DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY

  

Division of Experimental Pathology

Division Director

Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga, MD Professor of Pathology and Medicine Endowed Chair of Experimental Pathology

Research Activities

The Division of Experimental Pathology is composed of basic, translational and clinical scientists in the department of Pathology with the sole intention of investigating cellular and molecular basis of human health and disease. The division consists of primary and affiliated members belonging to other divisions and institutes within the University of Pittsburgh. This division essentially represents the basic and translational research component of the Department of Pathology. In addition, the division members play a central role in the education of trainees at various levels. Eventually, the division members hold key service responsibilities both nationally and university-wide, playing important roles in policy- and decision-making, implementation and regulation.

Mission Statement

Striving for improved human health by better understanding of cellular and molecular processes through applied research in disease etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment.

Key Areas of Research

Teaching Activities

Faculty members teach the following graduate courses:

• Molecular Mechanisms of Tissue Growth and Differentiation (Bell, Lagasse)
• Cancer Biology and Therapeutics (Locker)
• Basics of Personalized Medicine (Mars)
• Pathology Research Seminar (Mars)
• Angiogenesis (Mars)
• Cell Therapy (Soto-Gutierrez)
• Stem Cells (Monga, Nejak-Bowen)
• Research Seminar: Regenerative Medicine (CATER Seminar) (Monga, Duncan)

Faculty members also lecture in several other graduate courses.

Training Activities

Predoctoral Training

Several predoctoral students are currently training in the labs of Experimental Pathology faculty. Most of the division members are associated with Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate program of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program of the School of Medicine. The training encompasses bench research, weekly lab meetings, journal clubs, seminars, workshops, national and international meeting opportunities and others.

CATER: Cellular Approaches to Tissue Engineering and Regeneration is a NIH-funded T32 program that supports two years of training of graduate students enrolled in Bioengineering program or Cellular and Molecular Pathology graduate program in disciplines of tissue regeneration, bioengineering and stem cell biology. The students are nominated through a centralized process by CATER faculty and training entails specialized courses and lab training. The program is directed by Dr. Monga.

ATP: Angiogenesis Training Program is another NIH-funded T32 training program that supports graduate students with interest in angiogenesis. The program consists of didactic coursework and lab training for two years. Students are similarly nominated for the program by training faculty of ATP. This program is led by Dr. Wendy Mars of the division of Experimental Pathology.

Postdoctoral Training

Several postdoctoral fellows are currently training in the labs of several Experimental Pathology faculty. The training encompasses bench research, journal clubs, seminars, workshops, national and international meeting opportunities and others.

Calendar of Events

Experimental Pathology Seminar Schedule

Faculty

Primary Aaron Bell, PhD - Research Assistant Professor Bharat Bhushan, PhD - Assistant Professor Evan R. Delgado, PhD - Research Assistant Professor Andrew Duncan, PhD - Associate Professor Mo R. Ebrahimkhani, MD - Associate Professor Dong Hu, MD, PhD - Research Assistant Professor George Hussey, PhD - Assistant Professor Hun-Way Hwang, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor Samira Kiani, MD - Associate Professor Sungjin Ko, PhD - Research Assistant Professor Eric Lagasse, PharmD, PhD - Associate Professor Silvia Liu, PhD - Assistant Professor *Youhua Liu, PhD - Professor *Joseph D. Locker, MD, PhD - Professor Dongzhu Ma, MD, PhD - Research Assistant Professor *Jianhua Lou, MD, PhD - Professor Wendy Mars, PhD - Associate Professor *George K. Michalopoulos, MD, PhD - Professor *Satdarshan (Paul) S. Monga, MD - Professor Kari Nejak-Bowen, MBA, PhD - Associate Professor Michael Oertel, PhD - Associate Professor Alina Ostrowska, PhD - Research Assistant Professor Shirish Paranjpe, PhD - Research Associate Professor Reben Raeman, MS, PhD - Assistant Professor Galina Shurin, PhD - Research Assistant Professor *Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez, MD, PhD - Associate Professor Junyan Tao, PhD - Research Assistant Professor Ivona Vasile-Pandrea, MD, PhD - Professor Cuiling (Amy) Xu, PhD - Research Instructor Yanping Yu, PhD - Associate Professor *Reza Zarnegar, PhD - Professor *Denotes tenured faculty

Affiliated Harry Blair, MD Charleen Chu, MD, PhD Marie C. DeFrances, MD, PhD David Finegold, MD Nick Giannoukakis, PhD Shou-Jiang (SJ) Gao, PhD Julia Kofler, MD Peter Lucas, MD, PhD Tim D. Oury, MD, PhD Octavia Peck-Palmer, PhD Sarangarajan Ranganathan, MD Partha Roy, PhD Michael Shurin, MD, PhD Kenichi Tamama, MD, PhD Alan Wells, MD, DMS Clayton Wiley, MD, PhD Chuanyue (Cary) Wu, PhD Cecelia Yates, PhD Dean Yimlamai, MD, PhD Jian Yu, PhD

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