NEWS & EVENTS
Drs. Westerhoff and Kakar Lead New Edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
Dr. Maria Westerhoff, alongside Co-Lead Author Dr. Sanjay Kakar of the University of California, San Francisco, has captured the latest advancements in gastrointestinal pathology in the newly published fourth edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas. Published by Elsevier, the full-color textbook is now available as a comprehensive, expertly curated guide to one of the most challenging areas in pathology.
Cancer Cell Study Identifies Promising New Therapeutic Strategy for Aggressive Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a previously unrecognized survival mechanism in neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of prostate cancer. The findings, which have been published in Cancer Cell, uncover a critical vulnerability in NEPC and suggest a novel dual-targeting strategy that could eventually lead to more effective treatment options for patients with advanced disease.
Taubman Emerging Scholar Award Supports New Strategies to Make Small Cell Lung Cancer Visible to the Immune System
Less than two years after arriving at the University of Michigan, physician-scientist Navin Rajput Mahadevan, MD, PhD, has been named a Taubman Emerging Scholar, receiving five years of support to advance research aimed at improving outcomes for patients with small cell lung cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.








