December 12, 2014 The article “Multi-platform Comparison of Molecular Oncology Tests Performed on Cytology Specimens and Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue” in Cancer Cytopathology, co-authored by Deqin Ma, MD, PhD, Chris Jensen, MD and Aaron Stence, BS MT(NCA) has been selected to be profiled on the January 2015 cover of the journal as a featured article...

December 2, 2014 Laila Dahmoush, MBChB, was appointed the University of Iowa Representative to the IAP (Iowa Association of Pathologists) board...

December 1, 2014 Aaron D. Bossler, MD, PhD, Director of Molecular Pathology Laboratory and Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program at the University of Iowa Health Care received the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Meritorious Service Award...

November 14, 2014 Megan Samuelson, MD, assistant professor of pathology, was honored at the Education Celebration Day on Thursday, November 13, 2014, with a teaching award...

November 10, 2014 Dr. Prerna Rastogi received her medical training in India. She then moved to the United States where she pursued her doctoral studies at St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO...

Our ninth annual Pathology Research Day was held on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Research Day included a full schedule of presenters covering a variety of research topics. Morning seminar presentations by faculty, trainees and staff took place in the HP Smith Conference Room (W256 GH) and the plenary presentation, given by Dr. Stephen Miller, was held at 1:00 PM in the Medical Education and Research Facility (2117 MERF). The poster session was held in the Eckstein Medical Research Building (EMRB Atrium) with 39 posters presented throughout the afternoon.

October 9, 2014 Presentations will be given by Dr. Ann Simons-Burnett, Lauren Workman, Emma Hornick, Dr. Chen Zhao, Dr. Sergei Syrbu, Dr. Gagan Mathur and Dr. Munir Tanas...

October 7, 2014 Marcus Nashelsky, MD, was elected President of the National Association of Medical Examiners during the organization's recent annual meeting...

September 17, 2014 Kai Rogers, M1G and Nicholas Borcherding, M1G, were presented The Richard G. Lynch, MD Award for Pathology at the celebration dinner following the Medical Student Research Day on September 12, 2014.

September 3, 2014 It is well known that chronic alcohol consumption compromises the human immune system. This fact is underscored when examining the susceptibility of chronic alcoholics to infectious disease...