiology Wins Â鶹ÊÓƵBoard Excellence Award]]> Showing “remarkable resilience,” the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Clinical Microbiology team has won a Board Excellence Award for its ongoing contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:17:08 GMT
48ac025a-c7fd-46ea-96bc-8f739ea9f5cb <![CDATA[Strong Memorial Hospital Onsite Labs Celebrate Successful Moves]]> How do you move large testing equipment from one end of a hospital to the other without delaying patient care? The answer is, very carefully. After many months of meticulous planning and preparation, four clinical labs successfully relocated to newly renovated homes at Strong Memorial Hospital. For most, this was the first major workspace upgrade they have seen in 45 years. 

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Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:14:21 GMT
b38d8d99-9d1e-4254-8eaa-0d299e56001f <![CDATA[Put to the Test: URMC's Clinical Microbiology Team Shines in Pandemic]]> Necessity is the mother of invention, and in the case COVID-19, grit and innovation.

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Mon, 25 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT
94049dab-345c-49e1-91c8-6693ac46e3e8 <![CDATA[Alumni Profile: Former UR Pathology Resident, Mukesh Agarwal, M.D., FCAP ]]> A watershed moment in life: A springboard to academic success. That is what pathologist, Dr. Mukesh Agarwal, calls the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, where he was a resident in the 1980s.

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Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:21:46 GMT
84a6a941-2bf0-4bac-af46-10e99637b0bf <![CDATA[Katzman Appointed to American Board of Pathology Committee for Pediatric Pathology]]> The (ABPath) has announced the appointment of Philip Katzman, M.D. to its Test Development and Advisory Committee (TDAC) for Pediatric Pathology for 2020.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:00:58 GMT
8121c605-811c-42f5-a1fc-2da57bb789ad <![CDATA[Grant Piloting New Tech to Integrate Pathology into Medical Curriculum]]> The University of Rochester Educational IT Governance Committee has awarded a grant to introduce the web platform into the curriculum for students at the School of Medicine & Dentistry and School of Nursing.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:44:43 GMT
77ca2f07-0a9e-453d-ab1f-a4e3a53ebefb <![CDATA[As Vaping-Related Cases Grow, Lung Pathologists Seek Visual Signs ]]> As the number of vaping-related illnesses continues to climb in the U.S., pathologists who diagnose lung injuries as part of a larger healthcare team, say it’s not easy to see the signs of vaping under a microscope.

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Thu, 21 Nov 2019 14:11:52 GMT
573f6af1-18de-4cc5-8ca7-0b74c6bb2033 <![CDATA[Blumberg to be Inducted into the National Blood Foundation Hall of Fame]]> Neil Blumberg, M.D., professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and director of Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, is being inducted into the on Oct. 19, 2019.

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Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:48:34 GMT
07c71fb3-cb08-4fc4-b4c0-295718d2ecc8 <![CDATA[Lab Celebrates Five Years of Being Part of Strong West Team]]> This month marks five years since Strong West officially opened in Brockport, and the clinical lab is an important part of the small but mighty healthcare team serving patients on the west side.

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Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:58:49 GMT
d33551b4-f2d2-4c8c-b1a4-c0c1aa8d9f0d <![CDATA[UR Medicine Cuts Ribbon for New Central Laboratory]]> A newly expanded and renovated building at 211 Bailey Road in West Henrietta will serve as the new central laboratory for the health system.

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Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:15:00 GMT
0c61df32-f987-4a53-a39e-610f213dc831 <![CDATA[Pathology Research Day Presenters Garner Awards]]> Pathology Research Day at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ was held on Monday, June 10, 2019.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:48:33 GMT
b34012a5-383d-472f-95ae-fc4d31fd8c4f <![CDATA[Training Program Serves as Pipeline for Medical Technologists]]> In an effort to combat a statewide shortage of licensed laboratory technologists, the School of Medicine and Dentistry began offering the clinical/medical technology advanced certificate – or “med tech” program two years ago as a way to “grow our own” medical technologists.

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Mon, 20 May 2019 15:37:36 GMT
a8dae719-73c7-4ee0-bb3e-a7fc0bafc84c <![CDATA[Â鶹ÊÓƵHas Strong Showing at USCAP 2019 Meeting]]> The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Â鶹ÊÓƵwas well represented at the 2019 meeting of the U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) in National Harbor, MD. 

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Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:51:24 GMT
4961742d-71d3-47fb-9518-544f5ae283a9 <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Jaclyn Cappel]]> Cappel is currently based out of Williamsport Regional Medical Center, Williamsport, PA. ]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:33:05 GMT 3f081bfc-cba4-45f5-9264-d7f828c0b7e2 <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Tara Mahar, M.D.]]> Dr. Tara Mahar is the chief medical examiner for the Erie County Department of Health, in Buffalo. She attended medical school at the University and graduated from Pathology residency in 2011. In addition to her role as the M.E. she is a clinical assistant professor of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine.

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Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:43:41 GMT
72bd65ee-82a3-410e-b624-1d41a4e4d515 <![CDATA[Alumni Gift to Fund New Pediatric Pathology Fellowship at URMC]]> A $1 million gift from Milton Finegold, M.D., an alumnus of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, will support a new pediatric pathology fellowship.

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Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:12:41 GMT
a2a2b095-3fcd-4b06-a574-98631efcb5b6 <![CDATA[Meet Former Hematopathology Fellow, Dr. Abraham Loo]]> Dr. Abraham Loo is a practicing surgical pathologist/hematopathologist at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ. He was a fellow in Hematopathology at Â鶹ÊÓƵfrom 2014-15. We caught up with him recently to talk about his career path, and see what advice he has to offer others. 

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Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:01:18 GMT
949ad7e2-d43c-4cec-b93f-b8e8d5a1a8dc <![CDATA[Sharing Lab Quality Practices Overseas]]> Can you imagine working in a lab that has no electronic database and limited technology?

That’s exactly the case in many parts of the world, which is why members of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), led by URMC’s Dr. Victoria Zhang, traveled to three different countries in Asia this summer to provide training in areas of need.

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Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:52:33 GMT
f5fb276a-ff92-4f73-931a-8339d6d41da3 <![CDATA[High Schoolers Engage with Pathology During Summer Program]]> In July, a group of 10 high school students from across the U.S. participated in the Explorations in Pathology (EIP) Pre-College Program at the University of Rochester.

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Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:42:21 GMT
255d48bf-4737-4ccd-9674-02c770463d1a <![CDATA[Video: Pathology Residents Share Reasons for Choosing URMC]]> Why Rochester? In this new video produced by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology residents share their reasons for choosing the Â鶹ÊÓƵ as a place to train and advance, both professionally and personally. 

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Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:08:16 GMT
3403fba6-b4fe-4fcd-a714-b59e94bf94e7 <![CDATA[Just How Bad was ’17-18 Flu Season? Clinical Labs Provide a Recap]]> It was a record-breaking year for the flu in the Greater Rochester Region. Just ask anyone working in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at Strong Memorial Hospital (SMH), which saw a 37 percent increase in the number of flu tests performed at SMH between July 2017 and June 2018 over the previous season. Our labs performed 17,862 tests in total.  

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:46:50 GMT
3292e032-33b2-47bc-8c54-7273d0cdaea7 <![CDATA[Pathology Research Day 2018 Recap]]> The annual Pathology Research Day event at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ was held on Monday, June 11, 2018.

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Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:01:30 GMT
e3dcb3d6-2589-4cbb-87d6-55bd18026c10 <![CDATA[First Class of URMC's Rising Medical Technologists Graduates]]> Together with friends, family, and future colleagues, URMC's first clinical/medical laboratory technology students graduate from the program on Friday, May 18.

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Wed, 23 May 2018 13:18:36 GMT
a267b6e9-8acd-4fc3-aab8-0fa25c6403fd <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Bronwyn Bryant, M.D. Practicing Pathology at U. Vermont]]> Dr. Bronwyn Bryant is one of the many UR School of Medicine and Dentistry graduates making their mark in the field of pathology. 

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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:55:30 GMT
31d32492-e8de-4772-9757-6cf258ffc2e9 <![CDATA[First Graduates of Medical Technology Program Plan to Join URMC]]> Each person to graduate from URMC’s first in-house clinical laboratory technology training program has tentatively accepted a job at UR Medicine Labs at Strong Memorial Hospital where the group is expected to start work this summer.

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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:19:46 GMT
2950432b-d2dd-4b4e-a4c7-e42e80f7e0ca <![CDATA[Janet Sparks, Ph.D., was a Model Scientist and Mentor to Many]]> Her colleagues have described her as a hidden gem, a well- kept secret, and even “human dynamite.” Dr. Janet Sparks, whose life ended suddenly in December 2017, had a career at Â鶹ÊÓƵspanning more than three decades. Her accomplishments and legacy as both a researcher and mentor continue to impact those who had the chance to work alongside her.

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Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:55:32 GMT
8fded0b4-74e4-4849-b92c-62209052d2a0 <![CDATA[McMurray Named Associate Director of Pathology Graduate Program]]> Helene McMurray, Ph.D., has been named the new associate director of the Cell Biology of Disease (Pathology) Graduate Program at the University of Rochester, which became effective in March.

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Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:31:47 GMT
06cc654e-ca36-4cd4-afa9-05a4e7a974a0 <![CDATA[USCAP 2018 Meeting Recap]]> The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Â鶹ÊÓƵwas well represented at the annual meeting of the U.S. and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) in Vancouver, BC, Canada March 17-23.

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Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:28:09 GMT
8788ef0a-f574-4b82-bd85-d66b411fc934 <![CDATA[Â鶹ÊÓƵPathology Welcomes 2018 Residents and Fellows]]> The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Pathology Residency Program is pleased to announce its new class of residents, starting July 1, 2018. 

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Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:41:38 GMT
f773626d-8355-4b02-9f37-6bc2363b37c9 <![CDATA[Catch Â鶹ÊÓƵat the USCAP 2018 Meeting]]> Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine will present abstracts at the 2018 meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP). The meeting will be held March 17-23 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Below is a schedule of events that include Â鶹ÊÓƵfaculty and residents. We are pleased to again host a cocktail reception for alumni and friends at the conference on Monday, March 19 (details below).

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Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:35:34 GMT
99b18320-6645-44de-bda2-3121eacc03e6 <![CDATA[After Maria: Rebuilding Continues in Dominica ]]> Nearly five months have passed since Hurricane Maria struck the island of Dominica, yet most of its residents still can’t turn their lights on.

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Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:15:41 GMT
92d81e26-96cb-4bf1-98c4-08c60fa24bd0 <![CDATA[UR Alum Seeks Solutions to the Problem of Strep]]> Hometown – Originally from Bellefonte, PA and now lives in Houston, TX.
Family – Wife, Dr. Camille Leugers, a family physician (also a University of Rochester graduate and former resident). They have two daughters, Sophie, 23, and Grace, 23, and one dog, B

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Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:02:03 GMT
fc3a9982-87b0-43c4-b0d8-e8fbffd23664 <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Former Pathology Resident & Fellow, Brooke Koltz, M.D.]]> We recently caught up with Dr. Brooke Koltz, former Pathology resident at the University of Rochester (2008-2012) and Cytopathology fellow from 2012-2013.

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Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:28:57 GMT
fe3fba73-59ff-48e9-998e-649219d6cfb9 <![CDATA[HLA Lab Team Makes Organ Transplants Possible]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:32:23 GMT e3e95d2b-07dc-42cd-be85-f65785001829 <![CDATA[Video: What You Should Know About Blood Transfusions]]> A new video produced by the Transfusion Medicine's Patient Blood Management Program highlights the importance of conservative transfusion and the initiatives aimed at providing the highest quality care and optimal patient outcomes.

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Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:53:24 GMT
05a97e76-9901-493a-ba29-c6e5590d3871 <![CDATA[Staff Honored for Years of Service]]> The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine hosted its annual staff service awards luncheon on Wednesday, October 25.

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Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:38:58 GMT
504605fe-dfa3-469f-83f6-3035e5769e70 <![CDATA[Meet the Lab at Ridgeland Road]]> UR Medicine Labs is a large operation with many moving parts. From phlebotomists who draw blood at patient clinics across Monroe, Genesee, and Livingston counties to couriers who transport the specimens to locations where testing is performed.

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Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:22:21 GMT
50572372-0b7a-4de6-a117-932323cced8d <![CDATA[Pathology Employee Leads Hurricane Relief Effort for Dominica]]> An employee from the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine has started a charity drive to collect items to help the victims of Hurricane Maria.

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Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:38:14 GMT
133167cc-d683-43fa-9663-ccdb4c472149 <![CDATA[Explaining Common Laboratory Reference Changes in Pregnancy ]]> Drs. Alexandra Danakas (PGY-2) and Tamera Paczos have co-authored an article that has been published in an online continuing education OB/GYN curriculum produced by the University.

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Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:17:10 GMT
b03ae519-48e2-4ab1-b929-3efdc1eefb45 <![CDATA[Clinical Labs Welcome First Class of Rising Med Techs]]> On Monday, Aug. 28 UR Medicine Labs and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine were pleased to welcome 12 new graduate students who are taking the first step toward a professional laboratory career.

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Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:09:05 GMT
7b04e030-0d26-4256-aadd-df9976ad86d4 <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Former UR Pathology Resident, Bing Ren, M.D., Ph.D.]]> Current institution: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lives in: Hanover, NH

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Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:56:18 GMT
b002fc53-7264-48be-b550-cffc6995a69f <![CDATA[Preparation is Key for Pediatric Blood Draws]]> ​Each day, phlebotomists are tasked with putting patients at ease during a blood draw. This can be especially challenging when it comes to pediatric patients.  
 

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Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:31:07 GMT
9031e29f-2c7b-42f5-864d-39810f2d8b81 <![CDATA[Event Celebrates Launch of New NAT Laboratory]]> Laboratory personnel were recently recognized at Strong Memorial Hospital at an event celebrating the launch of the new nucleic acid testing (NAT) laboratory.

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Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:15:45 GMT
e4093eef-622b-4096-81f8-e957ba917920 <![CDATA[Forensic Pathology in the News]]> The national shortage of forensic pathologists in municipal medical examiners' offices was addressed in the local news last week.

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Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:29:43 GMT
46eb62ba-c5a9-44e9-8bed-54b10d881a43 <![CDATA[Are We on the Heels of a Gene Signature for High-Grade Breast Cancer?]]> A pathology researcher at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ believes she’s discovered an important phenomenon in normal-looking breast tissue that could foreshadow an aggressive tumor known as triple-negative breast cancer.

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Tue, 11 Jul 2017 05:00:00 GMT
88c6230b-99f5-4eb0-8347-96e7f419416b <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Former UR Pathology Resident, Keith Krabill, MD]]> Hometown: Uniontown, OH. Now lives in Buffalo, NY.

Family: Wife, Bonnie McMichael, and three daughters, Lorna (20), Rebecca (18) and Kathryn (15)

Pathology Residency at URMC: 1991-1995

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Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:30:24 GMT
62b37439-c557-4016-985d-8aefcecad276 <![CDATA[Event Recap: Pathology Research Day 2017]]> The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine hosted its annual Research Day event on Monday, June 12, 2017.

The day-long event featured a wide variety of oral and poster presentations by Pathology graduate students and residents on research topics ranging from osteoarthritis, to lymphoma, pregnancy, and much more.

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Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:35:09 GMT
a61c1eb0-f470-4bd8-ad0d-b359c10df01c <![CDATA[Pathology Graduate Student Wins Travel Award for Research Project]]> Second-year Pathology graduate student Madison Doolittle won second place in the School of Medicine and Dentistry’s graduate student poster competition on May 17.

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Wed, 31 May 2017 17:14:15 GMT
24912be4-65ed-40a4-b10a-6205cf4d9413 <![CDATA[Bentley Discovers Bacterial Phenomenon in Bone Implant Infections]]> Karen de Mesy Bentley (formerly Jensen), M.S., director of the Electron Microscopy Shared Resource Laboratory and faculty associate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has discovered something new about the behavior of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and why it may resist antibiotic treatment and recur in patients who have had a hip or joint implant.

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Wed, 31 May 2017 17:04:34 GMT
b8da43fa-4480-419b-b640-e96c7b5da1be <![CDATA[Cancer Biology, thanks to Green Lizards]]> What can green lizards and “dark matter” teach us about cancer?

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Fri, 26 May 2017 16:00:00 GMT
f65fb0ca-efc3-49e0-97c2-89623afab01c <![CDATA[Pathology Graduate Student Awarded in Three-Minute Thesis Event]]> Congratulations to Sarah Catheline for winning the People’s Choice Award at the University of Rochester’s Three Minute Thesis public competition held on May 11 at URMC.

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Mon, 15 May 2017 19:28:49 GMT
2e44d565-932a-4c96-ba4d-ce7d701f368e <![CDATA[Gene Study Points Researchers to New Pathway for Leukemia]]> Leukemia is one of the hardest cancers to treat, but scientists have discovered a new, targetable pathway in one of the worst subtypes of the disease.

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Mon, 08 May 2017 15:00:00 GMT
bfd29a00-78c1-430a-9a4e-7bc53a7c1df4 <![CDATA['Memories of Marilyn' Event to Honor the Late Dr. Menegus]]> Just about everyone who knew or worked with Dr. Marilyn Menegus (1943-2017) has a story about her.
 

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Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:00:44 GMT
f68b3552-97bb-44d4-998d-c0fa76e90ca6 <![CDATA[Alumni Q&A: Dr. Jorge Yao]]>  is a former URMC Pathology fellow-turned-faculty member. He first came in 2003 as a genitourinary pathology fellow and was offered a faculty position in 2004.

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Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:20:17 GMT
236d29f7-de44-45d7-bd3b-738c45d68289 <![CDATA[Pathology Grad Students Present Results of CTSI Incubator]]> Members of the 2015 CTSI Incubator project team presented results at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting this week that suggest manipulating the gut microbiome in obese animals can slow osteoarthritis and speed healing after fracture.

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Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:10:53 GMT
c56dbb50-371c-44a9-9b2b-f7cb1b13b5ad <![CDATA[Match Day Results: 2017]]> We are happy to announce that our Pathology Residency Program filled all 6 spots during the Match season this year. This interview season was very successful and we had a great group of candidates. 

We are very pleased with our Match outcome!  Please find attached a file introducing our new PGY-1 residents for 2017-18!

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Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:58:51 GMT
6e33d45d-4aeb-4491-85ff-76c69113402a <![CDATA[Chief, Associate Chief Residents Named for 2017-18 ]]> The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Resident Education Committee (REC) has selected Dr. Shira Winters to be chief resident for the 2017-18 academic year.

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Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:21:27 GMT
27da5579-ab67-41b8-9ffe-0349a60fbb86 <![CDATA[New FDA Donor Testing Lab Streamlines Organ Transplant Process ]]> One hour can make a big difference when it comes to helping organ transplant recipients. Saving five makes an even bigger difference.

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Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:43:32 GMT
5a9aec03-e381-4a92-9b43-e618f42b596a <![CDATA[Kelley Suskie Named Program Administrator for Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at URMC]]> Kelley Suskie, M.H.S.A, F.A.C.M.P.E. has accepted the position of Program Administrator for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ starting June 1, 2017. She will also carry the title of Vice Chair for Administration within the department.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:03:58 GMT
5b90db88-f65b-4e0a-86d1-03c11188ede8 <![CDATA[Meet UR Pathology Alumna, Krisztina Hanley, M.D.]]> Name: Krisztina Hanley, M.D.

Hometown: Originally from Hungary and now lives in Decatur, Georgia

Family: Husband, Jim, and daughters, Aideen, 6, and Maeve, 3

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Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:39:14 GMT
88f9f812-8e52-4a64-93f9-e79a1fa7c82a <![CDATA[Knowing the Risks: Prenatal Testing and You]]> Pregnancy can be an anxious time for women, especially those who may be at higher risk for certain complications.  

UR Medicine offers prenatal testing for expecting mothers at the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Strong Memorial Hospital.

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Wed, 04 Jan 2017 14:12:29 GMT
b4a5d6c4-556f-4c28-89c0-677e681c2a45 <![CDATA[UR to Launch New Clinical/Medical Technology Program]]> They say the best way to learn is to teach, and for the first time ever, licensed laboratory technologists at Â鶹ÊÓƵwill do just that through a new clinical laboratory technology program.

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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:41:46 GMT
d8c93487-219f-4769-b51c-90708a3df0e4 <![CDATA[Two Receive Cytopathology Travel Scholarships]]> The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) has recognized two individuals linked to the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at URMC. 

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Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:09:45 GMT
78a54bee-cbd7-4c01-a750-572516278e30 <![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Ben Fialkow of the American Red Cross]]> Name: Lawrence (Ben) Fialkow, D.O.

Hometown; Originally from Columbia, S. Carolina and now lives in Brighton

Family; Wife, Alice Rutkowski, son, Duncan, 8

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Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:47:48 GMT
cb42c240-0fe1-45d0-9906-76abda7be1bb <![CDATA[Chang Receives Patent for Prostate Cancer Treatment Method]]> This month, Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D. received a U.S. patent for a new way to treat prostate cancer.
His methods aim to both treat prostate cancer patients and keep it from coming back.

In his description Chang notes that patients who are treated with the commonly used method of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) often experience a return, even after remission.

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Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:39:43 GMT
eef60b7a-011f-4475-9293-9e884f83fcfa <![CDATA[Meet UR Pathology Alumni, Drs. David Wilbur and Margaret Fallon]]> Drs. David Wilbur and Margaret Fallon first crossed paths during medical school at the University of Rochester, from which both graduated in 1980, after year-out student fellowships in pathology, and later joined as faculty members.

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Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:27:38 GMT
16586977-9f73-410f-ab10-e96e4c00d002 <![CDATA[A Look Inside the Bacteriology Lab: What Does Your Culture Grow? ]]> If you’ve ever had a sore throat swabbed to test for strep, you have experienced just one way bacteria cultures can be used to help sick patients get answers.

The Bacteriology Laboratory at Strong Memorial Hospital runs hundreds of tests around the clock to identify the bacteria and fungi that cause everything from urinary tract infections to food poisoning. This identification process is the first step in stopping sickness in its tracks and putting patients on the road to recovery.

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Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:55:48 GMT
92d1c70c-fa06-4f3c-a17f-08420f30fa45 <![CDATA[Libby New Co-Director of Pathology Ph.D. Program at UR]]> Dr. Rick Libby is the new co-director of the Pathology Ph.D. program. Libby is co-director with Dr. Lianping Xing and will replace former co-chair, Dr. Robert Mooney, who will transition to part-time on Jan. 1, 2017.

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Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:13:46 GMT
1d6e13f2-ccbf-488d-b607-10da0fb09d16 <![CDATA[Hospital Shows Appreciation to Pathology Staff ]]> Hundreds of employees from the Â鶹ÊÓƵDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine attended a staff appreciation event presented by Strong Memorial Hospital leadership on Tuesday, Sept. 20. 

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Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:34:56 GMT
e515891f-eb2f-469d-b519-431c1072990a <![CDATA[Alum Blood Banker, Dr. Triulzi, a Leader in Transfusion Safety]]> , gets excited when thinking about the direct impact his work has on patients.The former Â鶹ÊÓƵPathology resident (1986-1990) currently serves as the director of Transfusion Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Department of Pathology and medical director of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine.

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Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:23:34 GMT
43d0318b-cd5c-44fb-bbc2-fda2f8b1dfdb <![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight: Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Lorraine Lopez-Morell]]> Former Pathology resident, Dr. Lorraine Lopez-Morell, is achieving her dream of being a forensic pathologist right in Rochester.  

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Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:24:42 GMT
5f4c5152-5a5c-4c7e-a6e2-b4df80166e0d <![CDATA[Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jiaoti Huang, Pathology Chair at Duke University]]> Some pathologists find themselves torn between research and clinical practice, but  isn't one of them. 

“If things work well, you don’t have to spend a lot of effort balancing the work,” he said. “For me, the more clinical work I do the more problems and issues that I discover for my research.”

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Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:23:27 GMT
97bc41a8-b0f0-4e0f-b52a-a588110decfb <![CDATA[Â鶹ÊÓƵFaculty Help Author New Pathology Curriculum]]> Dr. David Hicks, director of Surgical Pathology at URMC, is a lead editor for the new online pathology educational tool, PATHPrimer (Elsevier, 2016).  

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Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:05:21 GMT
9983822f-31b6-4a3e-8da4-fa70dbfa2ff4 <![CDATA[Heart Attack Prediction Tool Available for License]]> Four Â鶹ÊÓƵresearchers who received a U.S. patent for their innovative method of predicting the risk of recurrent heart attacks are eager to see their work brought to clinics, hospitals, and physicians’ offices around the world.

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Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:57:11 GMT
a867e73c-acd9-4fe4-844c-71e7f2d5e521 <![CDATA[Student Blog: My Summer in Surgical Pathology]]> While many teenagers are spending their summer riding bikes or going to the beach, students in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Pathology IT Group can be found learning gross anatomy in the morgue, studying histology in the library, or huddled over a microscope together discussing a possible diagnosis.

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Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:52:39 GMT
428cfab7-fdcf-4b7b-aa02-6f47f8344a0f <![CDATA[Burack, Mosmann Receive $50K Wilmot Pilot Grant]]> Dr. Richard Burack, director of Hematopathology, together with Dr. Tim Mosmann of the Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology, has received a $50,000 pilot grant from Wilmot Cancer Institute

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Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:57:00 GMT
0e3fcfb1-0c61-4334-b6c0-60108efb943a <![CDATA[The Lifesaving Work of the Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Unit]]> Have you ever wondered what happens to blood donations when they are taken to a hospital?  

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Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:08:19 GMT
0443d164-085c-4875-b7e3-cf312ff8abc1 <![CDATA[Tia Labarge Wins 2016 Rising Star Award from ASHI]]> Congratulations to Tia Labarge, who has received the 2016 Rising Star Award from the  (ASHI).

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Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:00:33 GMT
3151bb1e-b783-42f9-9c89-8d7baf1999c8 <![CDATA[The Journey of a Specimen Starts in SMS]]> Have you ever wondered what happens to blood, urine, or other types of patient specimens after they are collected?

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Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:57:01 GMT
eb46e23d-0214-43a2-a7e2-91c0224cf14c <![CDATA[Two Pathology Faculty Named ASCP 40 Under Forty Honorees]]> We are pleased to announce that two Pathology faculty from Â鶹ÊÓƵhave been named to the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 2016 40 Under Forty List.

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Mon, 23 May 2016 13:32:21 GMT
d1a93453-215a-4128-a2c2-1dfd4d3345eb <![CDATA[Labs Play Critical Role in Lymphoma Immunotherapy Trial]]> UR Medicine Central Labs and UR Medicine Labs have been providing essential, behind-the-scenes services for a cancer immunotherapy trial that recently received a lot of local publicity.

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Wed, 11 May 2016 12:30:28 GMT
60672cef-d576-4930-8b20-775193bf0103 <![CDATA[Four Decades Behind the 'Scope: Q&A with Cytotechnologist Mary Ann Rutkowski]]> Mary Ann Rutkowski remembers the day she chose her future career – at the mall.
As a high-schooler, she attended a career day event when someone handed her a flier about the field of cytology. Always interested in biology, she was intrigued as she read about microscopes and cancer detection.

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Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:43:47 GMT
75f03f7b-fa89-4006-81b0-1098c535ed43 <![CDATA[Dr. Blitman Named a 'HearStrong Champion']]> Pathology resident, Dr. Joseph Blitman, has been named a HearStrong Champion by the HearStrong Foundation.

Blitman is now completing his first year of pathology residency at URMC. In his bio, he describes his struggle with hearing loss and how devices helped him succeed academically and professionally.

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Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:29:29 GMT
83bad36c-576f-4612-b9a2-a48d639e5ea8 <![CDATA[Is It Time for New Strategies to Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer?]]> A new Â鶹ÊÓƵstudy confirms that androgen deprivation therapy, which initially shrinks aggressive prostate tumors, is a double-edged sword that ultimately might fuel the spread of cancer.

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Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:12:29 GMT
5043883e-fe66-4f8c-bc98-defce6b655a9 <![CDATA[Nothing 'Gross' About it: The Work of a Pathologists' Assistant]]> It’s 9:05 on a Wednesday morning and a group of apron clad pathologists' assistants (PAs) are gathering for morning rounds. 

This is a daily meeting during which the pathologists, PAs, and residents meet on the floor of the gross room at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

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Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:43:37 GMT
7c289e8d-615c-4182-80c4-183768de3494 <![CDATA[Â鶹ÊÓƵRepresentative Lays the Groundwork for Pathology to Combat Cancer in Haiti]]> Loralee McMahon was shocked as she asked a Haitian ob-gyn doctor and nurse how surgical specimens were used after an operation.

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Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:44:40 GMT
5f0c7ee3-bf3c-41c3-bd88-b65080df547c <![CDATA[Pathology Welcomes 2016 Resident Class]]> The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome four new residents in July 2016. 
 

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Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:45:46 GMT
a981a6ba-bbb0-4510-8000-9112fb2ad7cd <![CDATA[New Grant Funds Â鶹ÊÓƵResearch on Effects of Smoking ]]>

A University of Rochester researcher will be leading a new study on the effects of smoking tobacco and electronic (e)-cigarettes.

 

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Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:07:11 GMT
38ca4a3a-8a2d-4ce8-a3aa-96248004432f <![CDATA[Not Just Cut and Dry: A Day in the Life of a Histologist]]> Behind many patient diagnoses are a process that starts in the operating room and ends under a microscope. Histo1

UR Medicine Labs has a team of histotechnicians (HT) and histotechnologists (HLT), often referred to as "histotechs," who work round the clock to complete the steps leading up to patient diagnoses for cancer and other diseases.  

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Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:38:01 GMT
74a9339a-8ee9-44bb-868e-366bd2c7f06f <![CDATA[Friends of Strong donates $110K to Pathology]]> This year, the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine is benefiting from donations provided by Friends of Strong, a volunteer organization that supports Strong Memorial Hospital through fundraising.

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Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:46:04 GMT
cbeae286-f0f5-48ce-a2c3-66b5c09d9ccc <![CDATA[Pathology resident room gets a facelift]]> In February, Pathology residents celebrated the opening of a new and improved study room.

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Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:31:09 GMT
fe9dbf0b-233a-45fa-93c2-9e5ecbe26c18 <![CDATA[Pathology plays key role in tissue bank partnership]]> The department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is now the gatekeeper of a human tissue bank at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (URMC).

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Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:14:15 GMT
8c9459e4-18cb-42d8-a64a-63da05c6fbca <![CDATA[Residents volunteer at medical careers event]]> Three Pathology department residents volunteered their time at URMC’s annual Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Pre Medical Conference hosted by current SMD medical students on Saturday, Jan. 30.

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Sat, 30 Jan 2016 13:36:34 GMT