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Jessica Teitel becomes Dr. Jessica Teitel

June 24, 2025 / Mcp

On June 5, 2025, Jessica Teitel completed her doctoral journey in Molecular and Cellular Pathology, defending her thesis, Pan-Cancer Myc Modulator Induces Selective Cell Death Following Mitotic Catastrophe, and earning her PhD. Teitel’s journey began with a Bachelor of Science Honors Degree with Distinction in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware. This is when she discovered her interest in research and completed a senior honors thesis in a neuroscience/psychology laboratory. Over the summers of her undergraduate years, she interned at Merck. There, she learned molecular biology techniques and was encouraged to pursue graduate studies.

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The Mediterranean, Motherhood, and Microbiology

June 18, 2025 / Experimental Pathology

Dr. Roberta Caruso's Sources of Joy

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From a Simple Start to a Simple Ending

June 11, 2025 / Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Greg Dressler retires from the Department of Pathology

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From Health Lab: Study defines key driver of aggressive ovarian cancer

June 11, 2025 /

Study defines key driver of aggressive ovarian cancer

Researchers created a mouse model to understand how the gene CDK12 drives high-grade serous tubo-ovarian carcinoma and identify potential treatment approaches

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DiFeo Lab Undergraduate, Harini Ram, named 2025 Astronaut Scholar

June 10, 2025 / Award

In the Department of Pathology, we have scholars at all levels working in our laboratories. One of these, undergraduate Harini Ram, was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2025 Astronaut Scholarship, the only one to receive this scholarship from the University of Michigan this year, and only the 18th in the history of this award. According to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, this award is presented to students in their junior or senior year of college who are pursuing a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) with the intention of conducting research or advancing their field upon completion of their final degree. These scholars represent the “best and brightest minds in STEM who show initiative, creativity, and excellence in their chosen field,” reports the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

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Setting Off a Chain Reaction

June 9, 2025 / Transplant

Imagine your friend is in kidney failure and desperately needs a new kidney. You are tested, but you are not a close enough match. You watch as your friend struggles to survive, going through dialysis. You feel helpless…but there is nothing you can do. Or is there?


The University of Michigan participates in the nationwide paired donation program that enables patients on the kidney transplant list to obtain donor kidneys more quickly [...]

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Bidding Farewell to Kevin Newman, A Champion for Pathology

June 6, 2025 /
Twenty-seven years ago, Michigan Medicine wisely hired a young man who had been working as a human resources officer for the City of Detroit, bringing him on board as an HR consultant. This Friday, we will bid him farewell as Kevin Newman retires. Eventually, Kevin was assigned to the Department of Pathology as our Human Resources Business Partner in 2016. Newman, a native of Saginaw, Michigan, attended Central Michigan University, where he earn
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MGROW Team Member Champion Award Winner Announced: Lynn McCain’s Food Truck Idea Takes the Prize

June 5, 2025 /

The Department of Pathology is pleased to announce Lynn McCain as the winner of Michigan Medicine's inaugural MGROW Team Member Champion Award. McCain's creative and practical solution stood out among 53 submitted ideas aimed at reducing administrative burden and inefficiencies.

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The Path to Discovery

June 4, 2025 / Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Jennifer Brazil's Contributions to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research

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Enhancing Heart Failure Patient Care with the MOS Dashboard

June 3, 2025 / Dqhi

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), which measures your heart’s ability to pump oxygen-rich blood out to your body, remains a leading cause of death and hospitalization worldwide. Over the last three decades, clinical trials have highlighted the efficacy of four key medication classes- Beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis), angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI), and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i). Together, these medications form the pillars of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), which has significantly improved patient outcomes, contributing to up to a 70% reduction in mortality among HFrEF patients.

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Translational Research Training Program Retreat

June 2, 2025 / Phd Program

A fascinating glimpse into cutting-edge research

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