UWMC AP Conferences: Click here to access the UWMC Resident Didactic Conference Schedule.

Pathology Seminars: A list of seminars can be found on our Department of Pathology website.

UWMC Lecture Series Calendar
Launched in 1974, the Science in Medicine lecture series spans the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters and consists of thirteen lectures which recognize the outstanding research of our faculty. Dr. Cynthia Kenyon from UCSF will present the next Science in Medicine Lecture on Thursday, April 20th at 12 noon in Hogness Auditorium.

Visit the Science in Medicine website for complete schedule and lecture series information.

UW Calendar
Looking for a campus calendar of events and don't know where to go? Check out the UW Calendar,
a fully customizable, web based calendar program that lists campus events, lectures, seminars and conferences.

Rodger C. Haggitt Lecture
A special lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Rodger C. Haggitt
Professor and Chief, Anatomic Pathology
1984-2000

Dr. Linda Ferrell, professor of Pathology and Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, will present the Department of Pathology's annual Rodger C. Haggitt Lecture on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in the Health Sciences Center, Turner Auditorium, Room D-209. Dr. Ferrell's presentation is entitled, "Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The New Epidemic." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Dr. Ferrell, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and Director of Surgical Pathology at UCSF, is an internationally known teacher and expert consultant in the pathology of liver diseases, with publications in the areas of liver transplant pathology, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and fatty liver. Recipient of many awards for her excellence in teaching, she directs the training of residents and fellows in surgical pathology at UCSF and is a frequent participant in national and international courses in liver disease. Notable for her honesty, compassion and kindness, she is well-loved and respected by her many students and colleagues.


Linda Ferrell, M.D.
Professor
Departments of Pathology and Surgery
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and
Director of Surgical Pathology
University of California San Francisco

"Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The New Epidemic"

Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 12 Noon
Health Sciences Center
Turner Auditorium
Room D-209

4th Annual Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology

Special Guest Speaker
Harry V. Vinters, MD
Chief, Neuropathology
Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of California, Los Angelos
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
4:30-5:45 PM
Health Sciences Center, Room K-069
Refreshments at 4:15 PM

International Conference on Molecular and Cell Biology of Normative Brain Aging
November 28 - December 1, 2006
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


The University of Washington, Department of Pathology, in collaboration with the Nathan Shock Center for Excellence in Research on the Biology of Aging, the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center, will host an International Conference on Molecular & Cell Biology of Normative Brain Aging November 28 through December 1, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. The conference is envisaged as the first in a series of annual international conferences addressing the current state of knowledge of molecular and cell biological mechanisms of normative aging in various major organ systems. Subsequent conferences will be hosted by individuals and/or institutions with special interests and expertise in the particular organ system to be profiled.

An important objective of the conference will be to publish the proceedings, to include a number of commissioned position papers and reports of the discussions of sub-group workshops.

Academics and clinically-oriented investigators with interest in the molecular and cell biology of normative brain aging are encouraged to attend. Please bookmark the conference website and visit regularly for updated information. If you wish to attend the series of public symposia and the workshop summary session, please register at the conference website. Registration is free.

Imaging and the Aging Brain Conference
This conference will highlight advances in neuroimaging and insights provided into neural mechanisms underlying normative and pathologic aging. Topics to be covered at the conference include:

• In vivo imaging of molecules, cell and networks throughout the lifespan
• Cutting edge Imaging technologies and studies of the physiology of aging
• Translational application of neuroimaging
• Emerging technologies in the private sector

May 16-17, 2006
New York University Kimmel Center
New York, NY

Please visit the conference website for more details.

UW Health Sciences Open House
Come explore more than 65 exhibits featuring the latest advances in medical research, education and training.

Friday, April 28, 2006
9:00 AM to 5 PM

Saturday, April 29, 2006
10:00 AM to 4 PM

Please visit the UW Health Sciences Open House website for more information.

Save the Date: 2006 Pathology Retreat
September 15-16, 2006 at the Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth, Washington. All faculty, residents, post-docs, grad students, and selected staff members are invited to attend.

Save the Date: 2007 Pathology Retreat
August 24-25, 2007 at the Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth, Washington. All faculty, residents, post-docs, grad students, and selected staff members are invited to attend.

SLUG Poster Show
The South Lake Union Group (SLUG) is holding a Poster Show on June 8, 2006 at the South Lake Union 815 Mercer Building. The SLUG Poster Show will be highlighted by a keynote address by Dr. Charles Murry, Director of the Center for Cardiovascular and Regenerative Medicine


Come, mingle, and present your work to your South Lake Union neighbors and Pathology colleagues. All kinds of posters are welcome - from outlines detailing new projects to developed work. Poster details will follow - but remember we're expecting all varieties from old school page panel printouts to fancy all-in-one posters. All topics are encouraged. Let's show the diversity of topics we're working on! The goal is to have fun and meet your colleagues! Awards will be given so be sure to sign up for a chance to win.

To reserve your spot at the show, please visit the SLUG Poster Show Registration website.

SLUG Poster Show Schedule
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Morning - Poster set up
1:00 - 2:00 PM: Poster viewing
2:00 - 3:00 PM: Dr. Murry's Keynote Address - Current State of Stem Cell Research and Ethical Issues 3:00 - 5:00 PM: Poster viewing with appetizers and refreshments

National Lab Week
National Lab Week is April 23-29. Please visit the American Society for Clinical Pathology website for more information and consult your lab manager for details on special events scheduled during the week.

Nelson Fausto and Ann De Lancey Endowment for Native American Education
Drs. Nelson Fausto, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Ann L De Lancey, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, have donated $50,000 to create an Endowment for Native American Education. Initially the Endowment will support the Native American Middle School Initiative, designed to recruit youths residing on Native American reservations into health-related careers. This program is directed by Polly Olsen (Yakama) with the UWMC School of Medicine, Native American Center of Excellence and the Office of Multicultural Affairs. For information or if you would like to donate to the Endowment for Native American Education, please contact:

• Nelson Fausto at: nfausto@u.washington.edu
• Ann De Lancey at: aldelancey@comcast.net
• Polly Olson at: polly@u.washington.edu

Winter 2006 Employee of the Quarter Nominations
Twelve nominations were sumbitted for the Winter 2006 Department of Pathology Employee of the Quarter. The Employee Recognition Team is reviewing the nominations and will announce the winner in the May issue of the Pathology Newsletter.

Bennett Photo Exhibit Continues
Eight photographs from Budget Manager Toni Bennett are on display as part of the University of Washington Photographers Group new exhibit titled At Random. The exhibit is on display in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library through April 28, 2006.

The exhibit will occupy various display spaces on all three floors of the library. The UW Photographers Group is an affiliation of students, staff, faculty, researchers and friends, both currently working and retired, who share a love of photography.

Please visit the UWPG website for more information.

Pathology Night at the Safe

With Opening Day just around the corner, it is time to root, root, root for the home team - your Seattle Mariners. The annual Pathology Night at Safeco Field is Friday, June 2nd this year. Join colleagues, family and friends to watch the Seattle Mariners take on the Kansas City Royals. First pitch at 7:05 pm, but come early as the first 25,000 fans receive a free Mariners t-shirt.

To purchase tickets, please fill out the ticket order form and send along with check payable to the Seattle Mariners to Steve Berard at Box 356100 or NE-110. Deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, April 26th.

P-Bay
Anatomic Pathology has a 24" X 36" stainless steel, double shelf cart in excellent condition available for sale. Asking price is $100 or best offer. Please contact Paula Reeve at 598-6418 if you are interested in purchasing the multipurpose cart.

Award-Winning Collaboration
Former resident Joanna Phillips, in collaboration with Drs. Corrine Fligner, Raj Kapur and Joesph Siebert, recently recieved the Moore Award for the best paper on clinico-pathological correlation by the American Association of Neuropathologists. Please visit Pub Med to review their paper entitled, Dandy-Walker Malformation Complex: Correlation Between Ultrasonographic Diagnosis and Postmortem Neuropathology.

The paper was a multi-institutional and multi-department study that was led by Joanna. Dr. Phillips is now a fellow in neuropathology at the University of California, San Francisco. The collaborators were concerned about what seemed to be a poor concordance between prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of "Dandy-Walker malformation" (an anomaly of the middle portion of the cerebellum) and the pathology findings, when such cases came to autopsy. By investigating over 40 autopsy cases that had this prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, in a well controlled and double-blinded study, the study confirmed that the ultrasound-pathology discordance rate was nearly 50%. More importantly, the research identified an ultrasound finding that appeared to correlate with the discordant cases and may be the basis for false-negative ultrasound diagnoses. The findings have already changed ultrasound practice in our referral group and may have a similar effect more broadly.

Scholarly Artist

Crystal Pyrak, a Junior in Biochemistry, has been awarded a Research Scholarship from the Mary Gates Endowment for Students. This is a competitive award based on academic achievement and her research proposal entitled "Pathways to Multinucleoside Analog Resistance in HIV". Crystal has been working with Dr. Robert Smith in Brad Preston's lab for the past year. In addition to her HIV research, Crystal is an active artist and has recently shown her paintings in the Seattle area. Crystal also volunteers her time to the UCALL peer outreach program and to Circle K, a community service group. Click here to view a sample of Crystal's artwork.

Swanson Lab Results
This winter quarter two undergraduate research assistants in Dr. Kristin Swanson's Lab with the Department of Pathology were awarded Mary Gates Research Training Grants. Mary Gates Grants are awarded to students who demonstrate considerable drive, dedication and commitment towards undergraduate research. These competitive scholarships enable students to expand their involvement in work with faculty on research projects.


Gargi Chakraborty is a sophomore double-majoring in biochemistry and neurobiology working in Dr. Swanson's lab. Gargi's Mary Gates Research Proposal is entitled "Linking Hypoxic Tumor Regions with Angiogenic Tumor Regions in Human Gliomas through Mathematical Modeling". This proposal stems from her current research in the Swanson lab dedicated to understanding the in vivo link between angiogenesis and hypoxia. The project focuses on determining the relationship between angiogenesis and hypoxia by analyzing the relationship between FMISO labeled PET and MR imaging modalities through mathematical modeling. The overall goal of this project is to use this novel information to expand Dr. Swanson's current mathematical model defining the growth of gliomas in the brain. Gargi will be funded for two quarters in the lab as she continues to develop her research and publish her results.


Patrick Reed is another undergraduate in Dr. Swanson's lab that was also honored this quarter with a Mary Gates Research Training Grant. Patrick has worked in the lab for over two years and hopes to continue his work here in the future as a graduate student in pathology. Currently, Patrick is an undergraduate double-majoring in biochemistry and ACMS (Applied Computational Mathematic Sciences) and minoring in mathematics and applied mathematics. Patrick's research proposal also focuses on the mathematical model of glioma growth, but more specifically on the development and application of software that can integrate the model onto a three-dimensional construction of the patient's brain. Patrick's work will greatly enhance the ability to view a tumor's progression uniquely over time. Patrick will also be funded for two quarters of research as he prepares to graduate and pursue a career in research.

Dr. Swanson is proud of both her undergraduate researchers for their accomplishments and look forward to see their work continue to grow and develop. It is a true honor to have two Mary Gates Scholars in the Department of Pathology. Congratulations to them both!

UW Stem Cell Research


The Puget Sound Business Journal recently published an article and an opinion piece on the University of Washington's plans to create an Institute for Regenerative and Stem Cell Medicine. This article, featuring Department of Pathology Professor Chuck Murry (pictured right), focuses on UW's reliance on federal reseach funding and the impacts of current federal restrictions on stem-cell research. Dr. Murry is also Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Biology and Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. Randall Moon's opinion piece captures local optimism surrounding stem-cell research and the opportunity for Seattle to become a leader in the biotechnology industry.
Dr. Moon is co-director of the Institute for Regenerative and Stem Cell Medicine at the University of Washington.

Amgen Pier 89 Expansion
In other local biotechnology industry news, Amgen has announced plans to nearly double the size of it's Pier 89 campus, adding up to 550,000 square feet of laboratory, office and wharehouse space and potentially 750 new employees. Construction is scheduled to start this fall.

Happy Aniversary Nenita Aragon


Congratulations to Nenita Aragon for receiving a Service Recognition Award for five years of employment at the University of Washington. Nenita started working in Anatomic Pathology in October 2005. Working in the Slide Room, she processes requests for slides, returns material on outside consults, makes daily runs between the first and second floors and many other duties to keep things running smoothly. Nenita will be taking a vacation to visit her family in the Phillapines but will be back in May to help everyone, as always, with a smile. Thanks for all your hard work Nenita!

Doctor Appreciation Day
In recognition of National Doctor's Appreciation Day, Antomic Pathology staffers cooked and/or purchased over twenty dozen cookies for UWMC faculty members in appreciation of their outstanding clinical, research and teaching work.

New Residents and Fellows
Following last month's Match Day announcement, listed below are the incoming Department of Pathology residents and fellows:

Tim Amukele, MD PhD - CP Resident Tim received his PhD in biochemistry in 2004 and will receive his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2006. Tim is coming to us from the Bronx, New York and is a music enthusiast, specializing in all aspects of African Chorale music.

Nancy Dunbar, MD - AP/CP Resident Nancy received her MD from the University of Washington Medical School. She has two young daughters and had a previous career as an ESL (Spanish) teacher. She enjoys running, downhill skiing, and reading.

Joe Fullmer, MD PhD - AP/NP Resident Joe received his PhD in neuroscience in 2004 and will receive hi MD in 2006 from the University of Minnesota. Joe hails from Utah and has done extensive missionary/volunteer work and enjoys participating in church and community activities in his free time.

Russ Huber, MD PhD - AP/CP Resident Russ received his PhD in biophysics from UCSF in 2001 and will receive his MD from Harvard in 2006. In his free time, Russ enjoys computer programming, volleyball, and reading science fiction.

Lauren Kernochan, MD - AP/CP Resident Lauren will receive her MD from Yale University in 2006. She is well versed in both Spanish and French and spent one year as a teacher in Santiago, Chile prior to attending Medical School. Her interests include outdoor sports, modern painting, and rowing crew.

Mike Linden, MD PhD - AP/CP Resident Mike received his PhD in microbiology, immunology, and cancer biology in 2004 and will receive his MD in 2006 from the University of Minnesota. Michael enjoys renovating and restoring his home, running marathons, and playing softball.

Rob McFarlane, MD - Dermatopathology Fellow Rob received his MD from the University of Texas HSC at Houston in 2002. Joe has been serving as an AP/CP resident at the University of Colorado HSC from 2002 until now. He is also fluent in Spanish and enjoys camping, mountain biking, and cooking.

Hanif Pathan, MD - Surgical Pathology Fellow Hanif received his MD from Chandka Medical College at the University of Sind in Pakistan in 1984. He is coming to the UWMC from the Creighton University Medical Center's Department of Pathology where he has trained as an AP/CP Resident since 2001. Hanif is very well versed, listing English, Urdu, Persian, Sinhi, and Hindi as languages he speaks.

Carrie Pizzi, MS MD - AP/CP Resident Carrie received her MS in pathology in 2005 and will receive her MD in 2006 from Duke University. Catherine enjoys cooking, yoga, reading, and listening to live music in her spare time.

Galina Stetsenko, MD - AP/CP Resident Galina received her MD from the University of Washington in 2004 while at the same time she received her MHA from the UW in 2005. She is currently completing her first AP/CP year at the University of New Mexico and will be joining us as a PGY2. She is returning to the UW for the best of reasons, her 5-year old son, who is living with his grandparents in Seattle.

Doug Washing, MD - GI & Hepatic Pathology Fellow Doug received his MD from Ohio State University COM in 1998 and worked there as an AP/CP resident in the Department of Pathology from 2001-2005. In the last year, Douglas has also completed a cytopathology fellowship at Duke University. In addition to his outstanding professional history, Douglas appears to enjoy the administrative aspects of the medical field as seen in his various Resident Representative positions.

Lee Ching Zhu, MS MD - Cytopathology Fellow Lee received her MD from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in 1990 and her MS from SUNY in 1992 in biological sciences. She has done some Post-doctorate and visiting physician work with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and for the past 2 years, Lee-Ching has been working as the Chief Resident in the Department of Patholgy at NYU School of Medicine. She is very excited to be moving back to Seattle where her husband is currently residing.

Path HR Office Move

HR Manager Greg Lawrence has moved his office down the hall to C-516, just west of Barb Peterson's office. Other than his new room number, all of Greg's contact information will remain the same. Watch this space next month for updated information on hiring practices and policies.

South Lake Union - Mercer Street Mess
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is completing a federal Environmental Assessment for two-way traffic on Mercer Street between I-5 and Seattle Center through South Lake Union. SDOT will begin the design phase this year. Please visit the Seattle Department of Transportation website for more details on the project, including an animated simulation of a potential two-way corridor through South Lake Union.

Fremont Bridge Approaches Replacement Project
For construction updates on the approaches to the Fremont Bridge and how it may impact your commute, please visit the Fremont Bridge Approaches website.

Seattle Transit Tunnel
For construction updates on the Seattle Transit Tunnel and how it may impact your commute, please visit the Seattle Transit Tunnel website.

Sound Transit Light Rail
For updates on the Sound Transit Light Rail project, including the University Station, go to the Sound Transit Light Rail Project website.

U-Commute News
Please visit the links below for information on various UW sponsored transporation programs:

UPass Information

UW Shuttles, Motorpool and Flexcar Offer Options

UW Vanpools and Carpools Looking for Riders