Cornell Department of Pathology

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This grant is awarded by the Fondation LeDucq, a Paris, France based organization, which is dedicated to improving human health in the areas of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The members of the research consortium, named SphingoNet, are from six laboratories located in four countries. From Weill Cornell, Dr. Timothy Hla who is the North American coordinator, will lead the program. He will collaborate with Dr. Costantino Iadecola, the Director of the Brain and Mind Institute at Weill Cornell. From Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, Drs.

Our mission is to integrate medial science and clinical medicine in patient care, research, and education. The Department provides science-based diagnostic services of the highest quality in Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, pursues innovative basic and clinical research dedicated to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of human disease and promotes an integrated scientific and clinical educational experience for the pathology residents and fellows and Weill Cornell medical and graduate students.

The core program in anatomic pathology consists of training in pediatric and adult autopsy pathology, pediatric and adult general surgical pathology, cytopathology, dermatopathology, gynecologic/perinatal pathology, hematopathology, neuropathology, and forensics. Rotations in renal pathology, molecular hematopathology and informatics are also offered as electives. Other electives specifically geared toward graduated resident responsibilities include AP senior, Junior Attending, and Surgical Subspecialty Selective. Elective time for research is also a popular choice.

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