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Kristina Martin Receives ASCLS Scientific-Assembly Laboratory Administration Award

The Department of Pathology's Clinical Operations Director Kristina Martin recently received the Scientific-Assembly Laboratory Administration award from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) at the Joint Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan last month. The award recognizes outstanding professional achievement of an individual ASCLS member within his or her chosen area of academic, scientific, or vocational interest.

Dr. Sriram Venneti named Scientific Research Director

Effective July 1, 2022, Dr. Sriram Venneti, Professor of Pathology, was appointed as Scientific Research Director for the Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center (CC-PBTC). Additionally, Dr. Carl Koschmann, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, was appointed as Clinical Research Director for the CC-PBTC.

New Patient Service Center - Convenient for Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Patients

In partnership with Packard Health, Michigan Medicine Laboratories, has opened a new laboratory patient service center for specimen collection at Packard Health Main (2650 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108). The facility houses phlebotomists skilled in caring for patients of all ages and appointments are not needed.

Qualitative Image Analysis Study Shows Excellent Results

A landmark study into quantitative image analysis in ER, PgR, and HER2 in invasive breast carcinoma was recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Dr. Mustafa Yousif, Assistant Professor of Breast Pathology and Informatics, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study of 1,367 invasive breast carcinomas of all histopathology subtypes, for which ER, PgR, and HER2 were analyzed by manual scoring. These were compared to the results obtained using quantitative image analysis (QIA). QIA uses a form of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning to identify specific regions of interest and to interpret that based on programmed algorithms.

Using Artificial Intelligence to predict ERG Gene Fusion in Prostate Cancer

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare continues to expand. In a recent issue of BMC Cancer, Dr. Vipulkumar Dadhania (first author) and colleagues published a result of their study Leveraging artificial intelligence to predict ERG gene fusion status in prostate cancer. The expert team from the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology developed a deep-learning-based model to predict ERG genomic rearrangements in prostatic adenocarcinomas using only H&E-stained digital slides. Their AI models were accurate at 78.6%-79.7%, depending on the magnification, with a 20x magnification the most accurate. Sensitivity was found to be at 75% across magnification levels (10x, 20x, 40x) and specificity ranged from 81.7% (10x and 40x) to 83.1% (20x).

Department Featured in CAP Today Magazine

Drs. Liron Pantanowitz, Jeffrey Myers, Priya Kunju, as well as David and Elle Chapel were featured in the April 2022 edition of CAP Today Magazine, a medical science publication by the College of American Pathologists. The article focuses on the development of the AP hospitalist role at Michigan Medicine.

Department of Pathology Soars at USCAP 2022

This month marked the 11th United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)'s Annual Meeting. This year's hybrid-style event was held both in-person and virtually in Los Angeles, California from March 18-24, 2022. The symposium featured several short and long courses, as well evening specialty conferences and ticketed seminars. The conference also included numerous poster sessions, live Q&A segments, and a multitude of social events. Michigan Medicine's Department of Pathology shined as several of our faculty, residents and fellows participated heavily in this year's meeting. Let's take a moment to reflect on some of the top moments from #USCAP2022.

Join us at USCAP 2022!

Michigan Medicine Laboratories will be exhibiting at USCAP this month. The 11th annual meeting runs from March 19-24, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Be sure to stop by booth 633 and grab a go blue football!

Patient Safety Awareness Week - Critical Values

Join us in recognizing patient safety awareness week by reviewing our critical values policy. Download our flyer that shows the importance of critical values and how they can affect the lives of patients. And finally, if you are a client and looking for an instructional video for the critical values survey, please find that video link below.

Ranked Top 10 Global University for Oncology Research

U-M was recently ranked No. 9 among institutions globally in cancer research, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best Global University Rankings.