UPMC Medical Education Molecular Genetic Pathology (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsored by UPMC Medical Education · Director Maedeh Mohebnasab

Maedeh Mohebnasab, MD
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Yuri Nikiforov, MD, PhD
Director of the Division of Molecular and Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced carcinogenesis and chromosomal rearrangements in human cells and molecular basis of thyroid cancer, Diagnostic Pathology and Molecular Genetics of the Thyroid,” now in its 3, 2016.
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Abby Wald, PhD
- Assistant Lab Director
Assistant Lab Director at UPMC Medical Education
Angus Thomson, PhD
Faculty
Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology at UPMC Medical Education
Liver transplantation tolerance, Cellular immunology, molecular biology and genetic engineering of dendritic cells with special regard to their tolerogenic properties., The roles of cytokines and adhesion molecules in inflammation and immunity., roles of dendritic cells and T cells in immune regulation and the promotion of transplant tolerance
Anthony Demetris, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Division Director at UPMC Medical Education
Arivarasan Karunamurthy, MBBS, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Dermatology & Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Azhar Saeed, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Bryan Brown, PhD
Faculty
Cardiopulmonary organ replacement, Inductive, Scaffold Based Regenerative Medicine, Host Innate Immune Interactions in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Catherine Gestrich, DO
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Chris Donnelly, PhD
Faculty
David Gau, PhD
Faculty
David Vorp, PhD
Faculty
Biomechanics and regeneration of tubular tissues
Jianhua Luo, MD, PhD
Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
John Kirkwood, MD
Faculty
Oncologist, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
John Skaugen, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Joseph Locker, MD, PhD
- Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Analysis of mutations, translocations, and copy number variation
Kacey Marra, PhD
Faculty
Professor and Vice Chair of Research at UPMC Medical Education
Tissue engineering using adipose-derived stem cells
Kenichi Tamama, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Marie DeFrances, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Vice Chair at UPMC Medical Education
Marina Nikiforova, MD
- Director of Laboratories, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Developing next-gen sequencing (NGS) based approaches for detection of rearrangements in cancer, Studying microRNA dysregulation in cancer, with emphasis on identifying novel microRNA markers for thyroid cancer, Developing novel diagnostics and prognostic molecular markers for brain tumors
Michael Becich, MD, PhD
Faculty
Specialist physician, Professor of Biomedical Informatics at UPMC Medical Education
Nidhi Aggarwal, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Peter Lucas, MD, PhD
- Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, - Attending Faculty at UPMC Medical Education
Inflammation, Cancer Biology, and Targeted Cancer Therapeutics

Maedeh Mohebnasab, MD
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Yuri Nikiforov, MD, PhD
Director of the Division of Molecular and Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced carcinogenesis and chromosomal rearrangements in human cells and molecular basis of thyroid cancer, Diagnostic Pathology and Molecular Genetics of the Thyroid,” now in its 3, 2016.
Aatur Singhi, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Abby Wald, PhD
- Assistant Lab Director
Assistant Lab Director at UPMC Medical Education
Angus Thomson, PhD
Faculty
Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Immunology at UPMC Medical Education
Liver transplantation tolerance, Cellular immunology, molecular biology and genetic engineering of dendritic cells with special regard to their tolerogenic properties., The roles of cytokines and adhesion molecules in inflammation and immunity., roles of dendritic cells and T cells in immune regulation and the promotion of transplant tolerance
Anthony Demetris, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Division Director at UPMC Medical Education
Arivarasan Karunamurthy, MBBS, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Dermatology & Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Azhar Saeed, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Bryan Brown, PhD
Faculty
Cardiopulmonary organ replacement, Inductive, Scaffold Based Regenerative Medicine, Host Innate Immune Interactions in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Catherine Gestrich, DO
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Chris Donnelly, PhD
Faculty
David Gau, PhD
Faculty
David Vorp, PhD
Faculty
Biomechanics and regeneration of tubular tissues
Jianhua Luo, MD, PhD
Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
John Kirkwood, MD
Faculty
Oncologist, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at UPMC Medical Education
John Skaugen, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Assistant Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Joseph Locker, MD, PhD
- Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Analysis of mutations, translocations, and copy number variation
Kacey Marra, PhD
Faculty
Professor and Vice Chair of Research at UPMC Medical Education
Tissue engineering using adipose-derived stem cells
Kenichi Tamama, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Marie DeFrances, MD, PhD
Faculty
Pathologist, Vice Chair at UPMC Medical Education
Marina Nikiforova, MD
- Director of Laboratories, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Developing next-gen sequencing (NGS) based approaches for detection of rearrangements in cancer, Studying microRNA dysregulation in cancer, with emphasis on identifying novel microRNA markers for thyroid cancer, Developing novel diagnostics and prognostic molecular markers for brain tumors
Michael Becich, MD, PhD
Faculty
Specialist physician, Professor of Biomedical Informatics at UPMC Medical Education
Nidhi Aggarwal, MD
Faculty
Pathologist, Associate Professor of Pathology at UPMC Medical Education
Peter Lucas, MD, PhD
- Attending Faculty, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology
Pathologist, - Attending Faculty at UPMC Medical Education
Inflammation, Cancer Biology, and Targeted Cancer Therapeutics