News and Announcements
Browse the articles below to learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
12.09.2024The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society honors Johanna Melo-Cardenas, PhD, with the 2024 LLS-CDP Fellow Achievement Award to recognize her commitment and contribution to blood cancer research. Congratulations Dr. Melo-Cardenas! Learn more at LLS.org.
10.30.2024The College of American Pathologists awards Glenn E. Ramsey, MD, FCAP, the 2024 CAP Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his remarkable contributions to transfusion medicine within the CAP. Congratulations to Dr. Ramsey! Learn more at CAP.org.
10.10.2024Kalliopi P. Siziopikou, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Breast Pathology will be teaching the USCAP Interactive Microscopy Course on Pathology of the Breast and Female Genital Tract, February 4-7, 2025, in Palm Springs, CA. Learn more at USCAP.org
10.09.2024Investigators have discovered that targeting specific mechanisms linked to lipid metabolism in immune cells within tumors may improve response to current and future cancer immunotherapies, according to a recent study published in the journal Immunity.
09.10.2024Investigators have demonstrated how molecular profiling of tumors can be used to help predict treatment response and survival in patients with meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a recent study published in Nature Medicine.
07.01.2024Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered how a single protein contributes to heart transplant tolerance in mice, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
05.29.2024Tommy Gruchala, a third year student at the Feinberg School of Medicine, was recently awarded the College of American Pathologists Distinguished Medical Student Award!- 05.17.2024
Investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying intratumor heterogeneity and treatment resistance in meningiomas, the most common type of primary central nervous system tumor, according to a recent study published in Nature Genetics.
- 04.30.2024
Kalliopi P. Siziopikou, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Breast Pathology was recently invited to visit Guy's Hospital Cancer Center at King's College in London, England to give the talk: "HER2-Low Breast Cancer; Current Recommendations and Challenges."
04.15.2024Carla Ellis, MD, MS was named the Department of Pathology's inaugural Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This role will lead and develop departmental DEI initiatives.
- 04.12.2024
Kalliopi P. Siziopikou, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Breast Pathology is invited to teach at the Barcelona 2024 Breast Pathology Course in Barcelona, Spain. To learn more, visit hmarpathology.com
03.18.2024The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute recognized Dr. Lawrence Jennings, Director of Genomic Pathology, for his leadership and service in standards development.
01.12.2024Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a previously unknown regulator of tumor immune evasion, which may help improve the efficacy of current and future anti-tumor immunotherapies, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
01.05.2024Chairman Dr. Daniel J. Brat will be teaching at the AANP/USCAP Co-Branded Interactive Microscopy Course, Updates of the WHO Classification of Brain and Pituitary Tumors. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2z9dea9z.
12.31.2023Dr. Lee Cooper led a groundbreaking study on the usage of AI to predict breast cancer outcomes. Read more in the feature from the Feinberg School of Medicine.
11.08.2023Dr. Ronen Sumagin was awarded the 2023 Cotran Early Career Investigator Award from the American Society for Investigative Pathology. This highly prestigious award recognizes an investigator whose research and leadership is considered particularly impactful.
10.06.2023Professor Emeritus Dr. Nabeel Yaseen led a groundbreaking study that found a potential genetic linkage to vegetarianism.
10.05.2023Dr. Ritu Nayar was recently named the Executive Vice Chair of Pathology. This role recognizes her unparalleled dedication to education, training and faculty development.
07.31.2023Dr. Ritu Nayar has been awarded the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology.
01.30.2023The latest edition of the Department of Pathology's newsletter, The Scope, is out now!