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3 Faculty Join Laboratory Medicine Renowned Pathologist Named New AP Division Director Faculty Awarded for Service to HSF Lab Medicine Names New Directors Anatomic Pathology Adds New Faculty CDC App Aims to Improve Diagnosis Community Practice Pathology Program Expands
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Department Celebrates Outgoing Residents and Fellows Welcome Class of 2022 Siegal Named President-Elect of ASCP Trainee Research Day Elaine Jaffe with WHO Delivers Pritchett Lecture Listinsky Lecture Welcomes Glycobiology Expert
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31 A Fond Farewell to Dr. Robin Lorenz 32 Conference and Committee Roundup
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Yemelyanova Named First Hazel Gore Endowed Professor Chen Wins Best Paper Award Pathology Takes Home 3 Argus Awards Marques and Wende Win Dean's Excellence Awards 3 Faculty Earn Promotions Netto Becomes SOM's 3rd Featured Discovery Recipient 2 Faculty Earn Emeritus Status
Immune Response Mechanism Described for Fate Determination of T Cells BĂźttner Lecture Integrates Molecular Pathology and Clinical Oncology Possible Treatment for a Rare, Potentially Deadly, Blood-Clotting Disorder Epigenetic Reprogramming of Hearts Found in Congestive Heart Failure ID of Subgroup of Heart Failure Patients Could Lead to Improved Care Immune Cells Identified that Create and Sustain Chronic IBD Scientists Reverse Aging Symptoms in Mouse Model Magnanimous Gift from Former Pathology Chair Croatian Faculty Visit Department in Research Exchange Inaugural Pilot Awards Support Translational and Clinical Research Big Change from a Small Player UALCAN: Interpreting and Presenting the Growing Pool of Cancer Data TTP Fair Showcases Research Progress
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