University of Pennsylvania | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Faculty Expertise in Publications on Medical Education and WHO Atlas on Tumors

July 30, 2015

Status of Laboratory Medicine Education at US Medical Schools and the WHO atlas on neoplasms of endocrine organs.

T-cell Receptor Therapy Clinical Trial Results for Patients with Multiple Myeloma

July 20, 2015

Dr. Carl June and colleagues report the results of a clinical trial of adoptively transferred engineered T cells in patients with advanced multiple myeloma in Nature Medicine.

New Publication from Lambris Lab and Colleagues

July 08, 2015

Penn Pathology and Laboratory Medicine investigators publish in Blood on complement C3dg-mediated erythrophagocytosis and its implications for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

$10M NIH Grant for Physical Sciences Oncology Center at Penn

July 01, 2015

Among the co-investigators is Dr. Emma Furth, who specializes in gastrointestinal, liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases.

Dr. Carl June Named as One of 100 Biotechnology Visionaries by Scientific American

June 29, 2015

Issue features the 100 most influential people in the global field of biotechnology.

Meritorious Contributions to Neuropathology Award for Dr. John Trojanowski

June 22, 2015

American Association of Neuropathologists honors significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in neuropathology.

2015 William Pepper Fellowship Award for Pathology Resident Dr. Carlos Villa

June 19, 2015

Award recognizes outstanding achievements of a resident in academic Laboratory Medicine and contributions to clinical service, teaching and research.

Dr. Kevin Alby elected as AMP Infectious Disease Subdivision-ID Training and Education Committee Representative

June 19, 2015

Will serve as the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) Infectious Disease Subdivision Training and Education Committee Representative for 2015-2017.

Partnership to Produce Gene Therapies

June 17, 2015

Plans to open a 145,000-square-foot cell and gene therapy manufacturing plant at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

New Study on Donor T Cell Characteristics for Stem-Cell Transplant Patients with Blood Cancers

June 08, 2015

JCO study suggests T lymphocyte count as a screening method to identify better donor matches for patients in need of an allogeneic stem-cell transplants.