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Pathology Notables

Maxim Artyomov, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Biomedical Engineering - , received a one-year $62,007 training award from the New Industry Fixed Price Agreement, entitled “Systems Immunology of Alzheimer's Disease”.

Dr. Amarasinghe - also received a two-year $300,000 grant from the Children's Discovery Institute, entitled “Characterization of Structure-Based Targets for Vaccines against Respiratory Syncytial Virus”.

Erika Crouch, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Immunology, Faculty of Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, and Course Leader of Sophomore Pathology Course - ,has been chosen as the Preclinical Teacher of the Year by the Class of 2013. She will be presented with the award on May 17, 2013 at the annual commencement ceremony.

Gaya Amarasinghe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics - , received a five-year $857,050 subaward from The Mt. Sinai, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, entitled “Filovirus Genes Preserved in Mammalian Genomes: Impact on Viral Replication”.

Deepta Bhattacharya, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology - , received a five-year $1,500,000 grant from The New York Stem Cell Research Foundation (NYSCF), entitled “Stem Cell-Based Strategies for Vaccine Design”.

Bijal Parikh, M.D., Ph.D., Research Instructor in Pathology and Immunology - , received a five-year $843,545 career award from the National Institutes of Health, entitled "Mechanisms of the Natural Killer Cell Antiviral Effector Response".

Marco Colonna, M.D., Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Medicine, - received a two-year $322,336 grant from the National Institutes of Health, entitled “Controlling NK Cell Anti-Cancer Activity: The Role of Nutrients and Supplements”.

Joseph Corbo, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology, of Genetics, and of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences - , was featured in the Record for his article on "Altering Eye Cells May One Day Restore Vision". https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/24846.aspx

Nima Mosammaparast, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology - , entitled "Tumor Specific Functions of the ALKBH3 Complex in DNA Alkylation Damage Repair".

The Department of Pathology and Immunology is grateful for the generous support of - Dr. Gayle P.W. Jackson, Dr. Frederick T. Kraus

Yair Dorsett, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar - , received a one-year $52,000 grant from the American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, entitled “Mechanistic Basis of Genomic Instability in Lymphoid Cancers".

Gautam Dantas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Biomedical Engineering - , received a four-year $1,216,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, entitled "Establishment and Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance Reservoirs in Developing Intestinal Microbiota".

Herbert Virgin IV, M.D., Ph.D., Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and Head, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Director and Principal Investigator, Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and of Medicine - received a one year $135,000 grant from The Broad Foundation, entitled "Viruses as Potential Triggers for Ulcerative Colitis".

Brian Edelson, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology - , received a two-year, $150,000 Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes Foundation, entitled "Analysis of Dendritic Cells at the Maternal-Fetal Interface during Listeria Infection".

Sonika Dahiya, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology - , received a seven-month $18,900 Children's Tumor Foundation subaward from Massachusetts General Hospital, entitled “NF-1-Associated Gliomas Multicenter Consortium – Initiative for Tumor Statification and the Identification of Prognostic Indicators and Treatable Targets”.

Departmental Event Schedules

May 20 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Path Conference Horacio Maluf, M.D. - Gross Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 20 2013 9:15AM Gross Neuropath Conference (Neuro) Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor, West Building

May 20 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829

May 20 2013 12:00PM Journal Club John Pfeifer, M.D., Ph.D. - Pathology Library, 3rd Floor West Building, Room 3723

May 20 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 20 2013 4:15PM Immunology Seminar Series* Robert Vonderheide, M.D., D Phil, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Inflammatory Networks and T Cell Immunity in Cancer Moore Auditorium

May 21 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Path Conference Louis Dehner, M.D. - Unknown Conference 3rd Floor Classroom, Peters Building

May 21 2013 9:15AM Neuro Autopsy Surgical Rounds Classics in Neuropathology - Room 3822, 3rd Floor, West Building

May 21 2013 12:00PM LGM Case Conference* Morgan Pence, Ph.D. / Ed Stites, M.D., Ph.D. - Microbiology Pathology Library, 3rd Floor West Building, Room 3723

May 21 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 21 2013 4:00PM Hematopathology Lymphoma Conference NW Tower, 14th Floor

May 22 2013 8:00AM *North Campus Surgical Pathology Conference Erika Crouch, M.D., Ph.D. - 1st Year Slide Unknowns BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5A

May 22 2013 8:00AM Cytopathology Teaching Conference* Souzan Sanati, M.D. - Cytology Conference - Kidney/Adrenal 3rd Floor Classroom Peters Building

May 22 2013 9:15AM Neuro Micro Surgical Rounds Working Neuropathology Conference - Residents Room 3722, 3rd Floor, West Building

May 22 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829

May 22 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 23 2013 8:00AM Autopsy Gross Organ Review Conference Louis Dehner, M.D. - Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor, West Building

May 23 2013 12:00PM Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Conference* Heather McLaughlin, Ph.D. - Clinical Reporting in the Era of Genome Sequencing: Lessons Learned From the MedSeq Project Center for Advance Medicine, 3rd Floor, Farrell Conference Room 2

May 23 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 24 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Pathology Conference Cory Bernadt, M.D., Ph.D. - Liver Cytopathology 3rd Floor Classroom, Peters Building

May 24 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829

May 24 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building

May 24 2013 4:00PM Immunology Work In Progress (WIP) Samuel Lam, Host / Christina Song (Colonna) / Nick Manieri (Stappenbedk) / Maria Gainey (Yokoyama) - Childrens Hospital - 3rd Floor Auditorium

Clinical Pathological Correlations

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