People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 139: Dr Barbarajean Magnani – A Message in Poison, and The Poison Blog
Today my guest is Pathologist, Toxicologist, and Author Dr Barbarajean Magnani
What we discuss with Dr Magnani:
- When she started working on A Message in Poison after finishing the previous book
- Why she included a new character in this book, a forensic pathologist
- The further development of the relationship between Dr Robinson and Rose, who is now a medical student
- The Trolley Problem, and how Lily Robinson embodies that
- How she has changed as a writer over the course of the series, and if the series will continue
- The Poison Blog, and why she started it
- Where the inspiration for some of the blog posts comes from
- The CAP Foundation See, Test, and Treat program
Links for this episode:
Dr Magnani’s Website
A Message in Poison on Amazon
CAP Foundation – See, Test, and Treat
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Episode 138: Dr Sophia K Apple – Who Says You Have Breast Cancer: The Unseen Doctors
Today my guest is Pathologist and Author Dr Sophia K Apple.
What we discuss with Dr Apple:
- How she became interested in writing
- Her first two novels, and why she decided to write a nonfiction book
- Her path to medical school and pathology, and why she chose breast pathology
- What “the Unseen Doctors” means to her
- Why communication between pathologists and other doctors is so important
- Why she wanted to help educate patients with this book
- How she got into teaching, and why it is rewarding for her
Links for this episode:
Dr Sophia Apple’s Website
Who Says You Have Breast Cancer? The Unseen Doctors: Pathologists Who Determine the Name of a Patient’s Illness on Amazon
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Episode 137: Dr Aleš Ryška – The Role of Pathology in Molecular Testing, and The European Society of Pathology
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Aleš Ryška
What we discuss with Dr Ryška:
- Why he decided to go to medical school and how he discovered pathology
- His thoughts on why students are not choosing medicine as a career, and what to do about that
- How he got involved in the Czech Society of Pathology and the European Society of Pathology
- his role as current President of the ESP
- The recent European Congress of Pathology and why it was a hybrid format for the first time
- The state of molecular pathology in Europe
- Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards, and the role the Pathologist should have in molecular testing
Links for this episode:
NSCLC molecular testing in Central and Eastern European countries
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Episode 136: Dr Amanda Herrmann – CAP Residents Forum, And The Pathology Fellowship Application Crisis
Today my guest is Pathology Resident Dr Amanda Herrmann
What we discuss with Dr Herrmann:
- Studying microbiology in college and how she decided to pursue an MD/PhD
- Her initial interest in dermatology and how she discovered pathology
- Her experience with the residency match process
- How she knew transfusion medicine was right for her
- Getting involved with the Association of Pathology Chairs’ Graduate Medical Education Committee
- The paper that was published by this committee, The pathology fellowship application crisis: The current state and suggestions for remediation
- How she got involved with the CAP Residents Forum
- Her role as chair of the Residents Forum and why it is important to get involved with professional organizations
Links for this episode:
Dr Amanda Herrmann on Twitter
Following Herr Path on the Instapath Blog
The Pathology Fellowship Application Crisis: The Current State And Suggestions For Remediation
Association of Pathology Chairs
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Episode 135: Dr Ken Bloom – Transforming Pathology Through Technology, Spatial Biology, And Nucleai
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ken Bloom
What we discuss with Dr Bloom:
- His path from medical school to pathology
- Designing and implementing the first telepathology system
- His work in computer vision that led to working at Chromavision
- Developing an immunofluorescence system with Clarient
- His work at Human Longevity
- Spatial biology and how it can be applied to pathology
- How Nucleai is using spatial biology to transform pathology and precision medicine
- His thoughts on the future of pathology in the digital era
Links for this episode:
Nucleai Website
Future Trends In Spatial Biology
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Episode 134: Leif Honda And Jon Wetzel – Biobanking And Trimetis Life Sciences
Today my guests are Leif Honda and Jon Wetzel from Trimetis Life Sciences
What we discuss with Jon and Leif:
- Their educational backgrounds and entrepreneurial inspirations
- How they got started in biobanking and how they came to work together
- Their roles at Trimetis Life Sciences
- Trimetis Computer Assisted Pathology (TCAP) and how this system was developed
- How TCAP utilizes AI
- Trimetis ARCH system and how it can improve biobanking efficiency
- What the future holds for Trimetis
Links for this episode:
Bridging The Gap Between Pathology And Computer Science
Trimetis Life Sciences on Twitter
Trimetis Life Sciences website
Simplifying Complex Medical Sample Procurement for Tissue & Cancer
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