-
Path Grand Rounds
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Something old, something new, something borrowed: what to expect from 2016 WHO book on kidney tumors
Maria Tretiakova, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington
Location: UWMC NE110 Conference Room
Summary: Over the past decade the International Society of Urological Pathologists (ISUP) has updated and revised guidelines for the diagnosis, categorization and characterization of kidney tumors. The 2016 edition of the WHO Blue Book for GU tract tumors will incorporate these updates.
Koutaro Yokote, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
Location: Health Sciences Building, K550
Summary: Dr. Yokote will discuss clinical approaches to this disorder including ongoing clinical research studies and nationwide efforts to facilitate diagnosis and referral.
Julia Sidorova, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington
Location: Health Sciences Building, Room T-739
Summary: Understanding the biology of WRN, a RECQ helicase/exonuclease mutated in the Werner syndrome of premature aging and cancer susceptibility, has long been one of the areas of research focus in the Department of Pathology.