People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Dr Travis Brown – This Pathological Life in Australia
My guest today is Dr Travis Brown. Dr Brown is a Pathologist and the cohost of This Pathological Life podcast.
What we discuss with Dr Brown:
- How he became a pathologist and the medical school system in Australia
- How This Pathological Life podcast came to be, and what he and his cohost Stephen Davis are trying to accomplish with it.
- The differences and similarities between the Australian and US systems, including types of lab staff, billing, and insurance.
- The Australian response to COVID-19 and how it differs from the US.
- What we can learn from the COVID pandemic.
Links for this episode:
- Dr Brown on Twitter
- This Pathological Life podcast
- ClinPath Pathology
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
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Dr Nicole R Jackson – Forensic Pathology, COVID-19, and Public Health
My guest today is Forensic Pathologist Dr Nicole R Jackson.
What we discuss with Dr Jackson:
- Her journey into pathology
- The University of New Mexico Fellowship program and her experience there
- Starting her career as a Medical Examiner in the the middle of the COVID pandemic
- Increasing the visibility of Forensic Pathologists as first responders
Links for this episode:
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Taryn Waraksa – Theranostics and Cytotechnology
Today my guest is Cytotechnologist Taryn Waraksa.
What we discuss with Taryn:
- Her Specialist in Cytotechnology certification
- The International Academy of Cytotechnology
- Writing for ASCP’s Lablogatory
- Theranostics in cytology
- Being named to the ASCP 40 Under Forty
- Her interest in scuba diving
Links for this episode:
- Taryn Waraksa on Twitter
- ASCP Lablogatory
- International Academy of Cytotechnology
- ASCP 40 Under Forty
- Taryn’s 40 Under Forty Video
The Megapod Crossover Episode
On this episode I team up with the hosts of Deeper Levels, Computationally Yours, PathPod, ScopeMD, and Dead Men Do Tell Tales for a crossover episode. We talk about podcasting, how we got started, and a few other things as well.
Links for this episode:
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Dr Jonathan Dudley – Molecular Genetics
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Jonathan Dudley.
What we discuss with Dr Dudley:
- Being named to The Pathologist magazine’s 2020 Power List in the Big Breakthroughs category
- His training in pathology and molecular genetics
- Cell free DNA and how it is used in research
- His research with bladder cancer and urine tumor DNA
- Next Generation Sequencing
- The Young Investigator Award and Benjamin Castleman Award
Links for this episode:
- Dr Dudley on Twitter
- The Pathologist Power List here
- Benjamin Castleman Award here
- Young Investigators Award here
- Detection and Surveillance of Bladder Cancer Using Urine tumor DNA paper on Researchgate.net
- Next Generation Sequencing paper
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Dr Janna Andronowski – Forensic Anthropology
Today my guest is Forensic Anthropologist Dr Janna Andronowski.
What we discuss with Dr Andronowski:
- How she became interested in forensic anthropology and the training that was involved.
- Her work at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Forensic Anthropology Center
- Her research involving bone imaging, osteon banding, and the effects of opioids on bone.
- The Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research
- Teaching anatomy at the University of Akron
Links for this episode:
Dr Andronowski on Twitter
American Board of Forensic Anthropology
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research
University of Tennessee Knoxville Forensic Anthropology Center
Biological Anthropology and Human Anatomy Student Organization on Twitter

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