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: Preparing for the Upcoming Week
Dear Members of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Community,
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March 16, 2020 Urgent Notice - Blood Utilization
Dear Faculty and Staff,
Please see below for a notification from the Director of Transfusion Medicine and the attached letter from the American Red Cross.
More updates later on other issues,
David Roth
Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Faculty positions are open in bioinformatics, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, computational multi-omics diagnostics, EHR data analysis, epigenetics, hematopathology, immunometabolism and tumor immunity, infectious diseases, genomic diagnostics, computational genomics and IT for neurodegeneration research, RNA computational biology, pathology informatics, pediatric pathology, surgical pathology (GI, head and neck, gynecological, and breast pathology), and Division Director of Laboratory Medicine.
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Update April 6: Resources for all clinicians and staff at Penn Medicine to help deal with the challenges posed by COVID-19 and important guidelines for all of the staff, housestaff and faculty around social and physical distancing.
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Update April 3: HUP has COVID-19 tests in place, which can deliver very rapid results.
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Update April 2: It seems that your creativity knows no bounds. I have heard from many about the creative and inspiring ways in which you are coping with this new situation. But please know that Penn Medicine is also there for those who worry about managing basic needs for themselves and their families during this challenging time.
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Update April 1: "When I think of all the individuals on the front lines of this war with the Corona virus -- all our department faculty mostly working at home and online and lab staff who are at HUP daily, the physicians and nurses seeing patients, all the transportation providers, police, restaurants who provide meals, the food pantries, and so many others, it is very impressive what the responses are."
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Update March 31: Reassuring information about the risk of acquiring infection and updates on the first batches of sourdough pancakes!
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Update March 30: I have received terrific feedback from many of you regarding this unprecedented situation that we all find ourselves in, so I want to share a few of your insights and ideas.
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Update March 27: "To me each and every person who has committed to coming to work has shown courage in the face of a pandemic with a novel virus for which there is no vaccine or established treatment yet. Our environmental service workers, laboratory technicians, MLTs, phlebotomists, PAs, as well as our nurses and physicians, have all demonstrated tremendous courage in the face of this crisis."
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Update March 26: Although this is a stressful and challenging time, it does present some opportunities. One of those is that it forces us to think about new ways to do things.
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Update March 25: Testing Capabilities for SARS-CoV-2 and Serologic Testing for Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.
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Update March 23: We can continue to develop skills that we are not necessarily trained in -- say, skills in improvisation and for creative problem-solving, in learning how to work in isolation, away from our colleagues, and to learn from people we might not otherwise encounter.
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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine had a very successful recruitment season for the 2020-2021 PGY1 residency class, matching nine residents with a variety of academic career goals for training in AP/CP, CP only, and CP/research.
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Update March 19: We will all be required to demonstrate an unanticipated degree of adaptability. But especially: Do not work while you are sick and practice social distancing in your personal time.
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Update March 18: Message to PLM Research Faculty: NIH COVID-19 announcements and PSOM-mandated lab ramp-down.
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Update March 17: The importance of social and physical distancing in the work environment.
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Update March 16: Message to PLM Research Faculty regarding lab ramp-down as mandated by PSOM leadership.
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Genetically-edited immune cells can persist, thrive, and function months after a cancer patient receives them, according to new data published in Science by researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center.
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