Grand Rounds

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Grand Rounds are designed to improve the broad practice of laboratory medicine and pathology, including patient care, research, medical education and innovation. Sessions are open to the public and presentations are posted online for review. CME credits are available.

Grand Rounds are held weekly on Wednesdays from 8:00-9:00 a.m. via Zoom.

Fall Semester 2026

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September 9

Alliah Nazarullah, MD 
Associate Professor 
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Texas Health
San Antonio, Texas
Faculty Host:  Liberty Bonestroo, DO

"Immunohistochemistry in diagnostic breast pathology"

September 16

Martina Bazzaro, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and 
Masonic Cancer Center 
University of Minnesota 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
Faculty Host:  Kaylee Schwertferger, PhD

"AI-based approach for predicting outcome and treatment response for ovarian cancer"

September 23

Rifat Mannan, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pathology 
City of Hope 
Los Angeles, California 
Faculty Host: Samreen Fathima, MD

Title:  TBD

October 7

Chen Liu, PhD
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology
Chair, Pathology 
Yale School of Medicine 
New Haven, Connecticut 

Faculty Host:  Minghao Zhong, MD, PhD

Title:  TBD


October 14

TBD

October 21

Annapurna Saksena, MD, MBBS
Assistant Professor 
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 
Penn Medicine 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Faculty Host:  Ismail Elbaz-Younes, MD

Title:  TBD

November 4

Adam Fisch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, Massachusetts
Faculty Host:  Ying Hsi Chu, MD

Title:  TBD

November 11

Mahul Amin, MD
Vice President and Divisional Medical Director (West Division)
Discipline Director
Anatomic Pathology 
Labcorp
Faculty Host: Minghao Zhong, MD, PhD

Title:  TBD

December 2
Franco D'Allesio, MD
Professor 
Director of Basic and Translation Science in PCCSM
(Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) 
Miller School of Medicine 
University of Miami 
Miami, Florida 
Faculty Host:  Janeen Trembley, PhD

Title:  TBD
 
December 9

Dalton Hermans, MD/PhD
Medical Scientist Training Program
University of Minnesota 
Faculty Host:  Yoji Shimizu, PhD

Title:  TBD