Special Sessions

Special Sessions

Saturday, April 21, 2018

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Meet the Mentor Breakfast
CME Hours: 0.0
San Diego Convention Center, ASIP Office Corridor
Sponsored by the ASIP Committee for Career Development and Diversity
Chair: T. Parry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
NextGen Science: New Discoveries of Graduate Student and Post-Doctoral Fellow Rising Stars

Abstract-driven Short Talks (15 minutes each)

CME Hours: 0.0
San Diego Convention Center, Session Room 2
Sponsored by the ASIP Committee for Career Development and Diversity
Chairs: T. Reaves, Medical University of South Carolina and E. Medina, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
XVIIIth Annual Workshop on Graduate Education in Pathology: Wellness for Students and Faculty
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Lessons Learned from Wellness Programs in Residency and Clinical Fellowships
Wesley Naritoku, MD, PhD
University of Southern California
12:05 p.m. - 12:20 p.m. Wellness in Research Training Programs
Alana Iglewicz, MD
University of California, San Diego
12:20 p.m. - 12:35 p.m. Concepts in Wellness and Mindfulness in Training Programs
Rhonda Mason, LCSW
San Diego, CA
12:35 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Q & A
CME Hours: 1.5
San Diego Marriott Marquis, Marina Ballroom, Salon G (Registration Required)
Sponsored by the ASIP Education Committee and the Association of Pathology Chairs
Chairs: R. Mitchell, Brigham & Women's Hospital and B. Ducatman, Oakland University
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Breast Cancer and Gene Regulation Workshop: Role of Chromatin Landscape in Cancer Causation and Treatment
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Transcription-Based Approaches to Identify Regulatory Networks in Cancer
Michael Green, MD, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Chromatin Regulation of p53 in Cancer
Shannon Lauberth, PhD
University of California, San Diego
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Long-Range Chromatin Interactions in the Mammalian Genome
Bing Ren, PhD
University of California, San Diego
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Targeting Gene Transcription in Cancer
W.L. Kraus, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Abstract-driven Short Talks (15 minutes each)
[In Conjunction with the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer Program]
CME Hours: 3.0
San Diego Convention Center, Session Room 3
Chairs: P. Iannaccone, Northwestern University, D. Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Q. Yan, Yale School of Medicine

 

Sunday, April 22, 2018

7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Committee for Career Development and Diversity Workshop and Breakfast: Mentor/Mentee Relationship: A Two-Way Street
7:00 a.m. - 7:15 a.m. Introduction of Mentor/Sponsor/Mentee Dynamics by the Moderator
Cecelia Yates, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. 10 Minute Panel Discussions: Panelists will introduce themselves followed by Q & A session:
  • Diane Bielenberg, PhD (MENTEE)
    Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital
    Patricia D'Amore, PhD (MENTOR)
    Schepens Eye Research Institute
  • Traci Parry, PhD (MENTEE)
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Monte Willis, MD, PhD, MBA (MENTOR)
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Morgan Preziosi, PhD (MENTEE)
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD (MENTOR)
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
7:44 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Concluding Remarks by the Moderator
Cecelia Yates, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
CME Hours: 1.0
San Diego Marriott Marquis, Marina Ballroom, Salon F (Registration Required)
Sponsored by the ASIP Committee for Career Development and Diversity
Chairs: M. Preziosi, University of Pittsburgh and V. Contreras-Shannon, St. Mary’s University
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Pathobiology Course for Research Scientists: Infectious Pathogens and Cancer
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Role of MyD88 in Helicobacter Infection-Driven Gastric Carcinogenesis
Marygorret Obonyo, PhD
University of California, San Diego
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Human Papillomavirus in Oropharyngeal Cancer
Kathryn Gold, MD
University of California, San Diego
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Viral Mechanisms in Primary Liver Cancer
Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine Development
Mansun Law, PhD
Scripps Research Institute
[In Conjunction with the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer Program]
CME Hours: 3.0
San Diego Convention Center, Session Room 2
Sponsored by the ASIP Education Committee
Chairs: W. Coleman, American Society for Investigative Pathology and D. Bielenberg, Boston Children’s Hospital
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Liver Pathobiology Workshop: Hepatobiliary Disease
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Adiponectin-FGF15/19 Signaling in Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Min You, PhD
Northeast Ohio Medical University
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Biliary Damage and Liver Fibrosis
Gianfranco Alpini, PhD
Texas A&M Health Science Center
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Polyploid Hepatocytes in Liver Injury and Repair
Andrew Duncan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Bile Acids and Sphingosine-1 Phosphate Receptor 2 in Cholestatic Liver Injury
Huiping Zhou, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mechanisms Underlying Fatty Liver Disease
Jacquelyn Maher, MD
University of California, San Francisco
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Endogenous Mechanisms Limiting Liver Fibrosis
Chandrashekhar Gandhi, PhD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
CME Hours: 3.0
San Diego Convention Center, Session Room 3
Chair: K. Nejak-Bowen, University of Pittsburgh
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
XVIIIth Annual ASIP/AAA Career Development and Mentoring Program and Lunch: The IDP: Highway to Success

Handout: Individual Development Plan (IDP) Annual Re-Evaluation Form

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Introduction to the Individual Development Plan
  • Andrew Duncan, PhD
    University of Pittsburgh
  • Nakisha Rutledge, BSc
    Northwestern University
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. How to Write, Revise, and Adapt Your Most Effective IDP
Elaine Bearer, MD, PhD
University of New Mexico Health Science Center
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Testimonials: Senior Trainees Share Personal Experiences with their IDP (10 minutes each)
  • Nakisha Rutledge, BSc
    Northwestern University
  • Zariel Johnson, PhD
    University of Pittsburgh
  • Chad Walesky, PhD
    Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Interactive Table Sessions (Attendees will rotate through tables hosted by mentors
who will help attendees write their first IDP or edit/improve an existing IDP)
1:40 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Wrap-Up
Andrew Duncan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
CME Hours: 1.5
San Diego Marriott Marquis, Marina Ballroom, Salon F (Registration Required)
Sponsored by the ASIP Committee for Career Development and Diversity and the American Association of Anatomists
Chairs: A. Duncan, University of Pittsburgh and N. Rutledge, Northwestern University

 

Monday, April 23, 2018

8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Cell Injury Workshop: Tumor-Associated Parallels with Fibrosis
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Tumors: The Wounds that Won't Stop Healing
Alan Wells, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Targeting CD109 in Fibrosis and Cancer Metastasis
Anie Philip, PhD
McGill University
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. An Evolutionarily Conserved Pathway for Epithelial Repair
Bogi Andersen, MD
University of California, Irvine
[In Conjunction with the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer Program]
CME Hours: 3.0
San Diego Convention Center, Session Room 3
Chair: A. Wells, University of Pittsburgh

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
ASIP Scientific Sleuthing of Human Disease for Undergraduate Students and High School Teachers and Students
10:00 a.m. - 10:25 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
Kari Nejak-Bowen, MBA, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
10:25 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Menacing Microbes: The Threat of Bioterrorism
Martha Furie, PhD
Stony Brook University
11:15 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Break
11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Smoking-Related Lung Disease in 3D: Not Your Standard Lecture
Dani Zander, MD
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
12:10 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. Specimen Viewing
12:40 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Stem Cells: A Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. • Visit Exhibit Hall in the the San Diego Convention Center
CME Hours: 2.5
San Diego Marriott Marquis, Marina Ballroom, Salon G
Sponsored by the ASIP Education Committee
Chairs: K. Nejak-Bowen, University of Pittsburgh and M. Furie, Stony Brook University
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Science, Statistics and Getting It Right

An interactive lunch session; will include an opportunity for participants to review case vignettes, featuring common
problems in scientific research statistics, followed by a presentation and discussion with statistical faculty.

Danny Milner, MD, MSc (Epi)
American Society for Clinical Pathology

CME Hours: 1.5
San Diego Marriott Marquis, Marina Ballroom, Salon F (Registration Required)
Sponsored by the ASIP Education Committee