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Seminar Series

This core departmental conference brings faculty, residents, fellows, graduate students, and staff together for an introduction to new concepts and techniques in both clinical and experimental pathology. It is co-sponsored by the graduate program and is a part of Pathology 504, "Current Topics in Experimental Pathology." It features reports from within the Department and Medical Center as well as presentations by distinguished speakers from outside the University. Topics include developments in molecular pathology, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and clinical quality assurance. CME credit is available for this conference.

Usual schedule: Monday noon, except the fourth Monday of the month, Room K-207 (2-6408)

Contact: Sue Van Thof, (585) 275-3184, E-mail: Sue_VanThof@urmc.rochester.edu

Below are links that allow you to view videos of these seminars. These videos can be viewed live at the time of the seminar or after the seminar has been presented. Previous Seminars can be viewed at any time. Upcoming Seminars videos become available at their scheduled date and time. After the seminar has been presented it will be archived in the Previous Seminars section. To view the seminar click on the seminar title to access the vidoeo link.

UPCOMING SEMINARS

 

Monday, June 3, 2013

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GEORGE HOYT WHIPPLE LECTURE

in Adolph (Lower) S-Wing Auditorium, Room 1-7619 at noon

Dr. Arul M. Chinnaiyan

Director, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology and Professor of Urology
University of Michigan Medical School

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
American Cancer Society Research Professor

Recurrent Gene Fusions in Common Solid Tumors: Implications for Personalized Medicine

Download printable schedule December 2012, January and February 2013


PREVIOUS SEMINARS

May 20 , 2013

Dr. Wendy Frankel

 

Dr. Wendy L. Frankel

Vice-Chair and Director of Anatomic Pathology

Director of GI/Liver Pathology

The Ohio State University

Challenges in Reporting Colorectal Cancer and Screening for Lynch Syndrome

May 13 , 2013

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Dr. Young Jik Kwon, Ph.D.

The University of California - Irvine

Stimuli-Responsive and Multi-Functional Delivery of Therapeutics and Diagnostics.

 

April 15 , 2013

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Dr. Allen Gao

University of California - Davis

Cytokine-Mediated MicroRNAs in Prostate Cancer Progression.

April 8 , 2013

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Dr. James W. Dennis

Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute/Mount Sinai Hospital

Hexosamine and Protein N-glycosylation in Metabolism and Adaptation to Stress

April 1 , 2013

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Dr. Jun-Ichi Abe

University of Rochester Medical Center

SUMO Wrestling: Steady Laminar Flow vs. Disturbed Flow?

March 18 , 2013

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Dr. Joe V. Chakkalakal

University of Rochester Medical Center

Skeletal Muscle Regenerative Capacity and Resident Stem Cell Function During Aging

March 11 , 2013

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Dr. Dirk P. Bohmann

University of Rochester Medical Center

Extracellular Signaling Networks Regulating FGF Activity

March 4 , 2013

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Dr. Edward M. Schwarz

University of Rochester Medical Center

Toward a Passive Immunization for MRSA Osteomyelitis

February 11 , 2013

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Dr. James M. Zavislan

University of Rochester Medical Center

Multimodal Optical Imaging to Aide in Clinical Pathology

February 4 , 2013

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Dr. Julie A. Johnson

V. Ravi Chandran Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy

University of Florida Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research

Implementation of PGX and the Role of Pathology .

January 21, 2013

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Dr. Thomas Mariani

Associate Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology (SMD)

University of Rochester Medical Center

Systems-Level Analysis of Lung Development and Respiratory Disease

January 14, 2013

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Dr. Faqian Li

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Rochester Medical Center

Wnt Signaling in Development and Disease

December 10 , 2012

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Dr. Glenn E. Palomaki

Associate Director

Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Sequencing Maternal Plasma Free DNA to Identify Down Syndrome: Current Status and Future Directions

Video link will be available at date and time of seminar.

December 3 , 2012

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Dr. Charles Lee

Associate Professor of Pathology

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Understanding Human Disease Through Structural Genomic Variation

November 19 , 2012

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Dr. Tian H. Chi

Associate Professor of Imunobiology, Yale University

Gene Regulation in Mice: Novel Methods and Models

November 12 , 2012

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Dr. John Tomaszewski

Professor and Chair, Pathology and Anatomical Services,

SUNY at the University at Buffalo

Fused Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine in the 21st Century

November 5 , 2012

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Dr. Mark S. Nanes

Professor of Medicine, Emory University

Chief of Medicine, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Lessons from a 32 Year Old Man with Multiple Fractures

October 29 , 2012

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Dr. Harold C. Smith

Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysica,

University of Rochester Medical Center

Drug Discovery Strategies that Capitalize on the Mechanisms of Disease

October 15 , 2012

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Dr. Hartmut K. Land

Professor and Chair, Biomedical Genetics,

University of Rochester Medical Center

Landscape of Cancer Cell Vulnerabilities

October 8 , 2012

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Dr. Charles Steenbergen

Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University

Male/Female Differences in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

October 1 , 2012

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Dr. Robert A. Mooney

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,

University of Rochester Medical Center

The Skeleton - Unappreciated Target of Diabetic Complications

 

September 17 , 2012

Dr. James P. Corsetti

HDL: The "Good" Cholesterol?

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

September 10 , 2012

Dr. Archibald S. Perkins

Towards the Development of Targeted Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

June 11 , 2012

Dr. John Krolewski

Developing Pro-Apoptotic Therapies for Prostate Cancer

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

June 4 , 2012

Dr. Chawnshang Chang

Androgen Receptor Roles in Prostate/Liver Cancer

George Hoyt Whipple Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

May 21 , 2012

Dr. Ping Tang

ER Positive/PR Negative Breast Cancer, An Unfavorable Subtype

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

May 7 , 2012

Dr. Stephen L. Welle

Research and Clinical Applications of Ultra-High-Throughput Sequencing

Professor of Medicine, Endocrine/Metabolism Division, URMC

April 30 , 2012

Dr. Lawrence J. Saubermann

Genotype/Phenotype Relationships in IBD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, URMC

April 23 , 2012

Dr. Deborah J. Veis Novack

NIK'ing the Bone: How Alternative NF-kappaB Encourages the Osteoclast

Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine

April 16 , 2012

Dr. Alex C. Spyropoulos

Role of Novel Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Associate Professor of Medicine - Hematology/Oncology, URMC

April 9 , 2012

Dr. Neil Blumberg

Can We Improve Clinical Outcomes by Leukoreduction, Washing and Shorter Red Cell Storage?

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

March 26 , 2012

Dr. Christa L. Whitney-Miller

HER2 in Upper GI Malignancies

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

March 12 , 2012

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

USCAP Poster Presentations

Note location: LeChase Assembly Hall, Room G-9576

March 5 , 2012
Dr. Richard Burack, Dr. Ping Tang, Dr. Zhongren Zhou

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

USCAP Poster Presentations

February 27 , 2012
Dr. Majed Refaai

Alterations of Platelet Function and Clot Formation Kinetics Following In Vitro Exposure to Anti-A and -B Antibodies

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

February 13 , 2012
Dr. Lianping Xing

The Ubiquitin E3 Ligase WWP1 Negatively Regulates Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

February 6 , 2012
Osteoclasts and NF-kappaB: An Update with Some Anticipated and Unexpected Findings

Dr. Brendan Boyce

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

January 30, 2012
Breast Cancer Predictive Factor Testing: Standardizing Tissue Handling

Dr. David Hicks

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Room G-5303
Molecular Classification of Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC)
Dr. Xuchen Zhang

Hepatic/GI Pathology Fellow

Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine


December 12, 2011
Aldo-keto reductase family 1B10 (AKR1B10): A Unique Oncogenic Biomarker in Carcinomas of the Pncreas and Liver
Dr. Kristina Matkowskyj

GI and Liver Pathology Fellow

Northwestern University, McGraw Medical Center

October 31 , 2011
Health Care Reform
Steven I. Goldstein

President & CEO Strong Memorial & Highland Hospitals

University of Rochester Medical Center Vice President

October 17 , 2011
Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: From Bench to Bed Side
Dr. Priti Lal

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Health System

August 15 , 2011
Antibodies 2011: Genitourinary Pathology
Dr. David Tacha

Vice President of Research and Development, Chief Scientific Officer

Biocard Medical

July 25 , 2011
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)
Dr. Stefan E. Pambuccian

Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

July 11 , 2011
Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules: Views, Biases and Experiences
Dr. Zubair W. Baloch

Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

May 16 , 2011
Can Surgery Be Avoided for a Diagnosis of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia?
Dr. Bradley Turner

Fellow in Oncologic Surgical Pathology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

May 9 , 2011
Profiling the Immune System Using Flow Cytometry
Dr. Debora R. Sekiguchi

Fellow in Hematopathology

University of Pennsylvania Health System

April 4 , 2011
The Role of TIF1beta and TGFbeta in Pancreatic Tumor Development and Diagnosis
Dr. Lanjing Zhang

Fellow/Assistant Instructor of Pathology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

March 7 , 2011
Biomarker Discovery and Validation Using Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Dr. Yan Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Chemistry

Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School

January 24, 2011
Clinical and Research Applications of 1,25 dihydroxy
Vitamin D Testing by LC-MS/MS
Dr. Frederick G. Strathmann

Senior Fellow, Department of Laboratory Medicine

University of Washington

January 19, 2011 (Wednesday, 4:00 PM, G-5303)
A Practical Approach to Diagnosing Endometrial Precursor Lesions
Dr. Eric C. Huang

Clinical Fellow, Division of Cytopathology, Department of Pathology

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

January 10, 2011
Serrated Colonic Polyps and the Serrated Pathway of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Dr. Joanna A. Gibson

Assistant Professor , Lab Medicine & Pathology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic


December 20, 2010
Mass Spectrometry Applications to the Clinical Lab
Dr. Charbel Abou Diwan

Clinical Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine

November 29 , 2010
The Diagnosis and Treatment of ALK-Rearranged Tumors
Dr. Scott J. Rodig

Assistant Professor, Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

November 22 , 2010
Challenging Cases in Gynecological Pathology
Dr. Fan Chen

Assistant Professor, Clinical, Bellevue Hospital, NY University Medical Center

November 8 , 2010
Cellular/Molecular Basis for Ah Receptor Antagonist-Mediated Expansion of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Dr. Thomas Gasiewicz

Professor and Chair, Environmental Medicine, URMC

November 1 , 2010
Death of Innocence, Identifying Infant Homicide
Dr. Kevin D. Whaley

Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health

October 4 , 2010
Surviving the Third Wave of Diagnostic Virology
Dr. Charles P. Cartwright

Chief Scientific and Technical Director, ViroMed (LabCorp) Laboratories, Minnetonka, MN

September 20 , 2010
Problems of Prognostication in Soft Tissue Tumors
Dr. Christopher D. M. Fletcher

Professor and Director of Surgical Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

August 23 , 2010
A Tail of Notch in T-ALL
Dr. Mina L. Xu

Hematopathology Fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital

July 26 , 2010
Identification of Viral Integration Sites by Next Generation Sequencing
Dr. Eric J. Duncavage

Hematopathology Fellow, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratory Inc.

July 12, 2010
Human NK Cell Gene Expression and Turnover
Dr. Charles T. Lutz

Vice Chair for Research, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky

April 12, 2010
Extracellular Nucleic Acids in Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
Dr. Christopher Gocke

Associate Professor, Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University

February 22, 2010
Showcases of Application of Information Technology in Medicine
Dr. Zhenhong Qu

Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, URMC

February 15, 2010
Platelets, Inflammation and Innate Immunity
Dr. Olivier Garraud

Professor of Immunology, National Blood Transfusion Service - EFS Auvergne-Loire, France


December 21, 2009
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Sunitinib Targets the Vasculature of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Histological and Immunocytochemical Study
Dr. Jie Huang

Clinical Fellow in GU Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic

December 7 , 2009
Pathophysiologic and Pathologic Aspects of NAFLD
Dr. Benedict Maliakkal

Associate Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, URMC

November 19 , 2009 - 11:30 a.m. - Surgical Pathology Conference Room G-5303
Pathology of Dysplasia and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Dr. Parakrama T. Chandrasoma

Professor, Pathology, University of Southern California

November 2 , 2009
Beyond IHC: Quantitative Multiplexed Protein Analysis as a Companion Diagnostic Tool for Personalized Medicine
Dr. David L. Rimm

Professor, Pathology, Director of Pathology Tissue Services, Yale University School of Medicine

October 26 , 2009
Towards a Systems Biology Approach to Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Dr. Christopher T. Barry

Associate Professor, Surgery, Transplant & Hepatobiliary Division, URMC

September 21 , 2009
Histiocytic Disorders in Children
Dr. Louis P. Dehner

Professor, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine

June 29, 2009
AQUA-® Technology: Applications for Tissue Based Analysis
Dr. Richard Carroll

Vice President, Clinical Biomarkers, HistoRX, Inc., New Haven, CT

March 23, 2009
Molecular Cytopathology: From Fiction to Facts
Dr. Bin Yang

Director, Molecular Cytopathology and Cancer Epigentics Core, Cleveland Clinic

Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinical Lerner College of Medicine

February 23, 2009
Mucinous Tumors in the Ovary: An Update
Dr. Anais Malpica

Professor, Pathology and Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

February 16, 2009
Roles of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Renal Disease
Dr. Ryuji Ohashi

Fellow, Renal Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center

February 9, 2009
Fused Diagnostics
Dr. John E. Tomaszewski

Professor and Chair, Pathology and Lab Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

January 19, 2009
The Evolving Role of Genomics in the Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Breast Cancer
Dr. David G. Hicks

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director Surgical Pathology, URMC

January 12, 2009
Pathology of the Pleura:  Emphasizing Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma
Dr. Eugene Mark

Professor, Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

January 5, 2009
IHC Classification Panels and Personalized Medicine
Mr. Rob Seitz

CEO and Co-Founder, Applied Genomics, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama