New Faculty Members in the Department for the Academic Year 2016-17

July 26, 2016

Specialty expertise in Cytopathology, GI/Liver Pathology, Endocrinology, Hematopathology, Molecular and Genomic Diagnostics, Bone and Soft Tissue, and Pediatric Pathology.

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Spirit Of Caring Award for Medical Pathology Assistants

July 22, 2016

Joseph DiRienzi and Igor Tsimberg from Medical Pathology recognized for their compassion for grieving patient families following autopsies with this year's Spirit of Caring Award.

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New Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center Provides National Hub for Alzheimer's Disease Research

July 18, 2016

Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center (PNGC) brings together faculty members in neurodegenerative disorders, human genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and biostatistics.

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Leadership Elections for Association of Molecular Pathology 2016

July 12, 2016

Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson to serve on AMP Board of Directors as President -Elect 2017. Dr. Rachel Sargent will serve as Hematopathology Nominating Committee Representative in the Hematopathology Subdivision from 2017-2018.

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Science Paper Describes Reengineered Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Targeted Therapy of Autoimmune Disease

July 05, 2016

Application could open up anti-cancer CAR approach to treatment for a much wider range of diseases, including autoimmunity and transplant rejection.

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NIH Award to Launch Center for Genetics and Genomics of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 23, 2016

Penn researchers leading a collaboration of six institutions with $10.8 million award from NIA for state-of-the-art national clearinghouse for Alzheimer’s genomics information.

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Double Targeted CAR-T Scores in Preclinical Cancer Study for Solid Tumors

June 21, 2016

Paper in Immunity describes CAR T-Cells' effectiveness in mouse models of pancreatic cancer.

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2016 William Pepper Fellowship Award Recipients

June 21, 2016

Honorary award for PGY3-Resident Dr. Suzanne Thibodeaux and Hematopathology Fellow Dr. Craig Soderquist recognizes outstanding achievements in the Clinical Pathology training programs.

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$7.5 Million NIH Grant Renewal for Dementia Research

June 20, 2016

National Institute of Aging five-year renewal grant to Dr. Virginia Lee and colleagues to continue pioneering research on frontotemporal dementia.

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Dr. Douglas C. Wallace Inducted to Italian Academy of Sciences

June 01, 2016

Honored for his pioneering work in mitochondrial medicine and insights into the mechanisms by which mitochondria play a role in numerous metabolic and neurological disorders.

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