U-M Pathology Hosts Inaugural Global Pathology Summit

The Department of Pathology recently hosted its first Global Pathology Summit, marking a significant step in addressing health disparities through advancements in pathology. Dr. Rouba Ali-Fehmi, the summit director, welcomed attendees and highlighted the essential role of global pathology in healthcare, the transformative potential of digital pathology and artificial intelligence (AI), and the importance of sustainable partnerships.

Researchers find common immune system mechanism between pregnancy, cancer

To understand why some cancers successfully circumvent the immune system to grow unchecked, researchers turned to pregnancy. “In pregnancy, the immune system does not reject the growing fetus, so we know there must be mechanisms active in the placenta. In cancer, it’s the same thing: the growing tumor is not rejected by the immune system. It means the cancer cells have developed strategies to suppress immune rejection, same as in pregnancy,” said Weiping Zou, M.D., Ph.D., professor of experimental pathology.