…including educational achievement, development of leaders in academia and the community, and service to others. To be inducted into the society “is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism,…
Spring Faculty Retreat
…Plan, including important areas of faculty development, education, organizational structure, and departmental communication. We have survived, continued to thrive, and contributed in significant ways to the challenges of the pandemic….
Brickner selected as Olin Medical Science fellow
…for the 2017-2018 honor. Josh Brickner studies the mechanism by which the ASCC-ALKBH3 repair complex is recruited to sites of alkylation damage. He found that recruitment of this repair complex…
Clinical Informatics Fellowship
…We support combined fellowships in accordance with American Board of Pathology requirements (2 fellowships completed in 2 years). Curriculum Fellows participate in the design and implementation of electronic health records…
Dermatopathology Fellowship
…strives to provide superior education to future generations of dermatologists and pathologists. Our trainees augment our team, allowing us to handle a large caseload of both basic and complex cases. Dermatology…
Medical & Public Health Microbiology Fellowship
…and pathogen genomics. In addition to scheduled rotations, fellows attend meetings of the hospital antibiotic utilization committee, infection prevention committee and microbiology and antimicrobial stewardship group. They also participate in weekly adult…
Neuropathology Fellowship
…Our program has focused on a broad spectrum ranging from the training of academic neuropathologists to clinicians practicing a combination of general surgical pathology and neuropathology in large community hospitals….
Pathology & Immunology’s Recipients of the Dean’s Impact Award for Excellence in Mentorship and Sponsorship
…to serve as a leader and member of multiple mentoring and advisory committees. Kenneth M. Murphy, MD, PhD, Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor of Pathology, is committed to training and…
Surgical Pathology Fellowship
The ACGME-accredited surgical pathology fellowships at Washington University are highly immersive, with a large volume of specimens ranging from the most complex to the most common to many of the rarest….
Morton Smith, MD
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Associate Dean Emeritus
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
Trainee Research Day Award Winners 2021
…had 16 excellent studies presented. As per tradition, the TRD committee had a scoring process to select the best presentations. Talks were scored based on study design, clinical relevance, as…
History
…Jan Klein, PhD, made the classic observations on the genetics of H-2, the MHC gene locus of the mouse. He also described the association of complement protein with the H-2…
Umang Jain, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
P&I Chief Residents reflect on time in department, impart wisdom
…thus far. From teaching trainees on their first day to seeing them come into their own as senior trainees has been incredibly rewarding. The other highlight is serving as Anatomic…
Julie Neidich, MD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Genomic & Molecular Pathology
AMP Core Labs – Billing Policies
…by 3% per year. Pricing will be adjusted to include a costs for administering the workflow within the Lab. Depending on the complexity of a planned study initial set-up charges…
Rongbin Ge, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
Department of Pathology & Immunology shines at USCAP 2023
…education company. Dr. Sanica Bhele presenting her poster at USCAP. Dr. Hansini Laharwani with her award. Poster presentations included (in chronological order): “Prevalence of Anti-Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Antibody in…
Anthony Williams, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Immunology
Division: Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
New snack foods nurture healthy gut microbiome (Links to an external site)
…can be linked to health. Translating results from animal models, the scientists have shown in two pilot human studies of overweight participants that snacks containing combinations of specifically selected fiber…
Lulu Sun, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
Brian Edelson, MD, PhD Recognized for Contributions in Education
…for membership is an honor. However, the Academy is notable for being service-oriented, rather than honorific. Members exemplify high achievement in education but must commit to helping advance the goals…
Clinical Services
…Center The laboratory is committed to expert interpretation of routine and complex skin, hair and nail biopsy specimens. The physicians at the Dermatopathology Center deliver patient-focused care by providing timely and…
Faculty Feature: Dr. Kevin Bowling
…student. I really enjoy working with and teaching students/trainees, but introducing undergraduate students to complex topics in genetics and genomics, and then seeing them succeed, is quite rewarding. What special…
Pavel Zakharov, PhD
Instructor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Immunobiology
Kipnis elected to National Academy of Medicine (Links to an external site)
…of health and medicine, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Adeoye, Guilak, Gutmann and Kipnis are among 100 new members whose election to…
Graduate Program
…of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. However, our faculty members contribute to several other programs in the division including: Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology Computational Biology Developmental Biology Molecular Microbiology and…
Rakesh Nagarajan, MD, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Virology Testing at Barnes Jewish Hospital
…This transition, a component of the “Making BJC Better” initiative, has been carefully planned over recent years. For BJH and SLCH physicians, there will not be any changes in test…
Samuel J. Ballentine, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Residency Program Director
Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
Medical Student Education
…curriculum. It also organized and taught the year-long Pathology Course, which anchored much of the second year legacy curriculum. Our commitment and success in these areas was demonstrated by numerous…
Xiaoxiao, Wan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Immunobiology
Mark A. Zaydman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance (Links to an external site)
Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travelers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from…
Stephen Roper, PhD
Associate Professor Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease is focus of $8.5 million grant (Links to an external site)
The communities of bacteria that live in our digestive tracts help digest food and produce vitamins, protect against pathogens, and promote the healthy functioning of our immune system. But alongside…
Variant Scientists in Genomic Medicine
Please complete the following form to express your interest in a Variant Scientist in Genomic Medicine advocacy group. Join us in building a community dedicated to exploring and advancing this…
Dr. Samantha Krysa named a 2023 W.M. Keck Postdoctoral Fellow
…Fellow. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding postdoctoral scientists in their first two years of training in biomedical sciences and molecular medicine by offering a competitive stipend as well as…
OFD Seminar: Managing Expectations of Administrative Assistants
Managing your Expectations through Effective Communication with your Administrative Assistants Presented by Monica Robinson, WUSM Human Resources, Career Development Specialist May 10, 2023, 12:05-12:50 pm via Zoom (Link Above) Add…
Clinical Pathology Residency
The Clinical Pathology-only (CP-only) residency track provides a three-year training experience. The first year and a half of training is dedicated to the “core” components of clinical pathology. After this,…
IMM Faculty
Faculty Research Faculty Instructors For more information on all faculty in the Department, visit the directory page….
Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Neuropathology
Research Interests: The development, diseases, and evolution of photoreceptors
Brian Edelson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Robert E. Schmidt, MD, PhD
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Division Chief, Neuropathology
Section Head, Neuropathology
Division: Neuropathology
Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD
Alumni Endowed Professor, Pathology and Immunology
Division of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Postdoctoral Researchers
…BJC-IOH Resources for Postdoctoral Researchers in Immunobiology P&I Postdoctoral Research WashU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs WashU Postdoctoral Career Resources WashU Postdoctoral Career Enhancement Community Groups for Postdocs at WashU https://www.twitter.com/WUSTLImmPostdoc…
Jack Ladenson, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Pathology and Immunology
Division: Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
Life in St. Louis
…https://youtu.be/FsAd1CTlDSo Learn more about calling St. Louis home » Why St. Louis? Featuring our very own Dr. Ian Hagemann! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEOO5zKOttI Check out more “Why St. Louis?” videos from the School…
Molecular and Molecular Microbiology Lecture Series
Topic: The Role of Molecular Testing in the Management of HBV and HCV Chapters/Papers: PMID: 29143676, PMID: 17630333, PMID: 26659219, PMID: 23798026, https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5708a1.htm Presenter: Parikh…
Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
…genome sequencing and provides a comprehensive genomic assessment of newly diagnosed patients with myeloid malignancies. Finally, fellows are exposed to solid tumor NGS through our newly developed GatewaySeq assay. In addition…