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Noteworthy Items
A Witness to—and Architect of—45 Years of Progress
As University of Rochester Medicine marks its Centennial, the Department of Pathology also celebrates a century of evolution, discovery, and service. Few individuals embody that history as fully as Neil Blumberg,
who joined the department in 1980 and has spent more than 45 years contributing to—and shaping—its
modern era. Get his perspective on the past, present, and future of the department.
A Cut Above: The Art and Heart of Histology
A blade glides across a block of tissue, shaving off sections just four microns thick, far thinner than a strand of human hair and nearly invisible to the naked eye. Steady hands guide each delicate slice onto a glass slide, where it will soon help reveal a
life-changing diagnosis. For Jason Toland, an histology technologist, it's never just tissue. Read more.
1 Slide, 1 Clue, 1 Life-Changing Diagnosis
A sharp eye and decades of experience helped Nonie Varley, assistant supervisor of the Core Hematology Lab, solve a medical mystery for a newborn and her mother at URochester Medicine. Read more.