University of Chicago * Department of Pathology

RESEARCH
The academic community at the University of Chicago boasts a strong research tradition, both within the department of Pathology and in the greater campus. Faculty, residents and students participate in a wide range of scientific endeavors, from basic science to translational to clinical research.
Please visit the University's Research Page for general information. For detailed descriptions of research conducted by faculty members of the Department of Pathology, please visit the individual Faculty pages.
USCAP 2009 Posters Clinicopathologic Analysis of Focal Adhesion Kinase Expression in Primary Tumors of the Lung; A Acurio, S Charoenthammaraksa, M Tetriakova, L Faoro, R Salgia, T Krausz, A Husain Utilization and Value of Frozen Section in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer; A. Acurio, J.B. Taxy Pieces of the Puzzle: Using Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) as a Clue to the Diagnosis of Connective Tissue Disease in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP); NA Cipriani, S Bhorade, E Garrity, W Vigneswaran, T Krausz and AN Husain Time After Time: The Temporal Progression of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) from Biopsy to Explant or Autopsy; NA Cipriani, M Strek, I Noth, J Charbeneau, JA Krishnan, T Krausz and AN Husain Expression of Cartilage-specific Markers in Breast Carcinomas with Chondroid Differentiation; A. Contreras, MD/PhD, T. Krausz, MD, A. Montag, MD, M. Tretiakova, MD/PhD, R. Wilcox, MD, K. Gwin, MD/PhD Epigenetic Regulation of Chromatin Structure in Tumorigenesis: EZH2 and HP1 expression in Malignant Thyroid Lesions; A. Contreras, MD/PhD, T. Kroll, MD/PhD, M. Tretiakova, MD/PhD Airway Inflammation in Adult Patients With Symptoms of Asthma or COPD Does Not Distinguish Those With Fixed Airway Obstruction; IO Gordon, JA Krishnan, DK Hogarth, J Charbeneau, A Mazurek, T Krausz, and AN Husain Expression of the Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Regulator Snail in Metaplastic Breast Carcinomas with Chondroid Differentiation; K Gwin, A Contreras, M Tretiakova, A Montag Ultrasound-Guided Needle Core Biopsy of the Axilla Often Samples Sentinel Lymph Node; TT Ha, A Contreras, R Schmidt, HA Sattar High Discordance Rate in Lung Transplant Rejection Grading: A Review of 414 Transbronchial Surveillance Biopsies; KJ Henriksen, K Suzue, S Bhorade, E Garrity, AN Husain HER3 and c-Met Co-Expression in Lung Cancers; M Li, J Song, L Faoro, M Tretiakova, R Salgia, T Krausz, AN Husain The Status of Positive Surgical Margin at Radical Prostatectomy and Risk of Biochemical Recurrence: A Single Institution Experience; M Li , J Song , S Shikhanov, S Eggener, G Zagaja, A Shalhav, J Taxy , H Al-Ahmadie Interobserver Agreement in the Diagnosis of Serrated Polyps and Identification of Prolapsed Hyperplastic Polyps as Histological Mimics of Sessile Serrated Adenomas; RK Pai, J Hart, and A Noffsinger Bile Casts in the Kidney: A Clinicopathologic Study of 18 Autopsies; Fadi Salem, Shane M. Meehan, Jerome B. Taxy, and Anthony Chang Thrombotic microangiopathy and humoral rejection in renal allografts; F Salem, A Chang, J Kremer, PV Kadambi, SM Meehan Steroid Hormone Receptor Expression And Survival In Lung Cancer; SM Sitterding, M Tretiakova, L Faoro, R Salgia, S Conzen, AN Husain, and T Krausz The Value of Nuclear Morphometry in Malignant versus Benign Parakeratosis; Jie Song, Christopher R. Shea The Value of Frozen Section of Pelvic Lymph Nodes During Radical Prostatectomy; J. Song, M. Li, G. P. Zagaja, A. L. Shalhav, J. B. Taxy, H. A. Al-Ahmadie Effect of Infection and Acute Cellular Rejection on T Cell Populations in Post-Lung Transplant Biopsy Specimens; K Suzue MD PhD1, SM Bhorade MD, M Tretiakova MD PhD, Can Gong, YX Fu MD PhD and AN Husain MD Differential Expression of Heterochromatin Protein 1 in Renal Cortical Tumors; Maria Tretiakova, Alejandro Contreras and Hikmat Al-Ahmadie Small Bowel Pathology Revealed by Double Balloon Enteroscopy; M Westerhoff, R Pai, R Wilcox, C Semrad, A Noffsinger, J Hart The Incidence of Fallopian Tube Primaries Reaches 15% of All Adnexal Tumors When Standard Grossing Protocols are Followed; R Wilcox, K Gwin and A Montag Naked Islets of Langerhans are Frequently Found in Patients with Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms; R Wilcox, A Noffsinger Regulation of VEGF-induced Vascular Permeability and VEGFR2 Signaling by Thrombospondin-1; Xuefeng Zhang, Sareh Parangi, and Jack Lawler