{"id":13070,"date":"2015-09-08T16:44:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/?p=13070"},"modified":"2015-09-08T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:44:27","slug":"august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/2015\/09\/08\/august-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine News Items \u2013 August 2015<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>Announcements:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Please join me in congratulating Dr. David Kindelberger<\/span><\/strong> on his appointment as an Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. President Brown just approved his appointment. Appointment or promotion to Associate Professor is a significant achievement and acknowledges that Dr. Kindelberger enjoys a national reputation. This national reputation has been demonstrated by his numerous publications as well as many presentations. Dr. Kindelberger has carried a full service load in addition to his teaching to the residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • The department had a Visiting Scholar from the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia:\n
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      • Dr. Areej Al Nemer, an anatomic pathologist from University of Dammam was in our department from July 22nd<\/sup> until August 14th<\/sup>. \u00a0She was involved in several research projects in the Henderson Lab including a study on kidney injury caused by light chain paraproteins, and a collaborative study with the Rahimi Lab investigating IGPR2 expression in human kidney neoplasia. \u00a0 Dr. Al Nemer also learned about the work of our\u00a0anatomic pathology diagnostic service,\u00a0and participated in some of the routine activities of the service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Dr. Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa <\/span><\/strong>has been re-appointed IBC Chair by the Associate Vice President for Research Compliance, bravo!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Mostafa Belghasem, PhD, Henderson Lab<\/span><\/strong>, successfully defended his thesis \u201cPathological and Molecular Profiling in Hypertension-Induced Glomerular Injury\u201d<\/strong> on Thursday, July 30th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • From Dr. Nader Rahimi\u2019s Lab:<\/span><\/strong>\n
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              • We welcome Dr. Mehrdad Lavaei and Xueqing Zou to Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine, both recently joined Dr. Rahimi\u2019s laboratory.<\/li>\n
              • Dr. Lavaei is pathology resident in VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Nederland and his research is supported by the Dutch government.<\/li>\n
              • Xueqing Zou is a PhD student at the Shandong University, China. He will be doing his thesis research work with Dr. Rahimi. Xueqing Zou research is supported with a scholarship from China.<\/li>\n
              • We also welcome Walter Wong and Brad Pearson from BU\u2019s MAMS program, who recently joined Dr. Rahimi\u2019s laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • \u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Barb Nikolajczyk, PhD<\/span><\/strong> has received a new grant; \u201cRoles for B cells in the development of periodontal complications of type 2 diabetes\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has been selected for funding. Source of funding:\u00a0BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Funds awarded:$20,000; Budget period:\u00a0August 31, 2015\u00a0\u2013\u00a0March 31, 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Debbie Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD<\/span><\/strong> is an invited to be a speaker at a symposium on the \u201cMolecular Mechanisms of Vascular Disease\u201d at the\u00a0Mount Desert Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine on October 11-15. \u00a0\u00a0The symposium is organized by Dr. Hermann Haller, Professor of Medicine at the Hannover Medical School in Germany and includes speakers from the US, Israel, Europe, and Canada. Dr. Stearns-Kurosawa will speak on complement and the hemolytic uremic syndrome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • From the Kurosawa Lab<\/span><\/strong>: Two abstracts were accepted for the 9th Triennial International Symposium on Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) meeting on September 13-16 in Boston:\n
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                      • 1)\u00a0 DJ Stearns-Kurosawa*, Arthur Fernandez\u01c2<\/sup>, Denis Garceau\u01c2<\/sup>, Shinichiro Kurosawa*. \u00a0\u201cPassive Immunity Strategy For Shiga Toxin-HUS in Non-human Primates\u201d. \u00a0<\/strong>*Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine \u01c2 <\/sup>Thallion Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Bellus Health Inc., 275, boulevard Armand-Frappier Laval (Qu\u00e9bec)\u00a0 H7V 4A7\u00a0 CANADA<\/li>\n
                      • 2) DJ Stearns-Kurosawa, Caitlin S.L. Parello, Shinichiro Kurosawa. \u00a0\u201c<\/strong>Retrograde Product Development for Treatment of Shiga toxin-HUS\u201d.Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                        Welcome to our New Graduate Students:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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                        Ahmad Al Moujahed, PhD Candidate \u00a0\"Ahmad\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Greg Hall, PhD Candidate\u00a0\"GregHallPic3\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Keith Keller, Masters\u00a0\"KeithKeller.FullSizeRender\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Maya Kim, Masters\u00a0\"maya<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Denis Kyabaggu, Masters\u00a0\"Denis<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Carolina Lyon de Ana, Masters\u00a0\"CarolinaLyondeAna..IMG_9601\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Morgan Thompson, Masters\u00a0\"Morgan<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                        Max Vaickus, Masters\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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