People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 84: Dr Tian Yu – Molecular Pathology, Spatial Biology, and Truckee Applied Genomics
Today my guest is Molecular Biology PhD, Dr Tian Yu
What we discuss with Dr Yu:
- Growing up in China, and moving to the US
- Studying cell biology and molecular biology
- How she discovered pathology, and how it related to her work in molecular biology
- Next generation sequencing and how it is used
- Spatial biology and the tumor micro-environment
- Her work at Truckee Applied Genomics and some of their products
- Her thoughts on the future of molecular pathology
Links for this episode:
Dr Tian Yu on Twitter
A Place for Everything in Spatial Biology from The Pathologist
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Episode 83: Andrea Alvarez – Medical Laboratory Scientist, Pathologists‘ Assistant, Resident Education
Today my guest is Pathologists’ Assistant Andrea Alvarez
What we discuss with Andrea:
- How she discovered the Medical Laboratory Science field
- How shadowing led to her interest in anatomic pathology
- Her experience in PA school
- How she became gross room manager and her experience at the beginning of the pandemic
- Her role in training residents
- The Kubtec Xpert 80 specimen radiography system and some of its features
- How being a MLS makes her a better PA
- Her advice for those interested in becoming a pathologists’ assistant
Links for this episode:
Loma Linda Pathologists’ Assistant Program
Kubtec Medical Specimen Imaging
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Episode 82: Dr Carey August – The CAP Foundation, Engaged Leadership Academy, and See, Test, and Treat
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Carey August
What we discuss with Dr August:
- How she was inspired to become a doctor, and how she discovered pathology
- Why teaching is important to her
- Why it is important for pathologists to take on leadership positions
- How she became involved with CAP and her role on the board of governors
- The CAP Foundation and her role as President
- The Engaged Leadership Academy
- See, Test, and Treat, some of it’s history, and why it is important
Links for this episode:
Dr August on Twitter
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Episode 81: Dr Natasha Savage – A Medical Student‘s Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Natasha Savage
What we discuss with Dr Savage:
- Her initial interest in OB/GYN and how that changed to pathology
- How she was drawn to hematopathology and what she enjoys about it
- Her interest and training as a sommelier, and how it is similar to hemepath
- Her role as residency director
- How she was involved in writing A Medical Students Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
- The importance of exposing medical students to pathology
- Her thoughts on the future of pathology
Links for this episode:
A Medical Student’s Guide to Pathology Residency, Fellowships, and Careers
73 Questions with a Pathologist
Augusta University Medical School of Georgia Department of Pathology
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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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