Dr. Wang's Proposal Awarded Funding
Shih-Hsiu “Jerry” Wang, MD, has written a proposal titled “Novel pathogenic mechanisms linking age-related TDP-43 pathology, cerebrovascular pathology, and Alzheimer’s disease in the aging brain” that has been selected to receive $75,000 in funding per year for two years as a Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Developmental Project.
Drs. Chen and Davis Receive Borden Scholars Award
Ming Chen, PhD, and Meredith Davis, PhD, are among the 2022 recipients of the Borden Scholars Award.
Duke Pathology Members Attend USCAP Conference
(Main photo: Bangchen Wang, MD, PhD, with Endowed Department Chair of Pathology Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD)
Yuanfan Yang Matches Into Neurosurgery Residency
Yuanfan Yang, PhD Graduate student, matched into neurosurgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has a strong collaboration in neuro-oncology with Duke
Dr. Andress Receives ORS Meniscus Section Poster Award
Benjamin Andress, PhD, received the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) Meniscus Section Poster Award from the ORS annual meeting in February 2022 for his poster, "A Tale of Two Loads: Regional Variation and Inflammation in Meniscus Mechanoresponsive Pathways Using Two Models of Mechanical Loading."
Welcome 2022 Pathology Residents
Please join the Pathology Department in welcoming our Blue Devils 2022 Residency Match class.
Congratulations to our new Pathology residents!
Dr. Pirozzi Awarded Grant for Brain Cancer Research
Christopher J. Pirozzi, PhD, recently received a grant for $148,000 from StacheStrong, an organization that supports brain cancer research.
Two PhD Students Awarded Ghaffari Fellowships
Two Department of Pathology PhD candidates have been awarded the prestigious the Paul and Lauren Ghaffari Fellowship. The $5,000 stipend to support research is given annually to just four to outstanding graduate students across Duke pursuing studies related to oncology.
Dr. Sergio Pina-Oviedo Joins Faculty
Prior to his pathology residency, Pina-Oviedo conducted four years of research in neurovirology, viral oncology and molecular biology at the Center for Neurovirology at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Michelle Johnson Approved as Pathologists' Assistant Program Director
Congratulations to Michelle Johnson, MHS, PA (ASCP) CM, who officially was approved by NAACLS as Duke’s new Pathologists’ Assistant Program Director.