32nd Annual Park City Anatomic Pathology Update
Save the date and take advantage of early-bird registration rates. CME and SAM credit.... Read More
Pathology
Department of Pathology
The Department of Pathology is dedicated to understanding the basis of disease, to teach knowledge to others, and to apply our understanding to improve medical diagnoses and treatment of patients. The research goal in the Department of Pathology is to extend our knowledge of the mechanisms of disease, especially at the molecular level. Such detailed information will hopefully lead to improved diagnoses, treatment, and eventually, prevention.
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Annual Park City Clinical Pathology Update
This three-day course consists of lectures, case studies and panel discussions of high impact topics in Infectious Disease, Genetics and Cancer Pathology.... Read More
Pathology
Wallace selected to participate in the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Jared Wallace, of the O'Connell Lab, has successfully passed a multi-stage, international application process to participate in the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which is dedicated to physiology and medicine.... Read More
Pathology
Cascading Inflammation Associated with Lyme Arthritis Linked to Overactive Immune Response
Scientists at University of Utah Health believe they identified a mechanism that activates T cells, a key component of the immune system, which could explain the elusive link between a tick bite and persistent Lyme arthritis. The results are published online in the February 5th issue of The Journal of Immunology.... Read More
Pathology
Researchers Identify Protein that Controls Lyme-related Arthritis Severity
Today, researchers are focusing on understanding the role of the immune system in controlling the range of arthritis severity that patients experience.... Read More
Pathology
New metabolic function identified for the tumor suppressor BRCA1
Investigators from the Department of Pathology, in collaboration with a group at Ohio State University, have shown that BRCA1—a well-known gene which when inherited in mutant form can pre-dispose individuals to breast and ovarian cancer—promotes a form of metabolism associated with more differentiated and noncancerous cells.... Read More
Pathology
