People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 80: Dr Sharla White – Cancer Immunotherapy, Pharmacognosy, and ClearLight Biotechnologies
Today my guest is Dr Sharla White, Director of Research and Development at ClearLight Biotechnologies
What we discuss with Dr White:
- Studying chemical engineering and pharmacognosy
- Her post doctoral work in vascular immunology and molecular biology
- Cancer immunotherapy and how that led her to join ClearLight
- The CLARITY system and its advantages over standard FFPE sections
- How this technology is used in 3D immunohistochemistry
- Her thoughts on the future of digital pathology
- Mentors and women is STEM
Links for this episode:
Dr Sharla White interview with Life Sciences Review
American Society of Pharmacognosy
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Episode 79: Dr Michael Williams – Pathology, Engineering, and the Diversify In Path Podcast
Today my guest is Pathology Fellow Dr Michael Williams
What we discuss with Dr Williams:
- His early interest in comic books, and the famous blue hat
- His experience studying chemical engineering, and how he carried those skills into pathology
- Medical school and how he first chose surgery as a specialty
- His switch to pathology and his subspecialty interests of neuropathology and forensic pathology
- Why he started the Diversify in Path Podcast
- How having conversations about diversity can help to promote it throughout the field
- The use of social media to promote pathology
Links for this episode:
Lab OPEX Live – Making and Cultivating Professional Relationships
Dr Michael Williams on Twitter
Dr Williams on Battle Cry Podcast
Challenging Stereotypes, Changing Medicine – An Interview with Dr Michael Williams from ASCP
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Episode 78: Dr Ivana Kholova – Pathology Education in Finland, Cytopathology, and the Milan System
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ivana Kholova
What we discuss with Dr Kholova:
- Her education in the Czech Republic and how she discovered pathology
- Her interest in photography and how that relates to pathology
- Her role as Adjunct Professor of Pathology at Tampere University and University of Eastern Finland
- How the pandemic affected teaching methods in Finland
- Problem-based learning and how she uses this method
- Her work in cytopathology with cervical cancer and HPV screening
- The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology
- The importance of getting involved in professional societies
Links for this episode:
Dr Kholova on Twitter
Application of the Milan System for Reporting Submandibular Gland Cytopathology
European Federation of Cytology Societies
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Episode 77: Kimberly Fiock – The PathPhD, Neuropathology, and Tau Protein
Today my guest is Pathology PhD Candidate Kimberly Fiock
What we discuss with Kimberly:
- The differences between a Pathology PhD and a Pathologist
- How a neuropathology internship led to her interest in pathology
- Her research in tau protein as part of her Masters degree work
- The Iowa Neurobank Core and her role there
- Some of her creative and volunteering activities
- Her Instagram page and how she uses it to educate others about pathology
- Why it is important to acknowledge burnout and some things we can do about it
Links for this episode:
Kimberly Fiock:
Increased Tau Expression Correlates with Neuronal Maturation in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
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Episode 76: Dr Steffini Stalos – Transfusion Medicine, Blood Associates, and Lab Compliance
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Steffini Stalos
What we discuss with Dr Stalos :
- Molecular Pharmacology and how she got into this field
- How she chose pathology as a specialty
- Her foray into acting and what she learned from this experience
- Her fellowship in transfusion medicine and what interested her about this field
- Where she thinks pathology will be in the next five to ten years
- How she started Blood Associates and some of the services she provides
- The importance of lab compliance and some practical examples
- Her LinkedIn series on the role of the Lab Director
Links for this episode:
Blood Associates Website
Tune In Tomorrow Movie on Amazon
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Episode 75: Olibrian Mallari – Medical Laboratory Science in The Philippines
Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Olibrian Mallari
What we discuss with Olibrian:
- How a last minute decision steered him to the Medical Laboratory Science field
- His experience working with the Philippine Red Cross
- How he got involved with teaching
- His additional training in virology and HIV testing
- How he became a National Health Laboratory Network Assessor
- How educational programs adapted their teaching methods during the early part of the pandemic
- How thoughts on the visibility of the Medical Laboratory Science field in the Philippines
- How he promotes the field using Facebook and Instagram
Links for this episode:
Olibrian on Facebook
Slides and Lenses on Instagram
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