E. T. Bell Symposium marks its 50th year
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 faculty who gave presentations included professor and Vice Chair for Anatomic Pathology Mahmoud Khalifa, former LMP professor Oyedele Adeyi, associate professor Michelle Dolan, and assistant professor Michelle Stoffel. LMP associate professor Emilian Racila was the symposium's host. LMP hematopathy fellow Meghan Lindstrom and Mayo Clinic resident James Fleming hosted a panel discussion of the changing roles of residents.
The Connelly Lecture in honor of LMP informatics pioneer Donald P. Connelly, "Perspectives on Laboratory Test Validation in the Artificial Intelligence Era," was delivered by James H. Harrison, Jr. of the University of Virginia.
LMP associate professors Emilian Racila, Paari Murugan, Andrew Johnson, and assistant professor Ismail Elbaz Younes gave presentations at the Minnesota Society of Pathologists Fall Meeting on Saturday, November 8th.
Racila gave a tribute to his one-time mentor Deborah E. Powell, Dean Emerita, LMP professor emerita, and a pioneering medical educator.
From 1921 to 1949, Elexious T. Bell served as director of the department of pathology. Upon his death in 1963 a colleague wrote: "His contributions as a keen analyst, his succinctly written textbook, and his incisive studies of renal diseases brought him worldwide recognition." As Racila noted in his introductory remarks, Bell made major contributions to understanding the mechanisms of diabetic nephropathy and atherosclerosis, employing rigorous experimental methods in the process. He noted Bell's highly respected Textbook of Pathology, which went through at least eight editions.
Bell was honored in the November 15,1955 edition of the University's Medical Bulletin, which served as a springboard for the symposium held every November in his name: "On Tuesday, October 18th, members of the Minnesota Pathological Society and a host of members of the Medical School Faculty paid honor to Dr. E. T. Bell, Emeritus Professor of Pathology. The Society has established an annual E. T. Bell lecture named in honor of this beloved physician, teacher, and investigator."
The symposium in its current form was launched in 1975.
