Montefiore Einstein Pathology

Please join me in congratulating the newly minted Dr. Madeline Friedman DeLuca! She did a phenomenal job in her thesis defense today!

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Metastasis drives most #breastcancer deaths.
A new study led by Dr. Rachel Hazan of Einstein shows how the Wnt/ERK/CDK4/6 pathway fuels the growth of aggressive hybrid tumor cells. Blocking it slowed tumor growth and reduced aggressiveness.
In British J of Cancer tinyurl.com/5xpscst6
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Thinking about a career in #pathology? Join the Montefiore Einstein #PathologyResidency Program for a virtual Open House on Wed, Sept. 10, 6:30–7:30 PM EST. Discover our training program, meet our faculty & residents, & learn what makes our program in the Bronx unique.
#Match2026 #path2path #meded

Abul Kalam Azad, MD, PhD, director of Montefiore’s Molecular Genetics Pathology Lab, co-authored CLSI NBS13, the new international guideline on #newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy—published April 8, 2025. Learn more: clsi.org/shop/standar... #pathology #SMA @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Paclitaxel causes de novo induction of invasive breast cancer cells by repolarizing tumor-associated macrophages Background Metastasis is the leading cause of breast cancer (BC) death, and tumor cells must migrate and invade to metastasize. BC cells that express the pro-metastatic actin regulatory protein MenaIN...

Super excited to share the latest work by the amazing Madeline DeLuca-Friedman, now out as a preprint on @BioRxiv!

What's it all about? Keep reading!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Congratulations!! Michael Prystowsky, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair of #Pathology at Montefiore Einstein, is the recipient of the 2026 American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) Robbins Distinguished Educator Award.

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Today we welcomed student-invited guest speaker Benjamin Chen, MD, PhD, a professor of #infectiousdiseases from Mount Sinai to our Annual Pathology Research Symposium @einsteinmededu.bsky.social.
Thx for a great presentation on #HIV persistence & immune evasion.
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Rethinking dementia: new research from #Montefiore @EinsteinMed #neuropathologist Dr. Raquel Yokoda and others shows that many #dementia cases involve multiple overlapping #braindiseases — not just #Alzheimer’s.
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental #Neurology
Read tinyurl.com/4e26mmtr

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Congrats to Sun Chung, MD, attending GI/Liver #pathologist & asst professor #pathology at Montefiore Einstein on receiving the Award for Outstanding Teaching (Pre-Clerkship) for her exceptional contributions to basic science education at Einstein. She’s also beloved faculty advisor to the #pathig!

Albert Einstein College of Medicine service learning course brings medical students in Bronx communities A new course at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx aims to help medical students understand the community they serve.

Check out @wcbstv report on how unique 4-year service-learning course
encourages Einstein #medstudents to connect with patients and community members while supporting #Bronx community organizations.
at tinyurl.com/46s82z8a

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Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year from all of us in the #pathology department at Montefiore Einstein.
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#Histoplasmosis, a rare fungal infection, was linked to 2 deaths from exposure to bat feces used to grow cannabis. Dr. Louis Weiss, professor of medicine (ID) & #pathology at Montefiore & @einsteinmededu.bsky.social, commented on its severe risk in #nytimes at tinyurl.com/k84hkpse.
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Kudos to Luis Ovando, PhD candidate in the Fooksman lab, on winning the coveted #NIH #NIAID F31 #diversity fellowship for his research on aging's impact on #plasmacells & vaccine responses. Project aims to improve vaccine effectiveness in older adults. #immunology #pathology #aging #pathsky #medsky