College of American Pathologists Honors Top Five Junior Member Abstract Winners

NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) recognized six CAP junior members for their outstanding scientific posters and original research at a special ceremony at the College's annual meeting, CAP'14—THE Pathologists' Meeting™, taking place today through Sept. 10. The winning abstracts are available on the Web site of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (www.archivesofpathology.org), the CAP's award-winning medical journal.

"It is an honor to recognize these six exceptional CAP members for their original research," said CAP President Gene N. Herbek, MD, FCAP. "Their dedication to pathology and the advancement of science in an effort to enhance patient care is remarkable."

A CAP-sponsored competition, the CAP '14 Abstract Program provides pathologists with a unique opportunity to enhance their research skills, develop writing proficiency, gain practical experience at presenting their findings, and contribute to the advancement of pathology. It is designed to promote a broad range of research in pathology and offers pathologists and research scientists the opportunity to submit original research to their peers in a poster presentation format.

Archives editors evaluated more than 700 submissions for this year's abstract program. The winning abstracts cover a range of scientific topics, including the evaluation and grading of bone cancer to assess chemotherapy treatment, to the use of next-generation sequencing on cytology specimens to help better diagnose cancer.

Awards were presented at CAP'14 to the six CAP junior members, with 2 abstracts tying for fifth place. The top junior member abstract winners are:

First Place
Michael Herman Chui, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Histologic Features of Prognostic Significance in High-Grade Osteosarcoma With Particular Reference to the Development and Validation of a Grading System to Assess Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy"

Second Place
Ali Sakhdari, MD, MSc
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
"Limited Endometrial Samples from Patients > or = 60 Years of Age: A Study of 1,780 Cases"

Third Place
Laura Favazza, DO
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
"Should Electron Microscopy and Direct Immunofluorescence Be Routinely Considered in Post-Kidney Transplant Biopsies: A Retrospective Review and Prospective Follow-up in 211 Post-Kidney Transplant Biopsies With Electron Microscopy and Direct Immunofluorescence"

Fourth Place
Sara E. Ohanessian, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
"Risk Stratification for Cancer in Barrett Esophagus by CDX2, c-Myc, p120ctn, and JAG1 Immunohistochemistry"

Fifth Place (tie)
Christopher P. Hartley, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
"Adequacy of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Cytology Specimens for Next-Generation Sequencing with the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine: A 10-Month Experience at a Tertiary Care Center^"

and

Pallavi Kanwar Galera, MBBS
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
"The Role of Cytokeratin OSCAR in the Diagnosis of Metaplastic Carcinomas of the Breast"

Role of the Pathologist
Sometimes called the "doctor's doctor," pathologists are physicians who use laboratory medicine to examine cells, tissues, and body fluids to identify and diagnose disease, from pre-birth to after death. They work with other physicians on the patient care team to guide treatment for medical conditions, from diabetes to cancer.

About the College of American Pathologists
As the leading organization with more than 18,000 board-certified pathologists, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP's Laboratory Improvement Programs, initiated 65 years ago, currently has customers in more than 100 countries, accrediting 7,600 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org. Follow CAP on Twitter: @pathologists.

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