2017 CAP Inspection Concludes
College of American Pathologists summation report confirms the highest standards in quality, laboratory leadership, and day-to-day laboratory operations for the Department’s major anatomic and clinical pathology divisions.
Read moreNature Genetics Study on Rare Gene Variants Implicates Innate Immunity in Alzheimer's Disease
Three new coding variants found in genome-wide association study point to the brain’s immune cells in the onset of the disorder.
Read more100 Percent Accuracy in Breast Cancer Biopsy Analysis by Deep-Learning Computer Network
Digital pathology image analysis detects invasive forms of breast cancer in whole biopsy slides.
Read moreAccurate and reproducible invasive breast cancer detection in whole-slide images: A Deep Learning approach for quantifying tumor extent
A deep-learning computer network was 100 percent accurate in determining whether invasive forms of breast cancer were present in whole biopsy slides, a study published in Nature Scientific Reports
Read moreDr. Kathleen Montone Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Robert Dunning Dripps Memorial Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education from the Perelman School of Medicine.
Read moreEvidence That Two Common Gene Variants in Minority Populations Cause Kidney Disease
New study in Nature Medicine by Penn researchers provides direct evidence that two common gene variants in minority populations cause chronic and end-stage kidney disease.
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