DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY DIVISIONS SECTION OF LABORATORY MEDICINE Molecular Diagnostics (Division of Molecular Diagnostics Web Site) This Division integrates molecular biology into the practice of pathology, translating complex molecular biology techniques into simplified technical protocols suitable for use in the hospital diagnostic laboratory. Please visit our web site for further, in depth, information on services provided by the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. HIGHLIGHTS Diagnoses and classifies neoplastic diseases with new, molecular-based markers to give additional insight into both prognosis and therapeutic monitoring of cancer patients for residual disease Aids in the diagnosis of acquired infectious diseases, with emphasis on DNA and RNA viruses associated with solid organ transplantation. Offers to local and national clients comprehensive anlaysis encompassing a range of simple and complex inherited disorders to include pancreatic disease, hereditary paraganglioma / pheochromocytoma, and mitochondrial disorders. Investigates the molecular basis of cell survival and programmed cell death and oxidative mechanisms of disease, viral latency, hereditary cancer and genetic disorders. (Division of Molecular Diagnostics Web Site)