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Interviews with people doing interesting things in pathology and related fields
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Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Suzy Lishman
What we discuss with Dr Lishman:
- Her inspiration for becoming a doctor and how she chose pathology
- Studying art history, and the relationship between art and pathology
- Colorectal cancer and Bowel Cancer UK
- The medical examiner system in the UK and how it differs from the US
- What we can learn from studying medical history
- Her term as president of the Royal College of Pathologists and some of the initiatives during that time
- The Living Autopsy presentation
- Some of the uses of digital pathology
- How to advocate for the pathology field
Links for this episode:
Dr Lishman on Twitter
Being a Pathologist Q&A with Dr Suzy Lishman
Dr Suzy Lishman - The Pathologist Power List 2018
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Today my guest is Advanced Registered Technologist Zoe Brooks
What we discuss with Zoe:
- How she became interested in the Medical Laboratory field
- How QC became of interest and how she developed it as technical coordinator of six remote Ontario labs
- His early use of computers for monitoring quality control
- Meeting and working with Dr James Westgard
- Her thoughts on the use of six sigma in the medical lab
- Creating the Mathematically Optimized Risk Evaluation system
- AWEsome Numbers Inc and the CatalystQC software
Links for this episode:
Zoe Brooks on Twitter
AWEsome Numbers Website
AWEsome Numbers on Facebook
Zoe on Lab OPEX Live
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Today my guest is Molecular Biology PhD, Dr Tian Yu
What we discuss with Dr Yu:
- Growing up in China, and moving to the US
- Studying cell biology and molecular biology
- How she discovered pathology, and how it related to her work in molecular biology
- Next generation sequencing and how it is used
- Spatial biology and the tumor micro-environment
- Her work at Truckee Applied Genomics and some of their products
- Her thoughts on the future of molecular pathology
Links for this episode:
Dr Tian Yu on Twitter
A Place for Everything in Spatial Biology from The Pathologist
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Andrea Alvarez
What we discuss with Andrea:
- How she discovered the Medical Laboratory Science field
- How shadowing led to her interest in anatomic pathology
- Her experience in PA school
- How she became gross room manager and her experience at the beginning of the pandemic
- Her role in training residents
- The Kubtec Xpert 80 specimen radiography system and some of its features
- How being a MLS makes her a better PA
- Her advice for those interested in becoming a pathologists' assistant
Links for this episode:
Loma Linda Pathologists' Assistant Program
Kubtec Medical Specimen Imaging
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Carey August
What we discuss with Dr August:
- How she was inspired to become a doctor, and how she discovered pathology
- Why teaching is important to her
- Why it is important for pathologists to take on leadership positions
- How she became involved with CAP and her role on the board of governors
- The CAP Foundation and her role as President
- The Engaged Leadership Academy
- See, Test, and Treat, some of it's history, and why it is important
Links for this episode:
Dr August on Twitter
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Natasha Savage
What we discuss with Dr Savage:
- Her initial interest in OB/GYN and how that changed to pathology
- How she was drawn to hematopathology and what she enjoys about it
- Her interest and training as a sommelier, and how it is similar to hemepath
- Her role as residency director
- How she was involved in writing A Medical Students Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
- The importance of exposing medical students to pathology
- Her thoughts on the future of pathology
Links for this episode:
A Medical Student's Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
73 Questions with a Pathologist
Augusta University Medical School of Georgia Department of Pathology
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Today my guest is Dr Sharla White, Director of Research and Development at ClearLight Biotechnologies
What we discuss with Dr White:
- Studying chemical engineering and pharmacognosy
- Her post doctoral work in vascular immunology and molecular biology
- Cancer immunotherapy and how that led her to join ClearLight
- The CLARITY system and its advantages over standard FFPE sections
- How this technology is used in 3D immunohistochemistry
- Her thoughts on the future of digital pathology
- Mentors and women is STEM
Links for this episode:
Dr Sharla White interview with Life Sciences Review
American Society of Pharmacognosy
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Today my guest is Pathology Fellow Dr Michael Williams
What we discuss with Dr Williams:
- His early interest in comic books, and the famous blue hat
- His experience studying chemical engineering, and how he carried those skills into pathology
- Medical school and how he first chose surgery as a specialty
- His switch to pathology and his subspecialty interests of neuropathology and forensic pathology
- Why he started the Diversify in Path Podcast
- How having conversations about diversity can help to promote it throughout the field
- The use of social media to promote pathology
Links for this episode:
Lab OPEX Live - Making and Cultivating Professional Relationships
Dr Michael Williams on Twitter
Dr Williams on Battle Cry Podcast
Challenging Stereotypes, Changing Medicine - An Interview with Dr Michael Williams from ASCP
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ivana Kholova
What we discuss with Dr Kholova:
- Her education in the Czech Republic and how she discovered pathology
- Her interest in photography and how that relates to pathology
- Her role as Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Tampere University and University of Eastern Finland
- How the pandemic affected teaching methods in Finland
- Problem-based learning and how she uses this method
- Her work in cytopathology with cervical cancer and HPV screening
- The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology
- The importance of getting involved in professional societies
Links for this episode:
Dr Kholova on Twitter
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Submandibular Gland Cytopathology
European Federation of Cytology Societies
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Today my guest is Pathology PhD Candidate Kimberly Fiock
What we discuss with Kimberly:
- The differences between a Pathology PhD and a Pathologist
- How a neuropathology internship led to her interest in pathology
- Her research in tau protein as part of her Masters degree work
- The Iowa Neurobank Core and her role there
- Some of her creative and volunteering activities
- Her Instagram page and how she uses it to educate others about pathology
- Why it is important to acknowledge burnout and some things we can do about it
Links for this episode:
Kimberly Fiock:
Increased Tau Expression Correlates with Neuronal Maturation in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
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