February 2021
Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Cherise Glodowski
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series “Integrated Metabolic Profiling and Gene Expression Analyses Identify Therapeutic Opportunities in Breast Cancer” Advisor: Charles Perou, PhD Tuesday, February 2, 2020 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – Oluwole Fadare, MD
“Navigating the Promise and Limitations of Molecular Subclassification in Endometrial Carcinomas” Oluwole Fadare, MD Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Chief, Anatomic Pathology UC San Diego Health Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:30 am via Zoom https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrcO2grjIjHtyGZLlmfWqNfV-gHQVtcv4A
Find out more »Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Markia Smith
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series “Mutational Signatures and DNA Repair in Cancer Health Disparities” Advisor: Melissa Troester, PhD and Katherine Hoadley, PhD Tuesday, February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – Damaris Lorenzo, PhD
"Pathogenic SPTBN1 variants cause a novel autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental syndrome" Damaris Lorenzo, PhD Assistant Professor Cell Biology and Physiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – Myla Lai-Goldman
"Not What I Planned: How Science Shaped a Business Career in Pathology" Myla Lai-Goldman, MD Co-Founder and Executive Chairperson GeneCentric Therapeutics, Inc.
Find out more »Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Shelly Xialou Pan
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series “Investigating the Role of B Cells in Anti-PD-1 Therapy” Advisor: Jonathan Serody, MD Tuesday, February 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Marc J. Mass Memorial Distinguished Lecture
Kevin Saunders, PhD Friday, February 26, 2021 11:00 a.m., via zoom https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1OdD3DPTRkGjsrDyp2cq7w
Find out more »March 2021
Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Ben Keepers
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series "Enhancer Remodeling in Direct Reprogramming of Diverse Lineages" Advisor: Li QIan, PhD Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds -John P. Morris IV, PhD
"Dissecting Routes of Malignant Evolution After p53 Inactivation" John P. Morris IV, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology UNC School of Medicine https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqf-GsqT0iGNKdSXxp7AHBvB5-A6Houc9E
Find out more »Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Emma Bouck
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series "Genetic and Environmental Influences of Venous Thromboembolism" Advisor: Alisa Wolberg, PhD Tuesday, March 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – Steven Cotten, PhD
"Implementation of High Sensitivity Troponin I and a Novel Chest Pain Pathway across the UNC Health System" Steven Cotten, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine UNC School of Medicine
Find out more »Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar – Jean Marie Mwiza
Spring 2021 Pathobiology and Translational Science Student Seminar Series "Both Immunoreceptor Tyrosine-Based Activation Motif (ITAM) and G-protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR) and Individually Required in Venous Thrombosis Pathogenesis" Advisor: Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – “Interferon Lambda Restricts Viral Infection at Anatomic Barriers”-Dr. Helen Lazear
Helen Lazear, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology UNC School of Medicine https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »PTS Student Seminar – “Genotype-Dependent Differences in EGFR Inhibitor Response in Glioblastoma”-Erin Smithberger
Erin Smithberger, M.S. Advisor: C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds – “CF and Liver Transplant”- Dr. Nahir Cortes-Santiago
Nahir Cortes-Santiago, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Texas Children's Hospital https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »PTS Science Student Seminar – “Identifying Genes That Regulate Fibrinogen Expression”-DreVon Dobson
Dre'Von Dobson, B.S. Advisor: Alisa Wolberg, PhD Tuesday, March 30, 2021 12:00 p.m., via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »April 2021
Pathology Grand Rounds- “COVID-19 Myocarditis: Current Understanding and Remaining Questions”-Dr. Chieh-Yu Lin
Chieh-Yu Lin, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Washington University Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Student Seminar-“Monocyte Heterogeneity: Its Role as a Biomarker and Driver of ANCA Vasculitis Pathogenesis”- Carolina Herrera, B.S.
Carolina Herrera, B.S. Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Ronald Falk, M.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »ANNUAL BOULDIN LECTURESHIP-“Basic Approach to Inflammatory Dermatopathology (for General Pathologists)”-Dr. Jared Gardner
Jerad Gardner, M.D. Associate of Geisinger Medical Laboratories Geisinger Medical Center https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Student Seminar -“Assessing T Regulatory Cells Heterogeneity as a Disease Activity Biomarker during ANCA Vasculitis” – Christian Agosto-Burgos, B.S.
Christian Agosto-Burgos, B.S. Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Ronald Falk, M.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds – “Updates from the 2020 WHO 5th Edition Classification of Female Genital Tumors” – Dr. Lori Scanga
Lori Scanga, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Student Seminar – “Adapting Palbociclib for Medulloblastoma Therapy by Improving Drug Delivery and Addressing Resistance” – Taylor Dismuke, M.S.
Taylor Dismuke, M.S. Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Timothy Gerson, MD, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-Resident/Fellow Presentations
“Discordances in Measurable Residual Disease Detection Between Molecular Analysis and Multiparametric Flow Cytometry in Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Mutated NPM1“ Ashley Crosby Henderson Post-Sophomore Fellow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill “Breast Tumor Measurement After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using the 8th Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System: Impact on Estimates…
Find out more »Student Seminar -“Investigating the Pathologic Role of Normal and Low-Density Neutrophils in ANCA Vasculitis”- Dominique Munson
Dominique Munson, M.S. Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Ronald Falk, M.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-Graduate Student Presentations
“DNA Damage Tolerance and p53 Mutations in a Mouse Model of HNSCC” Bethany Brown Graduate Research Assistant University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The Role of GRAFs in Mitochondrial Quality Control" Matthew Combs Graduate Research Assistant University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »May 2021
PBTS Student Seminar Series – “Mechanisms of Cancer-Associated Venous Thrombosis”- Yohei Hisada, Ph.D.
Yohei Hisada, Ph.D. Research Associate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds -“Molecular Oncology Update”-Dr. Jason Merker
Jason Merker, MD, PhD Associate Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-“AMRamentarium: Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance from the Clinical Laboratory”-Dr. Kevin Alby
Kevin Alby, PhD Assistant Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »PBTS Student Seminar Series- “Impact of the Breast Cancer Immune Microenvironment on Racial Disparities and Survivorship”-Alina Hamilton
Alina Hamilton Graduate Research Assistant Dr. Melissa Troester's and Dr. Katherine Hoadley's Lab https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Pathololgy Grand Rounds- “Tissue Engineering, AI and Nanotechnology for the Next-Generation Biomedical Solutions”-Dr. Ali Ertürk
Ali Ertürk, Ph.D. Director, Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Helmholtz Zentrum München Register in advance for this event https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds – ‘Mechanisms Linking Components of the Hemostatic System to Liver Injury and Repair”- Dr. James Luyendyk
James Luyendyk, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Michigan State University Register in advance for this event https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »June 2021
PBTS Student Seminar Series- “Analysis of DAB2IP-deficient ER+ Breast Cancers”- Angana Mukherjee
Angana Mukherjee Graduate Research Assistant Dr. Albert Baldwin's Lab https://zoom.us/j/94774521587?pwd=enhOdlE3bDdaa1NGcDIyem1WaVFKdz09
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-“Better Microscopy for Better Science”-Dr. Pablo Ariel
Pablo Ariel, PhD Assistant Professor University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Register in advanced for this event: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rS8teztuQXaPxi14wKcPug
Find out more »Special Grand Rounds-“Pathology Taught in a Student Centered Integrated Curriculum”-Dr. David Elkowitz
David Elkowitz, DO Associate Dean and Director, Academy Medical Educators Northwell Health The zoom link will be sent via email to the departmental listserv closer to the event date.
Find out more »Departmental DEI Meeting
Updates on the departments ongoing DEI efforts The zoom link will be sent via email to the departmental listserv closer to the event date.
Find out more »September 2021
Virtual Grand Rounds
"Fatigue Seminar" https://unc.zoom.us/j/97718741111?pwd=Skcxc1NpQm1ERG9FMVFkdzJWUVRxdz09 Yara Park, MD Director, Pathology Residency Training Program Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Susan Maygarden Associate Director, Pathology Residency Training Program Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This is not a CME…
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds
" The Molecular Revolution in Surgical Neuropathology" https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BZXcuf_HR1GrpSx6qFKpjQ Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD Director of Neuropathology in the Department of Pathology Professor of Pathology (Experimental Pathology)/Neurological Surgery and Pathology (Neuropathology) Northwestern Memorial Hospital/ Feinberg School of Medicine
Find out more »October 2021
Virtual Grand Rounds-“B Cells in Triple Negative Breast Cancer – A Missing Piece of the Puzzle?”-Dr. Stephanie Downs-Canner
Stephanie Downs-Canner, M.D. Assistant Professor Department of Surgery University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds- “Checking for Checkpoint Inhibitor Vulnerability in theGynecologic Tract: Mismatch Repair, PD-L1, and Beyond”-Dr. Anne Mills
Anne Mills, M.D. Associate Professor Pathology University of Virginia Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds-Dr. Sixto Leal
Sixto Leal, M.D., MPH Assistant Professor Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Pathology University of Alabama Birmingham Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds-“Prostate Cancer Diagnostics and Machine Learning”-Dr. Wen-Chi Foo
Wen-Chi Foo, M.D. Associate Professor Department of Pathology Duke University Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »November 2021
Virtual Grand Rounds – “Outcomes Research”-Dr. Gita Mody
Gita Mody, M.D., MPH Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology Assistant Professor of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds -“Big Results from Small Specimens: Maximizing the Impact of Renal Mass Biopsy for Best Clinical Outcomes”- Dr. Sara Wobker
Sara Wobker, M.D., MPH Assistant Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »December 2021
Virtual Grand Rounds-DEI Meeting
Bernard Weissman, Ph.D. Professor, Diversity Liason Pathology, LCCC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds-“Molecular Programming of T Cell Function during Infection and Cancer”- Dr. Justin Milner
Justin Milner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Webinar Registration - Zoom
Find out more »January 2022
Pathology Grand Rounds-“The Unique Pathobiology of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) with Trisomy 12” -Dr. Lynn Abruzzo
Lynne Abruzzo, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Cytogenetics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Find out more »WHMC Spring Seminar Series – “Viruses and Pregnancy: Covid, Zika, and Beyond”
Announcement from WHMC: Our first seminar, Viruses and Pregnancy: Covid, Zika, and Beyond, will be Thursday, January 20, 2022, 11am – 12pm. We are honored to have speaking Dr. Lisa Rahangdale (Associate Professor, OBGYN), Dr. Anne Lyerly (Associate Professor, Social Medicine), and Ms. Rebecca Casazza (PhD Candidate, Microbiology & Immunology Program). The January seminar will be a Zoom only event (Zoom…
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-“Global Pathology and Cancer Training at UNC”- Dr. Yuri Fedoriw
Yuri Fedoriw, M.D. Labcorp Distinguished Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »February 2022
Pathology Grand Rounds-“Two Tales of Transformation: When Small B-cell Lymphomas Become Aggressive” – Dr. Amir Behdad
Amir Behdad, MD, MBA Associate Professor Department of Pathology| Department of Medicine Northwestern University
Find out more »Doctoral Dissertation Defense-“The Landscape of Immune Microenvironments in Racially Diverse Breast Cancer Patients”- Alina Hamilton
This seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Alina Hamilton under the direction of Drs. Melissa Troester and Katie Hoadley. (This event is password protected, please check your email announcement for the password or contact Angel Truesdale angel_truesdale@med.unc.edu)
Find out more »Doctoral Dissertation Defense-“Advancing Targeted Therapy for SHH Medulloblastoma by Addressing Resistance Mechanisms”-Taylor Dismuke
This seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Taylor Dismuke under the direction of Dr. Timothy Gershon
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds- Dr. Eric Hsi
Eric Hsi, M.D. Professor Department of Pathology Wake Forest University
Find out more »WHMC Spring Seminar Series – “Contraception: Beyond the Pill”
Our February Hot Topic Seminar on Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 will focus on "Contraception: Beyond the Pill" with talks from Dr. Bianca Allison, MD MPH (Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), Dr. Bhwana Shrestha, PhD (Scientist I, BioAgiltix), and Emma Bouck (PhD Candidate, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine). This will be a hybrid seminar,…
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds-“Urothelial Carcinoma: Histopathologic Correlates of Ontogenesis”-Dr. Priti Lal
Priti Lal, M.D. Associate Professor Department of Pathology University of Pennsylvania
Find out more »March 2022
Pathology Grand Rounds – “Antiviral Therapy: Towards the Personal and the Precise”-Dr. Craig Cameron
Craig Cameron, Ph.D. Professor, Chair Microbiology and Immunology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds – “EBV Viral Pathogen and Lympoid Disorders-Current Efforts at Duke University” – Dr. Ken Young
Ken Young, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Department of Pathology Duke University
Find out more »Pathology Grand Rounds – “Altering Cardiac Cell Fate for Heart Repair”- Dr. Li Qian
Li Qian, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pathology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »Doctoral Dissertation Defense-“Profiling the Heterogeneity of T Regulatory Cells in Patients with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies (ANCA) Vasculitis” – Christian Agosto-Burgos
Chrisitan Agosto-Burgos, B.S. Ph.D. Candidate Dr. Ronald Falk's Lab
Find out more »April 2022
Virtual Grand Rounds – “The Molecular Classification of Endometrial Cancer” – Dr. Tricia Murdock
Tricia Murdock, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology | Division of Gynecologic Pathology Sibley Memorial Hospital | Washington, D.C.
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds- Dr. Ling Cai
Ling Cai, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Genetics University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Find out more »May 2022
WHMC Seminar Series – “Acting Locally: NC Women’s Health”
In celebration of Women's Health in May, join us Monday, May 16th, 2022 from 12:00pm-1:00pm, for our May Hot Topic Seminar on "Acting Locally: North Carolina Women’s Health" with talks from Dr. Whitney Robinson, PhD (Instructor, Duke Obstetrics and Gynecology; Associate Professor on research leave, UNC Epidemiology) and Lauren Eaves, BSPH (PhD Candidate, UNC Environmental Sciences and Engineering). We will also highlight North Carolina-specific…
Find out more »Student Seminar Series-Shelly Pan and Dominique Munson
"Investigating the PD-1 Signaling Pathway in B cells in Tumor Microenvironment in Triple Negative Breast Cancer" Xiaolu "Shelly" Pan Dr. Jonathan Serody's Lab "Investigating the Pathologic Role of Normal- and Lowdensity Neutrophils in ANCA Vasculitis" Dominique Munson Dr. Ronald Falk's Lab
Find out more »Virtual Grand Rounds-DEI Training-“Understanding and Navigating Microaggressions”-Dr. Nate Thomas III and Dr. Stephanie Brown
Nate Thomas III, PhD Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SoM) Stephanie H. Brown, PhD Director of Strategic Initiatives Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SoM)
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June 2022
Special Seminar-“The Role of NuRD in Fetal Hemoglobin Regulation”-Dr. David Williams
David Williams, MD, PhD Director of Hematopathology and Associate Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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