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Sometimes a centenary helps keep things in perspective.  Planning for the September 2028 centenary of Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin is well underway highlighted by the creation of...

In 2021, M Physicians established Clinical Excellence Honors as a way to recognize the excellence of our clinical practitioners as demonstrated through their care for our patients. ...

LMP faculty Paari Murugan, Jimmie Stewart, and Amy Beckman have been promoted effective July 1, 2026.  Here are their new titles.PAARI MURUGAN, PROFESSORJIMMIE STEWART, professorAMY BECKMAN...

There are lots of stories about how established biomedical scientists have influenced college graduates who are pursuing a career in the field.  In the case of LMP professor Jim McCarthy, who is...

Nearly two centuries ago, German scientists identified the cell as the basic unit of life.  Cells are life-giving through reproduction yet also life-destroying, as in cancer.  Today cells...

The SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse is just a few blocks away from Erie Boulevard, the road atop the filled-in Erie Canal that passed through the city’s downtown when the canal opened 200...

Medical SchoolOffice of the DeanIt is my distinct pleasure to announce the appointment of Bharat Thyagarajan, MD, PhD, MPH, as the new Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine...

Timekeeping is variable and elusive.  The human body's estimated 37 trillion cells, with their complex molecular circuitry, have their own way of keeping time. It turns out cells...

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) featured LMP associate professor Pawel Mroz and genetic counselor Matthew Bower in the February 2026 CAP Today newsletter.  Here is that story...

Abdurahman Ahmed, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) – AP/CPAlaa Kassem, MBBCh, PhD (Assiut University Faculty of Medicine) – AP/CPSubramaniam Ramkumar, MD (P.S.G. Institute of Medical...

Based on the 2025 pathology rankings by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR), the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has maintained its National Institutes of Health (...

LMP associate professor Paari Murugan has been inducted into the Academies for Excellence in Team Science.  The honor is “to acknowledge the valuable and significant contributions...

LMP professor Sophia Yohe has been appointed as Vice Chair for Clinical Pathology & Strategy and Director of Clinical Laboratories effective March 2. Among Yohe's new responsibilities will...

LMP professor Carla Rothlin, Director of the Center for Immunology, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award....

It’s not always that a budding research career and the skills required to pursue it align well with emerging technologies, public health needs, and funding opportunities.   In the case of...

An array of pathologists, pathology leaders, and pathology trainees gathered at McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, November 7th for the 50th Annual E. T. Bell Symposium.LMP...

The medical student Pathology Student Interest Group (PSIG) met November 19 for a "skills session."  Some 20 students participated in hands-on activities at four stations: finger sticks at...

Much has been written about patterns in nature. We see them every day.  The science writer Philip Ball titled one of his books about natural patterns The Self-Made Tapestry: ...

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology is remembering Dean Emerita, professor emerita and pioneering medical educator Deborah E. Powell who died Friday in Minneapolis.  Powell...

The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office supports the 140+ residency and fellowship programs sponsored by the Medical School so that every program offers the best possible...