Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology
The annual Alvord Lecture honors and recognizes Emeritus Professor Ellsworth Alvord as an important pioneer in the field of neuropathology. Dr. Alvord served as Chief of Neuropathology at University of Washington for 42 years from 1960 to 2002. He is now semi-retired as Professor Emeritus with UW Medicine Pathology.
Ellsworth Alvord, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Neuropathology, 1960-2002
2008 Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology
Arie Perry, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pathology, Division of Neuropathology
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Editor-in-Chief, Brain Pathology
Molecular Diagnostics of Gliomas
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 4:30 PM
Health Sciences Center, Room K-069
The recognition over the last decade that chromosome 1p and 19q codeletions in gliomas are highly associated with oligodendroglial histopathology, improved overall patient survival, and enhanced therapeutic responsiveness provided the impetus for the first widely utilized molecular diagnostic assay in clinical neuro-oncology. As one of the first neuropathologists to investigate the use of FISH for 1p/19q deletion testing and to make it clinically available, Dr. Perry has amassed extensive experience with this technique and will address the practical issues and most common questions posed by both patients and the physicians involved in their care. Additional biomarkers that are either in common use or clinically promising for the diagnostic workup of gliomas will also be discussed.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tom Montine
Past Alvord Lectures
2007: Jean Paul Vonsattel, M.D.Professor of Pathology, Columbia University
Chorea vs. Parkinsonism: The Search for Primary Centers of Degeneration
2006: Harry Vinters, M.D,
Professor and Chief of Neuropathology, University of California Los Angeles
Neurovascular Dementia: How Abnormalities of Cerebral Blood Vessels and Brain Parenchyma Compete
2004: John Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor in Child Psychiatry at University of California/San Francisco
Patterning of Cortical Regions and Connections
2004: Samuel Ludwin, M.D.
Professor of Pathologist at Queen's University Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario Canada
Studies in the Pathology and Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
2003: Peter Burger, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Neurosurgery, and Oncology, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Oligodendrogliomas and Mixed Gliomas: An Epidemic