Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The mission of the Department of Pathology is to discover, disseminate and apply knowledge in the study of disease, to advance the field of human health, and to provide the highest quality of patient care.
Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The mission of the Department of Pathology is to discover, disseminate and apply knowledge in the study of disease, to advance the field of human health, and to provide the highest quality of patient care.
Department of Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The mission of the Department of Pathology is to discover, disseminate and apply knowledge in the study of disease, to advance the field of human health, and to provide the highest quality of patient care.
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Our department's impact on pathology research is evident: Johns Hopkins Pathology has been the #1 NIH-funded pathology department for 15 of the past 17 years. Below are recent highlighted publications from our department.
3D Genomic Mapping Offers New Insight into Pancreatic Precancers
Braxton AM, Kiemen AL, ... Fishman EK, Roberts NJ, Thompson ED, Cornish TC, Jiao Y, Karchin R, Hruban RH, Wu PH, Wirtz D, Wood LD. 3D genomic mapping reveals multifocality of human pancreatic precancers. Nature. 2024 May 1. Epub ahead of print.
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3D Genomic Mapping Offers New Insight into Pancreatic Precancers
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Braxton AM, Kiemen AL, ... Fishman EK, Roberts NJ, Thompson ED, Cornish TC, Jiao Y, Karchin R, Hruban RH, Wu PH, Wirtz D, Wood LD. 3D genomic mapping reveals multifocality of human pancreatic precancers. Nature. 2024 May 1. Epub ahead of print.
Gene Variants Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy of Pancreatic Cancer Tumor Markers
Ando Y, Dbouk M, Yoshida T, Saba H, Abou Diwan E, Yoshida K, Dbouk A, Blackford AL, Lin MT, Lennon AM, Burkhart RA, He J, Sokoll L, Eshleman JR, Canto MI, Goggins M.
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Gene Variants Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy of Pancreatic Cancer Tumor Markers
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Ando Y, Dbouk M, Yoshida T, Saba H, Abou Diwan E, Yoshida K, Dbouk A, Blackford AL, Lin MT, Lennon AM, Burkhart RA, He J, Sokoll L, Eshleman JR, Canto MI, Goggins M.
Clues for Immunotherapy Options in Intimal Sarcoma
Birkness-Gartman JE, Thomas DL 2nd, Engle LL, Voltaggio L, Thompson ED. Immune microenvironment of intimal sarcomas: Adaptive immune resistance with potential therapeutic implications. Am J Clin Pathol. 2024 Mar;161(3):256-63.
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Clues for Immunotherapy Options in Intimal Sarcoma
Birkness-Gartman JE, Thomas DL 2nd, Engle LL, Voltaggio L, Thompson ED. Immune microenvironment of intimal sarcomas: Adaptive immune resistance with potential therapeutic implications. Am J Clin Pathol. 2024 Mar;161(3):256-63.
In the Spotlight: Novel Cytokine Signature Discovered in Bladder Cancer
VandenBussche CJ, Heaney CD, Kates M, Hooks JJ, Baloga K, Sokoll L, Rosenthal D, Detrick B. Urinary IL-6 and IL-8 as predictive markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma: A pilot study. Cancer Cytopathol. 2024 Jan;132(1):50-9.
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In the Spotlight: Novel Cytokine Signature Discovered in Bladder Cancer
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VandenBussche CJ, Heaney CD, Kates M, Hooks JJ, Baloga K, Sokoll L, Rosenthal D, Detrick B. Urinary IL-6 and IL-8 as predictive markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma: A pilot study. Cancer Cytopathol. 2024 Jan;132(1):50-9.
Grand Rounds
Each Monday at 8:30 am, the Department of Pathology hosts a series of speakers to discuss advancements in the field of disease diagnosis and treatment.
Next Session
Topic: The evolving morphologic and molecular landscape of endometrial stromal tumors -
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