University of Chicago Pathology

Congratulations to Kathleen Beavis, MD, Professor of Pathology, for being appointed as the next Associate Dean for Academic Advancement in the Office of Academic Affairs for the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) and the Pritzker School of Medicine!

Thomas Gajewski, MD, PhD, will chair and present today at a major symposium - "Harnessing the Power of the Immune System: Turning Cold Tumors Hot." Join him to learn about the latest research on the tumor microenvironment. #AACR26 @UChicagoPath @UChicagoCCB

Wissler-Kumar lectureship by Dr. Vishva Dixit now “Why so many ways to die”

Congrats to Priscilla Natcher @pvnatcher and Manisha Goel @m9goel! So proud

Happy Pathologists' Assistant Day! @PathAssist #PathAssistDay Such amazing and important members of our team!

Congratulations to Dr. Fatima Aldarweesh @faaldarweesh on being appointed as the permanent Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis!

In a recent study, John Hart, MD, and colleagues showed that ERCC1 rs11615 (A>G) variant may protect #ColorectalCancer patients from oxaliplatin-induced liver injury, suggesting that genetic profiling may help guide treatment decisions. @ModernPathology ow.ly/vGz950YyMrt

USCAP 2026! ❤️ @johnhart20 @DrXiaoGIPath @UChicagoMed @UChicagoPath

This afternoon at #USCAP2026 - join two of pathology’s most distinguished educators for interactive case-based sessions featuring diagnostic insights and practical lessons drawn from years of clinical experience. Learn More ⬇️ buff.ly/NKoPqrF

Congratulations to our PGY2 @pvnatcher for receiving an ISUP Pathology Excellence Award for her study on SMARCB1-Deficient Renal Cell Carcinomas!

Dr Mengxue Zhang of the University of Chicago wins the Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society award for the best abstract ! #USCAP2026 ⁦@TheUSCAP⁩ ⁦@UChicagoPath⁩ @mengxu

Also these on Wednesday.....

Our residents and faculty are busy at #USCAP2026 Look for their posters/platforms and other sessions

Highlighting University of Chicago @UChicagoPath presentations at the USCAP meeting @TheUSCAP #USCAP2026! Dr Ricardo Lastra will moderate the Cytopathology Evening Specialty Conference - he has formulated a great panel of speakers!

Highlighting University of Chicago @UChicagoPath presentations at the USCAP meeting @TheUSCAP #USCAP2026! Dr Namrata Setia @nsetia5 will be co-moderating an amazing lineup of GI pathology speakers at the Rodger C. Haggitt GI Pathology Society Companion Meeting @USGIPS

Highlighting University of Chicago @UChicagoPath presentations at the USCAP meeting @TheUSCAP #USCAP2026 Don’t want to miss this one - it will be epic!

Highlighting University of Chicago @UChicagoPath presentations at the USCAP meeting @TheUSCAP #USCAP2026! Dr Bennett will show a cool new tumor!

We are thrilled to welcome our 9 incoming PGY1 residents! Welcome to Chicagooooo! #pathmatch26

Congrats to Anisha Jacob on her study with Cody Simon, Tatjana Antic, and Mike Kwon on percutaneous renal mass biopsies! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Evidence-based guidelines for Laboratory Workup of Amyloidosis from @Pathologists in the March issue of Archives of Pathology & Lab Medicine Don't forget to use the TRITC filter to screen the Congo red slide (if you have one)! doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2…