• Global Challenge

    May 31, 2018
    For the fourth year in a row, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has a team participating in the Virgin Pulse Global Challenge.

  • RMHC Award

    May 31, 2018
    Congratulations to our all our staff who give their time each year to support Ronald McDonald House. Our team has been chosen as a recipient of one of the Core Value Awards in recognition of our efforts.

  • Coagulation Testing Innovations Improving Diagnostics

    May 28, 2018
    Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to announce that on January 2018, Hemostasis and Thrombosis laboratory went live with the Sysmex CS-5100, a state-of-the-art automated analyzer for coagulation testing.

  • Amanda Oakie Winner of the Dr. Frederick Winnet Luney Graduate Scholarship

    May 28, 2018
    Her research topic focuses on understanding receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) interplay in regulating beta-cell function and insulin release. This study examines c-Kit and insulin receptor (IR), two RTKs that are important for regulating beta-cell mass, proliferation, and insulin secretion.

  • Christine Caron winner of the Dr. Frederick Winnet Luney Graduate Research Award

    May 28, 2018
    My current research project involves elucidating the pathophysiology of drug hypersensitivity using the peripheral blood from individuals hypersensitive to various drugs.

  • Kara Ruicci Winner of the Dr. Frederick Winnet Luney Graduate Scholarship

    May 28, 2018
    I work with the Translational Head & Neck Cancer Research Group at Victoria Hospital, where our research team is focused on genomically-guided targeted therapies for the treatment of head and neck cancer.

  • Rebecca Sullivan Winner of the Dr. Frederick Winnet Luney Graduate Scholarship

    May 28, 2018
    My research involves the characterization of a new cardiac-specific biomarker for the early detection of cardiac disease. Our research is showing that the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) and its ligand ghrelin are altered in cardiac dysfunction in humans.

  • Finding common ground

    May 24, 2018
    Exercise may be effective in combatting cardiovascular disease and depression together, according to a recent interdisciplinary study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “There is growing awareness about the comorbidities of cardiovascular disease, obesity and depression,” said lead author Stephanie Frisbee, PhD, assistant professor.

  • Rui Ni completes his PhD Thesis

    May 07, 2018
    The Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine would like to offer congratulations to Rui Ni, who has completed his PhD in Pathology.