Pathology

Pathology research

Children's Department of Pathology financially seeds and supports basic and clinical research programs in pathology. These research programs seek to uncover innovative new approaches, correlate outcomes, and solve the many puzzles of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases in an atmosphere that encourages openness with the research community at large.

The Department of Pathology has ten principal investigators and 14 grants for additional research activities. The following is a list of the researchers and their ongoing projects in the Department of Pathology:

Principal Investigator:Keith Blackwell, MD, PhD
Project title: Oxidative stress responses in C. elegans

Principal Investigator: Mark Fleming, MD, DPhil
Project title: Molecular genetics of erythroid iron metabolism

Principal investigator: Donald E. Ingber, MD, PhD
Project title: Cell mechanics and structure

Principal investigator: Laurie Jackson-Grusby, PhD
Project titles: Epigenetic alterations; cancer stem cells

Principal investigator: Hannah Kinney, MDM
Project title: Brainstem maturation in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Principal investigator: Michael Klagsbrun, PhD
Project titles: Angiogenesis factors/inhibitors

Principal investigator: Hart Lidov, MD
Project title: Muscle pathobiology

Principal investigator: Frederick Shapiro, MD
Project titles: Skeletal development

Principal investigator: Hanno Steen, PhD
Project title: Proteomics

Additional research activities are also conducted within the department.