People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 231: Alex Bodell – Bringing Innovation To Grossing With Robotics
Today my guest is Alex Bodell, CTO of FormaPath
What we discuss with Alex:
- Engineering roots
- Vertical farming and lessons learned
- From farms to pathology
- Formapath and AdiPress
- The origin of nToto
- Developing robotic motions through observation
- Handling edge cases
- Lab feedback
- Expanding capabilities
- Future automation and AI
- The impact of new technologies on patient care
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
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Episode 230: Travis Wold – Making Precision Medicine Accessible To Everyone With Imagenomix
Today my guest is Travis Wold from Imagenomix.
What we discuss with Travis:
- Alaska roots and noticing healthcare gaps
- NYU origins and early breakthroughs
- Tissue Failure and how it affects downstream testing
- How the Imagenomix system works
- EGFR, KRAS, and glioma testing
- Fixing clinical trial bottlenecks
- Democratizing testing worldwide
- Partnerships with Proscia and PathPresenter
- Five to ten year vision
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
Beating Tissue Failure in Oncology
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Episode 229: Ashley Faber – The Digital Pathology Buyer’s Guide Every Lab Needs
Today my guest is Ashley Faber, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Proscia
What we discuss with Ashley:
- Ashley’s role at Proscia
- Why Proscia wrote the Digital Pathology Buyer’s Guide
- Why it’s important to differentiate between the need for an IMS vs an Enterprise Platform
- Evaluating software first not the scanner
- Why you should bring Pathologists in early
- Aligning stakeholders and criteria
- Treating pathology data as an asset
- Some thoughts on future proofing
- Don’t neglect evaluating support and after hours coverage
- Where to download the guide
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
Proscia’s Digital Pathology Buyer’s Guide
Report on the 2025 DICOM WSI Connectathon
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Episode 228: Dr Luis Cano – Beyond the Slide: Where AI Is Really Transforming Pathology
Today my guest is pathologist Dr Luis Cano
What we discuss with Dr Cano:
- How personal experience led to medicine and pathology
- His early fascination with computers
- The intersection of pathology and AI
- The writing process for Getting Started in Digital Pathology
- Launching Beyond the Slide on Substack
- Using AI with a purpose
- The concept of “human in the loop”
- AI for targeted therapy
- Unlocking hidden slide data
- AI in histology workflows
- Future pathology lab vision
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
Getting Started With Digital Pathology
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Episode 227: Dr Amanda Hemmerich – Building Global Digital Pathology At IQVIA Laboratories
Today my guest is Dr Amanda Hemmerich from IQVIA Labs.
What we discuss with Dr Hemmerich:
- The work of IQVIA labs
- Her role as Global Director of Digital Pathology Innovation
- What a typical day is like in this role
- Managing challenges of global regulations
- Her career path from private practice, to academia, to industry
- Skills she learned along the way that are useful now
- How to manage rapid change in digital pathology
- Why it’s important to get involved with professional organizations
- How digital pathology might evolve in the next five to ten years
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
Streamlining Clinical Development and Maximizing Trial Success with an Enterprise Pathology Platform
Next Gen Clinical Research – Interview with The Pathologist
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Episode 226: Marissa Spencer – #PathAssistDay 2026: Reflection, Growth, And The Future Of PAs
Today my guest is Pathologists’ Assistant Marissa Spencer for our 4th annual PA Day special episode
What we discuss with Marissa:
- Why it’s important to regularly reflect on your career and your development
- How the relationship between Pathologists and PAs is evolving
- Teaching the “why” instead of just teaching the “how”
- How this method creates foundational knowledge that is transferrable to other specimen types
- The future of PA education and why it might need to change
- Opportunities for PAs to be more patient-facing
- Advice for aspiring pathologists’ assistants
Links for this episode:
Pathologists’ Assistant Shadowing Network
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