RESIDENT ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2008-09

Pathology Research Awards with Resident PI

• J. Evans, S. Zhu, D. Goldenberg, A. Wehler: "Protein Expression of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma". Total costs $8,575.55.
• K. Jiang, D. Zander: "Comparing the Phosphorylation and Activation Patterns of Akt/PKB on Serine-473 and Threonine-308 in Lung Cancer". Total costs $8,000.00.

Resident Publications

• Jiang K, Patel NA, Watson JE, Kleiman E, Apostolatos AH, Hanson O, Cooper DR. Akt2 regulation of Cdc2-Like kinases (Clk/Sty), serine/arginine-rich (SR) protein phosphorylation, and insulin-induced alternative splicing of PKCÿII messenger ribonucleic acid. Endocrinology 2009 May; 50(5):2087-97.
• Chappell DS, Patel NA, Jiang K, Li P, Watson JE, Byers DM, Cooper DR. Functional involvement of protein kinase C-betaII and its substrate, myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS), in insulin-stimulated glucose transport in L6 rat skeletal muscle cells. Diabetologia 2009 May; 52(5):901-11.
• Bekteshi E, Toth J, Benninghoff M, Kang, J, Betancourt M. Granular cell tumor of the trachea. J Bronchology 2009; 16(1): 68-69. 
• Mitui M, Nahas SA, Du LT, Yang Z, Lai CH, Nakamura K, Arroyo S, Scott S, Purayidom A, Concannon P, Lavin M, Gatti RA. Functional and computational assessment of missense variants in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene: mutations with increased cancer risk. Hum Mutat 2008 Jul 16.
• Then M, Mark Boustred A, Clarke LE. Keratoacanthomatous hyperplasia in response to a tattoo. J Dermatol Surg 2009; 35(4):685-6.
• Benninghoff M, Todd W, Bascom R. Incidental thoracic lymphangioma. J Am Osteopathic Assoc 2008; 108(9):525-8.
• Todd WU, Wenig BM. Thyroid follicular cell-derived carcinomas: An overview of the pathology of primary and recurrent disease. Otolaryngol Clin N Am 2008; 41:1079–94.
• Pichardo-Lowden A, Durvesh S, Douglas S, Todd WU, Bruno M and Goldenberg D. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in a young woman: A rare case of survival. Thyroid2009; 19(7):775-9. 
• Domen R, Wehler A. An examination of professional and ethical issues in the fellowship application process in pathology—reply. Hum Pathol 2008; 39(10):1552-54.
• Kosowska-Shick K, Ednie LM, McGhee P, Smith K, Todd C, Wehler A, Appelbaum PC. Incidence and characteristics of vancomycin nonsusceptible strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Hershey Medical Center. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2008; 52(12): 4510-13.

Resident Poster Presentations

• Annen K, Timek D, Clarke L, Helm K, Ioffreda M. Two cases of intradermal spindle cell lipomas. ASDP meeting, 2009. 
• Jiang, K. Personal commitment of pathology residents determines the outcome of lymph node dissection, Inaugural PSHMC Resident/Fellow Research Day, 2009.
• Timek D, Kanekar S. PET-CTin head and neck cancer - “Pathological uptakes and mimics” (electronic exhibit), Radiological Society of North America, 2009.
• Todd WU, Castellani WJ, Abendroth CS, Frauenhoffer EE. Diagnostic utility of multiple passes in endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy of the pancreas, American Society of Cytopathology meeting, 2008.
• Todd WU, Abendroth CS, Zander DS. Classification of NSCLCs by fine needle aspiration biopsy combined with core needle biopsy: How specific can we be? USCAP annual meeting, 2009.
• Todd WU, Abendroth CS, Zander DS. Classification of NSCLCs by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Combined with Core Needle Biopsy: How Specific Can We Be? Inaugural PSHMC Resident/Fellow Research Day, 2009.
• Todd, WU, Bruggeman, RD, Clarke, LE. Localization of activated P38 in inflammatory dermatoses, ASDP meeting, 2009.
• Todd WU, Hennessy J, Fountaine TJ, Helm KF, Clarke LE. S100A4 and A6 protein expression differs in Spitz nevi and melanomas, ASDP meeting, 2009.
• Todd WU, Bruggeman RD, Clarke, LE. Localization of acute phase reactants in inflammatory dermatoses, ASDP meeting, 2009.

Resident Invited Presentations

• Annen K. Hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma. Anesthesia Case Conference, June 1, 2009.
• Evans J. Integrated case studies in hematopathology. American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Pennsylvania State meeting, 2009.
• Kang J.  Apheresis overview and clinical applications. American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Pennsylvania State meeting, 2009.
• Wehler A. College of American Pathologists Residents Forum Update. PRODS meeting, 2008.
• Wehler A, panel speaker. Pathology resident recruitment: Celebrating our successes, intuiting our future. APC meeting, 2008.

Resident Awards

• Evans, J.  – Quality Improvement Project Award, May 2009
• Purayidom, A. – Quality Improvement Project Honorable Mention, May 2009
• Wehler, A. – Quality Improvement Project Honorable Mention, May 2009
• Todd, W. – Alpha Omega Alpha, 2009

Resident Acceptances into Fellowships

• Skylar Alsop: Breast and Gynecologic Pathology fellowship at U Virginia
• Vicky Gonsorcik: Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine fellowship at Northern Ohio American Red Cross/Cleveland Clinic/Case Western University Hospitals
• Jason Kang: Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine fellowship at Yale
• William Todd: Cytopathology fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital
• Amanda Wehler: Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Other Honors

• Amanda Wehler was elected Chair of the College of American Pathologists Residents Forum.