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Pathology Notables 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". 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”. 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 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”. 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”. 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". 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. 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". 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". 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”. 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”. 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”. 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". ![]() Departmental Event Schedules 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 May 27 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Path Conference No Conference - Holiday Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 27 2013 9:15AM Gross Neuropath Conference (Neuro) Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor, West Building May 27 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829 May 27 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 27 2013 4:15PM Immunology Seminar Series* Canceled for the Summer May 28 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Path Conference Anjum Hassan, M.D. - UNKNOWN CONFERENCE - B-Cell Lymphoma 3rd Floor Classroom, Peters Building May 28 2013 9:15AM Neuro Autopsy Surgical Rounds Classics in Neuropathology - Room 3822, 3rd Floor, West Building May 28 2013 12:00PM LGM Case Conference* Meredith Pittman, M.D., M.S.C.I. - Chemistry Pathology Library, 3rd Floor West Building, Room 3723 May 28 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 28 2013 4:00PM Hematopathology Lymphoma Conference NW Tower, 14th Floor May 29 2013 8:00AM *North Campus Surgical Pathology Conference Fellow/Staff - 1st Year Slide Unknowns BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5A May 29 2013 9:15AM Neuro Micro Surgical Rounds Working Neuropathology Conference - Residents Room 3722, 3rd Floor, West Building May 29 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829 May 29 2013 12:00PM Cytopathology Teaching Conference* Alejandro Gru, M.D. - Dermpath Conference 3rd Floor Classroom Peters Building May 29 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 30 2013 8:00AM Autopsy Gross Organ Review Conference Louis Dehner, M.D. - Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor, West Building May 30 2013 12:00PM Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Conference* Rao Watson, M.D. - Clostridium Difficile: New Diagnostic Frontiers Center for Advance Medicine, 3rd Floor, Farrell Conference Room 2 May 30 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 31 2013 8:00AM *Anatomic and Molecular Pathology Conference No Conference 3rd Floor Classroom, Peters Building May 31 2013 10:30AM Hematopathology Consensus Conference BJCIH Building, Conference Room 5829 May 31 2013 2:00PM Autopsy Gross Sign Out Conference Autopsy Suite, 1st Floor West Building May 31 2013 4:00PM Immunology Work In Progress (WIP) Canceled for the Summer ![]() Clinical Pathological Correlations The patient is a 53-year-old man who presented to an outside hospital with a 3-day history of nausea and vomiting, followed by diarrhea... ![]() ![]() | ||||||