December 2015

  • Path Grand Rounds 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm   Intraductal Proliferative Lesions of the Breast: The Past, The Present, and The Future

    Mark Kilgore, MD, Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Washington

    Location: UWMC, NE110 Conference Room

    Summary: Intraductal proliferative lesions of the breast are at times challenging to interpret for both experienced general pathologists as well as expert breast pathologists.

  • Pathology Presents 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm   The Fanconi Anemia-BRCA Pathway and Cancer

    Toshi Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Associate Member, Divisions of Human Biology and Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Location: Health Sciences Building, Room T-739

    Summary: The Fanconi anemia-BRCA pathway has emerged as an important pathway in cancer biology. Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease characterized by chromosomal instability, cancer-susceptibility and cellular sensitivity to interstrand DNA crosslink (ICL)-inducing agents.

  • Genetic Approaches to Aging Trainee Research Presentations 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm   Joseph Horsman and Elizabeth Meredith

    Joseph Horsman and Elizabeth Meredith, PhD, Multiple Departments, University of Washington

    Location: Foege N-130

  • Pathology Presents 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm   Diagnosing Diffuse Fibrotic Lung Disease in 2015

    Brandon T. Larsen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine

    Location: Health Sciences Building, Room T-739

    Summary: For most surgical pathologists, wedge biopsies from patients with diffuse fibrotic lung disease are challenging and anxiety-provoking, given the uncommon occurrence of these diseases.

  • Pathology Presents 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm   Molecular Regulation of Distinct Fates in T cell Immunity – To be or not to be

    Vandana Kalia, PhD, Principal Investigator, Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington

    Location: Health Sciences Building, Room T-739