Faculty positions are open in cellular immunotherapy, Director of the Coagulation Laboratory, computation genomics and medicine, computational multi-omics diagnostics, EHR data analysis and phenotyping, epigenetics, immunometabolism and tumor immunity, machine learning/image analysis, neurodegenerative disease research, pathology informatics, precision and computational diagnostics, RNA computational biology, surgical pathology, and Chief of Pathology at PPMC.
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Below is the most recent announcement regarding COVID-19 from the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
An archived list of past announcements can be found here.
Update from the Chair: Commitment in Our Community
Dear Members of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Community,
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Drs. Carl June, John Lambris, Virginia M.Y. Lee, Bruce Levine, Leslie Shaw, John Trojanowski, and Xiaowei (George) Xu listed as researchers who have demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
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A series on COVID-19 testing highlights Penn Medicine's microbiology and molecular pathology labs and the operational logistics behind the scenes. The facilities are operating 24/7 to process thousands of tests per week as demand continues to rise.
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Dr. David Roth on NBC News, Dr. Una O'Doherty in the New York Times, Dr. Sara Cherry in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Dr. Eline Luning Prak on ABC News, and Drs. Carl June and Virginia Lee among Philadelphia Magazine's 76 "most influential people."
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Arthur K. Asbury Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Perelman School of Medicine for fostering the professional development of other faculty members.
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$3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to utilize artificial intelligence (AI)-driven precision medicine research to determine likelihood of acceptance or rejection of donor hearts.
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Learn more about the residency program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 7, at 12 noon Eastern.
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Paper in Science describes novel autosomal dominant dementia called Vacuolar Tauopathy (VT).
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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Penn Medicine are looking for talented individuals to work with a diverse team of medical professionals dedicated to COVID-19 testing (Medical Assistant, Clinical Services Associate, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Genomic Development Specialist).
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Prestigious award from the American Society of Clinical Pathology for Distinguished Pathology Educator.
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New machine-learning approach to support patient data privacy, McCabe Award for Dr. Danielle Fortuna, rapid antigen test for COVID-19 testing, Dr. Lauren Schwartz elected to ASCP 40 Under Forty program, COVID-19 impact on pathology residents, and untangling the mysteries of neurodegenerative disease.
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A study led by Sara Cherry, PhD, scientific director of the High-Throughput Screening Core at Penn, has identified nine drugs that inhibit infection of the novel coronavirus in human lung epithelial cells.
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Dr. Nicole Aqui appointed as inaugural Vice Chair for inclusion, Diversity and Equity to create and maintain a culture that embraces inclusion and ensuring that all departmental policies and practices are grounded in tenets of equity and antiracism.
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Donald S. Young, MB, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, an international authority in Clinical Chemistry and a "giant in the field," passed away July 4 at the age of 86.
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R37 MERIT Award through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for the project "Determinants of Reservoir Contraction and Expansion in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro" in HIV antiviral therapy (ART).
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June 17 Update: From the Chair
We must look for ways how we can support communities of color; resumption of research efforts and directives on any work-related travel.
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University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) Vivarial Scheduling Platform launched in record time to facilitate Phase 1 research resumption of services.
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Personalized Medicine Coalition award recognizes new era in precision medicine with treatments characterized by ability to alter molecular characteristics of patients’ own cells.
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Update May 29: Guidelines for the safe return to campus and COVID-19-related research by Department faculty members.
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