UAB Tissue Biorepository Housed in UAB Pathology
The UAB Tissue Biorepository (UAB-TBR), an important asset to the future of research at UAB, has officially launched. The UAB-TBR is housed in the Department of Pathology, and coordinated with the CCTS Biorepository.
A central commitment of the School of Medicine and the Health System is never to compromise our mission of patient care, as well as the safety and privacy of patients. With appropriate ethical and privacy guidelines, the UAB-TBR will collect, process, store, and distribute high-quality human tissue specimens to UAB investigators, including (but not limited to) the investigators of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center. The UAB-TBR will support clinicians and investigators in improving clinical care, while advancing personalized medicine.
Read moreUAB Pathology Congratulates 2020-2021 Chief Residents
The UAB Department of Pathology is excited to congratulate the 2020-2021 Chief Residents, Christine Pesoli, M.D., Anatomic Pathology Chief Resident and Benjamin Daggett, M.D., Clinical Pathology Chief Resident.
Read moreTwo New Faculty Join the Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology
The UAB Department of Pathology is excited to welcome two new faculty to the Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology: Erin Eun-Young Ahn, Ph.D., as associate professor, and Vivek Nanda, Ph.D., as assistant professor.
Read moreTwo New Faculty Join Division of Laboratory Medicine January 2020
The UAB Department of Pathology is excited to welcome two new faculty starting January 2, 2020: José Lima, M.D., as assistant professor, Laboratory Medicine, and Mary Long, M.D., as assistant professor, Laboratory Medicine.
Read more
Department Names Associate Directors for AP, Lab Medicine
The UAB Department of Pathology announces the appointment of Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D., and Deepti Dhall, M.D., as Associate Directors of the Division of Anatomic Pathology (AP). In this role, Drs. Wei and Dhall will support Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., the Division Director.
Read moreAnnual Brissie Lecture Features Nevada County Coroner
This year's sixth annual Robert M. Brissie Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Pathology and the Alabama Eye Bank, featured Laura D. Knight, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner and Coroner of the Washoe County, Nevada Regional Medical Examiner's Office. This lecture took place on Thursday, December 12 in the West Pavilion Conference Center.
Read more
Dr. William Grizzle Retires After More Than 30 Years at UAB Pathology
We recognize the contributions of William Grizzle, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology, to our department and to UAB for more than 30 years. Grizzle plans to retire effective January 1, 2020.
Read moreNetto Teaches at Pathology Conferences in Europe, South America & Asia
The UAB Department of Pathology is was represented internationally by our chair, George J. Netto, M.D., Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair, as he delivered lectures and coursework at several international conferences this fall.
Read moreOpen source: How data scientist Liz Worthey is bringing precision medicine to the people
By Matt Windsor, UAB Reporter
In some ways Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D., is a typical nerd. She likes having lots of computer screens and solving puzzles and nothing so much as coming up with novel ways to use software to solve complex problems.
Read more
UAB Pathology Veterans Share Unique Experiences
As Veteran's Day approaches this year, on Monday, November 11, we look to our colleagues for some impressive tales of bravery by those who served our country. The following are just a few examples.
Read more
Female Faculty in UAB Pathology Receive Honors from SOM
The first week of November marked the recognition of several of our outstanding female faculty by the UAB School of Medicine.
Read moreTri-State Pathology Conference Features UAB Faculty, CAP President
The 2019 Tri-State Pathology Conference took place Saturday, October 5, at the Hyatt Regency - Wynfrey Hotel at the Riverchase Galleria, bringing together the Alabama Association of Pathologists, the Louisiana Association of Pathologists, and the Mississippi Association of Pathologists for a stellar lineup of presentations. The event was co-sponsored by UAB Pathology and featured lectures from our faculty throughout the day, on a variety of topics representing their myriad areas of expertise.
Travis Kidd, Jr., M.D., President of the Alabama Association of Pathologists, delivered the conference's opening and closing remarks and acted as emcee for the daylong event. Kidd is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his post-graduate education at Vanderbilt University Medical School. He practices full-time surgical pathology at CytoPath in Alabaster, Alabama.
Pathology Faculty, Trainees Take Part in Annual Cancer Research Retreat
The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted its 21st annual Research Retreat on Friday, October 18, and the Department of Pathology had a strong presence at the event. Soory Varambally, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology, served as event co-chair this year.
The retreat, held at The Club, saw more than 500 UAB faculty members, trainees and students attend and showcase their cancer-related research, including a poster competition. Click to access the full abstract book.
Kasey Skinner, Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. C. Ryan Miller, Division Director, Neuropathology, won the Seng-jaw Soong Award for Excellence in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Research at the retreat. Skinner was the awardee of the Betty Pritchett Spencer Award for Cancer Research at the 2019 Pathology Research Retreat this summer.
For a full list of winners and photos from the event, visit: https://www.uab.edu/onealcancercenter/research/research-retreat.
TTP Fair a Success in its Fourth Year
This yearly event is designed to support individuals living with rare acquired and congenital TTP diagnoses and their families, promote awareness to empower patients, families, clinicians, and scientists, build a collaborative and dedicated clinical care network, and help advance scientific understanding and research. It allows for the exchange of up-to-date information regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and management of TTP through educational presentations, and offer a support network between persons with TTP through roundtable discussions.
Read moreWomen in Pathology Celebrate Women Leaders in Medicine in September
The American Medical Association celebrated women leaders in medicine throughout the month of September, and in that spirit, a group of UAB Pathology faculty, staff and trainees gathered in the UAB Hospital North Pavilion for a group photo representing our own women leaders.
Read moreKarthikeyan Joins Faculty of Molecular & Cellular Pathology
The UAB Department of Pathology is excited to welcome Mythreye Karthikeyan, Ph.D., as Associate Professor in the Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology, effective October 1, 2019.
Dr. Karthikeyan completed her undergraduate education at the prestigious Biochemistry Honors program at Delhi University in India, followed by a master's degree, a brief research internship, and subsequently a Ph.D. from the Department of Biology from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. This rigorous graduate training in the fundamentals of chromosome segregation mechanisms using cellular and genetic tools was the gateway to a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University, where she started her career in cancer signaling.
Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Reilly on Her Retirement
We recognize the contributions of Dr. Stephanie Reilly, Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology and Autopsy Section Head, as she announces her retirement, effective September 30, 2019.
Dr. Reilly has served on faculty with the UAB Department of Pathology for 28 years, having started as a visiting assistant professor in 1991. She worked her way up to associate professor a decade ago, in 2009, and since 2015 has served as Autopsy Section Head.
Dr. Reilly was valedictorian of her college class at the University of New Orleans before pursuing a medical degree at Louisiana State University Medical School. She completed a pathology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in addition to a year of pediatrics training at Children's Medical Center of Dallas.
Reilly has twice been recognized by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)'s Stowell-Orbison Award, in 2009 and 2013, for poster presentations at the organization's annual conference.
She has been nominated for and won the Argus Teaching Award at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2008. She became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in her fourth year of medical school and served as AOA Councilor at UAB from 2009 to 2015. Reilly has acted as an ad hoc reviewer for Human Pathology and BMJ Case Reports.
Dr. Reilly holds appointments at Birmingham Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Highlands Hospital, and University Hospital of Birmingham. She has published numerous articles in Laboratory Medicine and other academic journals, in addition to published abstracts, posters, and invited lectures at various national conferences.
Pathology Takes Home Three Argus Awards in 2019
Students from the UAB School of Medicine have named faculty, resident and clinical department winners of the 2019 Argus Awards.
Created in 1996, the Argus Awards give medical students the chance to honor their mentors, professors, courses and course directors for outstanding service to medical education. Faculty members are nominated by course evaluations, and students vote to select award winners in each category.
Read moreTwo Faculty Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Two of our distinguished professors have been appointed to endowed professorships:
Yabing Chen, Ph.D, Professor, Molecular & Cellular Pathology and Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Education, is appointed to the Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Laboratory Medicine.
C. Ryan Miller, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director and Professor, Neuropathology, is appointed to the Translational Research Endowed Professorship in Pathology.
Read more
Siegal Sworn in as ASCP President
Gene Siegal, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology and Executive Vice Chair, was sworn in as incoming president of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), a national organization that brings together more than 100,000 anatomic and clinical pathologists, residents and fellows, medical laboratory professionals and students. It is the world's largest professional membership organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals, and has been in operation since 1922.
Siegal began his role as president at the ASCP 2019 Annual Meeting, held September 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona. He takes over the position from James Wiscarver, M.D., Ph.D., FASCP, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. He will serve as president for the 2019-2020 term.
Dr. Siegal is editor-in-chief of the journal Laboratory Investigation.
Read his full bio in the ASCP press release here.