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.
Time & Location
Grand Rounds are held weekly on Wednesdays from 8:00-9:00 a.m. via Zoom.
Fall Semester 2023
September
September 13
Danni Li, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Clinical Chemistry
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"A blood-based approach to Alzheimer’s disease: Think outside the box (brain)"
September 20
Srikar Chamala, PhD
Director, Center for Pathology Informatics and Data Science
Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Faculty Host: Dr. Pawel Mroz
"Precision Genomic Medicine – Challenges, Opportunities, and a Roadmap for Effective Delivery"
September 27
Courtney Thomas, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Texas Health
San Antonio, Texas
"Updates in molecular and pathologic features of hepatocellular carcinoma"
October
October 4
Goutam Charkraborty, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Icahn School of Medicine
Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Faculty Host: Dr. Sidhartha Senn
“Functional genomics of prostate cancer: Bedside to bench and back”
October 11
Shihuan Kang, PhD
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Faculty Host: Dr. Liam Chen
"Lipid droplet as a key regulator of muscle stem cells and regeneration"
October 18
Brittney Harrington, BSC, PhD
Women’s Malignancies Branch
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Faculty Host: Dr. Amy Skubitz
"Using translational genomics to target ovarian cancer stem cells"
October 25
Inga Hofman, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Program for Advanced Cell Therapy
Academic Physician Coach
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Faculty Host: Dr. Michael Linden
November
November 1
Michael Farrar, PhD
Professor and Virginia and David C Utz
Land Grand Chair in Fundamental Biology
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty Host: Dr. Sara Hamilton Hart
"Immune tolerance and leukemia relapse"
November 8
Mahmoud Khalifa, MD, PhD
Professor
Donald F. Gleason MD, PhD
Professorship in Surgical Pathology
Division of Anatomic Pathology
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Transgender pathology: Our current state"
Objectives:
1. Understanding language and terminology
2. Explore the range of expected histologic findings
3. Emphasize impact on future screening
4. Explain laboratory administration and compliance challenges
November 15
Laura Niedernhofer, MD, PhD
Professor
Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics
College of Biological Sciences
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty Host: Dr. Sara Hamilton Hart
"Geroscience approaches to extend healthspan"
Objectives:
1) Define Geroscience and the impetus behind this novel approach to managing the health of our aging population.
2) Define cellular senescence and its role as a drug target
3) Provide information about the resources provided by UMN Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism to support clinical research.
November 22 – No Grand Rounds
November 29
Marc R. Courturier, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology
ARUP Laboratories
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
Faculty Host: Dr. Patricia Ferrieri
"Digital imaging and machine learning for stool parasite detection"
December
December 6
Taylor Brown, MD
Doctoral Candidate
Medical Science Training Program
Department of Neuroscience
Medical School
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty Host: Dr. Liam Chen
Title: TBD
December 13
Forest White, PhD
Ned C and Janet C (Bemis) Rice Professor
Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Faculty Host: Dr. Kaylee Schwertferger
Title:
Winter Break
2024 Winter Grand Rounds will begin January 10, 2024