{"id":16075,"date":"2021-03-24T08:01:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/?p=16075"},"modified":"2021-03-24T08:01:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:01:18","slug":"department-of-pathology-laboratory-medicine-new-news-winter-2020-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/2021\/03\/24\/department-of-pathology-laboratory-medicine-new-news-winter-2020-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Pathology &#038; Laboratory Medicine:  New News Winter 2020-21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Department of Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>New News Winter 2020-21<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Announcements<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Dennis Jones, PhD<\/u><\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine, has been named the\u00a0<strong>2021 Dahod Assistant Professor<\/strong>; he will collaborate with Dr. Andrew Emili to identify immunosuppressive molecules contained in cancer cell derived-exosomes and investigate their impact on T cells, a type of immune cell that can recognize and kill breast cancer cells. Blocking such immunosuppressive mechanisms may promote the anti-tumor activity of T cells, thus enhancing their ability to eliminate breast cancers<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Dr. Jones<\/u><\/strong> also received a Metavivior Early Career Investigator Award to study \u201cTargeting breast cancer plasticity and immunosuppression in metastatic lymph nodes\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>Metavivor Research and Support Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for stage IV metastatic breast cancer (MBC) that announced 23 new grant awards totaling $3,650,000. \u00a0These research grants will enhance the understanding of metastatic breast cancer, help improve current treatments and develop greatly needed therapeutic options to combat this complicated disease. Since its founding in 2009, METAvivor has put 100% of donations into its peer-reviewed research grant program. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metavivor.org\/blog\/metavivor-announces-grant-awards-for-metastatic-breast-cancer-research\/\">https:\/\/www.metavivor.org\/blog\/metavivor-announces-grant-awards-for-metastatic-breast-cancer-research\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Daniel Remick, M.D<\/u><\/strong>. has been recruited to serve on an NIH study section to review applications for the NCI\u2019s Loan Repayment Program. This program encourages health professionals to participate in research by paying a portion of their student loans<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>USCAP Virtual Annual Meeting: March 13-18, 2021<\/u><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Nola Tochukwu Ihejirika<\/u><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Masters student in Dr. Joel Henderson\u2019s Lab has a poster presentation at the 2021 USCAP Annual Meeting! The title of her presentation is &#8220;Definitive Characterization of Protein Reabsorption Granules vs. Punctate IgG Immunoreactivity in Primary Podocytopathies&#8221; Authors: <strong><u>Junbo Chen, MA<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u> Hui Chen<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Morgan Thompson, MA<\/u><\/strong> and <strong><u>Dr. Joel Henderson<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Junbo Chen, MA <\/u><\/strong>will present: \u201cPunctate Visceral Epithelial IgG Immunoreactivity Associated with Podocytopathies Exhibits Heterogeneous Oligoclonality and Absence of Complement\u201d Authors: <strong><u>Junbo Chen<\/u><\/strong>, Gabriel Lerner, <strong><u>Hui A Chen<\/u><\/strong>, Astrid Weins, <strong><u>Joel M. Henderson<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Charitha Vadlamudi, MD, Pathology Resident, <\/u><\/strong>will present \u201cAmyloid Typing of Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded Tissue by Immunohistochemistry\u201d <strong>Authors:\u00a0<u>Charitha Vadlamudi<sup>1<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>, Emily Aniskovich<sup>1<\/sup>, <strong><u>Hui Chen<sup>1<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Haili Cui<sup>2<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Lawreen H Connors<sup>2<\/sup><\/u><\/strong>, Vaishali Sanchorawala<sup>2<\/sup>, <strong><u>Eric J Burks<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Manisha Cole, <\/u><\/strong>Masters student in Dr. Yachana Kataria\u2019s Lab will present, \u201cSeroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Health Care Workers at an Academic Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts\u201d Authors: <strong><u>Manisha Cole1,2,<\/u><\/strong> <strong><u>Yachana Kataria1,2<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Elizabeth Duffy2, Kyle de la Cena1,2<\/u><\/strong>, Elissa Perkins, Tara Bouton, Martha Werler, Cassandra Pierre, Karen Jacobson, Elizabeth Ragan, <strong><u>Chris Andry1,2<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Also <strong><u>USCAP<\/u><\/strong> Related:\n<ul>\n<li>The Association of Indian Pathologists in North America\u00a0(AIPNA) has awarded <strong><em><u>Best Abstract Competition USCAP-Second Prize to:<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Charitha Vadlamudi<\/u><\/strong><u>,<\/u> Emily Aniskovich, Hui Chen, Haili Cui, Lawreen H Connors, Vaishali Sanchorawala, Eric J Burks.\u00a0\u00a0Amyloid Typing of Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded Tissue by Immunohistochemistry. USCAP 2021 Annual Meeting, Poster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><u> Martin Steinbuck, <\/u><\/strong>Pathology BU PhD Graduate recent publication: <a href=\"https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/6\/eabe5819\/tab-article-info\">https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/7\/6\/eabe5819\/tab-article-info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><u> Rachel Flynn<\/u><\/strong> is a recipient of a 2021 Shipley Pilot Grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"490\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Welcome to<\/u><\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Brian Moore, MD, MEd, <\/u><\/strong>new Faculty Member <strong><u><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Brian-Moore.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Introducing our new incoming Residents for the 2021-22 academic year:<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Isa-Jacoba.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Isa-Jacoba.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"109\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16077\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Isa M. Jacoba, MD<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li>University of the East\/Ramon Magsasay Memorial Medical Center,\u00a0Quezon City, Philippines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong><u><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Soo-Hyun-Lee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Soo-Hyun-Lee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"108\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16078\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Soo Hyun Lee MD, PhD, MS<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Houston, TX<\/li>\n<li>Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Ramya-Narasimham.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Ramya-Narasimham.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"108\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16079\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Ramya Narasimhan, MBBS<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rochester, MN<\/li>\n<li>Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Adeyemi-Sotoluwe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Adeyemi-Sotoluwe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"108\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16080\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Adeyemi Sofoluwe, MD, MBA<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li>University of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine, Piccadilly, Antigua &amp; Barbuda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Thor-Stein.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Thor-Stein.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"133\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Thor-Stein.png 133w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/files\/2021\/03\/Thor-Stein-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Thor D. Stein, MD, PhD<\/u><\/strong> has been awarded the Spivack Pilot Fund Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Publications. Published:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hekman RM, Hume AJ, Goel RK, Abo KM, Huang J, Blum BC, Werder RB, Suder EL, Paul I, Phanse S, Youssef A, Alysandratos KD, Padhorny D, Ojha S, Mora-Martin A, Kretov D, Ash PEA, Verma M, Zhao J, Patten JJ, Villacorta-Martin C, Bolzan D, Perea-Resa C, Bullitt E, Hinds A, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Farhangmehr S, Braunschweig U, Kwan JH, McComb M, Basu A, Saeed M, Perissi V,\u00a0<strong><u>Burks EJ<\/u><\/strong>, Layne MD, Connor JH, Davey R, Cheng JX, Wolozin BL, Blencowe BJ, Wuchty S, Lyons SM, Kozakov D, Cifuentes D, Blower M, Kotton DN, Wilson AA, M\u00fchlberger E, Emili A.; \u201cActionable Cytopathogenic Host Responses of Human Alveolar Type 2 Cells to SARS-CoV-2\u201d <em>Mol Cell. 2020 Dec 17;80(6):1104-1122.e9. doi: 10.1016\/j.molcel.2020.11.028<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hekman RM, Hume AJ, Goel RK, Abo KM, Huang J, Blum BC, Werder RB, Suder EL, Paul I, Phanse S, Youssef A, Alysandratos KD, Padhorny D, Ojha S, Mora-Martin A, Kretov D, Ash PEA, Verma M, Zhao J, Patten JJ, Villacorta-Martin C, Bolzan D, Perea-Resa C, Bullitt E, Hinds A, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Farhangmehr S, Braunschweig U, Kwan JH, McComb M, Basu A, Saeed M, Perissi V,\u00a0<strong><u>Burks EJ<\/u><\/strong>, Layne MD, Connor JH, Davey R, Cheng JX, Wolozin BL, Blencowe BJ, Wuchty S, Lyons SM, Kozakov D, Cifuentes D, Blower M, Kotton DN, Wilson AA, M\u00fchlberger E, Emili A.; \u201cActionable Cytopathogenic Host Responses of Human Alveolar Type 2 Cells to SARS-CoV-2\u201d <em>Mol Cell. 2021 Jan 7;81(1):212. doi: 10.1016\/j.molcel.2020.12.028<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kalantzakos TJ, Sullivan TB, Sebel LE, Canes D,\u00a0<strong><u>Burks EJ<\/u><\/strong>, Moinzadeh A, Rieger-Christ KM; \u201cMicroRNAs MiR-15a and MiR-26a cooperatively regulate O-GlcNAc-transferase to control proliferation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma\u201d <em>Cancer Biomark. 2020 Dec 3. doi: 10.3233\/CBM-200553<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>Publications. Accepted:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JeffersonChena, Pedro ViniciusStaziakia, <strong><u>HanqiaoZhengb<\/u><\/strong>, <strong><u>Eric J.Burks<\/u><\/strong>, SaraMeibomc, Virginia R.Litled, Hristina N.Natchevaa; \u201c68Ga-DOTATATE-avid pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma in a man of North African descent: Case report, imaging findings and pathology\u201d <em>Clinical Imaging<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine: New News Winter 2020-21 Announcements Dennis Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology &amp; Laboratory Medicine, has been named the\u00a02021 Dahod Assistant Professor; he will collaborate with Dr. Andrew Emili to identify immunosuppressive molecules contained in cancer cell derived-exosomes and investigate their impact on T cells, a type of immune [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":939,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16075"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/939"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16075"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16086,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16075\/revisions\/16086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pathology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}