UAB Pathology

We’re advancing pathology through clinical and translational research and shaping the future of treatment through precision medicine.

We're advancing pathology through clinical and translational research and shaping the future of treatment through precision medicine.

05/26/2026

UAB Pathology transfusion medicine fellow Deepak Kumar, M.D., presented two posters, "Evaluating Clinician Utilization of American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Guidelines in Therapeutic Apheresis Requests" and "Evaluation of Fraction of Cells Remaining (FCR%) Accuracy in Automated RBC Exchange Procedures" at the annual American Society for Apheresis conference in Denver, Colorado last month.

05/21/2026

Li’an Williams, a Medical Scientist Training Program student in the laboratory of Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D., Endowed Professor in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was recently named a recipient of the 2026 UAB O'Neal Cancer Center NextGen Scholar Award.

This predoctoral award, funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama provides two years of support for her research project titled, “Hedgehog Inhibition Programs CD8+ Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells for Sustained Anti-Tumor Immunity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.”

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wS0qwa

05/20/2026

Members of the UAB Department of Pathology attended a department wellness outing at Oak Mountain State Park on Saturday, May 16. Colleagues, alongside their families, enjoyed one another's company over an outdoor picnic.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/49GOaEB

05/19/2026

Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Hazel Gore, M.B.B.S., Endowed Professor in Women’s Health and director of the Division of Women’s Health, was recently recognized by Wiley for his 2024 article “Best practices for achieving consensus in HER2-low expression in breast cancer: current perspectives from practicing pathologists” as a top viewed article in the journal Histopathology.

Wei’s work is among Wiley’s most widely read papers, ranking within the top 10% published by the journal in 2024.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4dEU3DI

05/18/2026

Md Saimoon Rahman, a 3rd year graduate student in the laboratory of Adam R. Wende, Ph.D., a professor in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was recently featured in the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center 'Get to Know' series. The series highlights dynamic researchers from across the center.

Read more about Rahman here: https://bit.ly/4duYd0x

05/14/2026

Andrea Comba, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Neuropathology, was recently awarded an $800,000 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research grant by The V Foundation for Cancer Research for her project, titled, “Dissecting the Tumor-Brain Astrocyte Paracrine Crosstalk to Overcome Glioblastoma Progression”.

Read more about the study here: https://bit.ly/4dbYtCZ

05/13/2026

Camilla Margaroli Bell, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, and Taru Dutt, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Laboratory Medicine, recently received funding from Insmed for their project, titled, “Microbial determinants and host signatures enable early risk stratification in non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD)”.

The $246,000 grant will run for 18 months.

Read more about the study here: https://bit.ly/3QXKAQd

05/09/2026

UAB Pathology is taking the global stage leading three major pathology organizations. Dr. Cristina Magi-Galluzzi as the president of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), Dr. Greg Davis as the president of American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), and Dr. Sam Borak as president of the Alabama Association of Pathologists (AAP).

Read more: https://bit.ly/4djt68p

05/04/2026

The UAB Department of Pathology is pleased to announce that Alireza Ghezavati, M.D., is joining the Division of Laboratory Medicine as an assistant professor, effective May 4.

Read about Dr. Ghezavati here: https://bit.ly/4nc3QW2

05/02/2026

Casey Weaver, M.D., Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair in Pathology and professor in the Division of Anatomic Pathology, was named Distinguished Professor in Pathology by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees on April 29. Congratulations, Dr. Weaver!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4t7twEC

04/30/2026

Md Saimoon Rahman, a 3rd year graduate student in the laboratory of Adam R. Wende, Ph.D., a professor in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, was selected for an oral abstract presentation, titled "Defining Common and Novel Roles of PGC-1 Family Members by Transcriptomic Analysis of Knockouts in Murine Skeletal Muscle" at the 17th Annual Boshell Diabetes Research Day at Auburn University on April 17th.

Read more about Boshell Research Day here: https://bit.ly/42Eb8Z4

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