Residents in NYU Langone’s Department of Pathology have ample opportunities to pursue research projects. We strongly encourage all trainees to participate and most residents become involved in one or more projects over the course of their training.

For those residents interested in pursuing an academic clinical research career, we offer the anatomic pathology and research track (also known as the physician–scientist pathway), which includes six months of dedicated research time. Upon completion, residents on this track may be accepted into a two- or three-year postdoctoral training program.

We provide dedicated funding for research projects through our Translational Research Program, which is open to all pathology residents and fellows. This program enables trainees to pursue research under the guidance of faculty research mentors. The rate of project approval is high, and those who have strong proposals are likely to be funded. Once projects are selected, residents receive financial, intellectual, and administrative support as they develop their projects and navigate various approval processes.

We also strongly encourage collaboration between clinical and basic researchers throughout the department. We have various active research programs, and host frequent events including Works in Progress talks, biweekly experimental pathology seminars, and an annual Pathology Retreat.

Thanks to the department’s support for resident-led research, our residents are highly productive academically. A large number present at annual meetings hosted by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), the College of American Pathologists, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology, as well as many other national and international meetings.

Featured Publications and Presentations

Our residents often publish and present the results of their innovative research.

2022 United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Meeting

At the 2022 USCAP meeting, our residents presented the following posters and platform presentations:

Argyroupoulos K … Jour G. Whole Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Unique Signatures in CD8+ Mycosis Fungoides and Type D Lymphomatoid Papulosis.

Basu A … Moreira AL. Grading of Lung Adenocarcinomas: Comparison of Paired Biopsies and Resections.

Chen F … Brandler TC. Utility of EZH2 Immunostaining for Atypical Bile Duct Brush Cytology.

Chen F … Park K. Comparison of Fresh Cell Pellets and Cell Blocks for Genomic Profiling of Advanced Cancers in Pleural Effusion Specimens: Promising Preliminary Results from a Validation Study

Hasan H … Brandler TC. Detection of Novel Fusions in Salivary Gland Type Tumors Using a Custom NGS RNA Sequencing Fusion Panel.

Kim C … Brandler TC. Cytomorphology of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Useful Features to Examine on Fine-Needle Aspiration.

Lin LH … Brandler TC. HPV-Negative Cancer and High-Grade Lesions: Is Cervicovaginal Cytology Dispensable?

Lin LH … Simsir A. Paps with Combined Squamous and Glandular Abnormalities Versus Glandular Abnormalities Alone: Correlation with HPV Status and Histologic Outcomes.

Melamed J … Jones D. The Spectrum of Biopsy Site Histologic Change in the Radical Prostatectomy Specimen.

Park K … Deng FM. Methylation Profiling of Papillary Renal Neoplasm with Reverse Polarity.

Park K … Hoskoppal D. Kidney Tumor Classifier Using Whole Genome Methylation Array.

Occidental M … Jour G. Optimization of a Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Spatial Quantification of Necrosis in Archival Osteosarcoma Cases.

Ordner J … Narula N. Evidence for Continuity of Interstitial Spaces Within and Outside the Human Lung.

Ren J … Deng FM. Global Grade on MRI-Targeted Prostate Biopsies Correlates Better Than Highest Grade to Radical Prostatectomy Specimens.

Ren J … Deng FM. Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy as Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Renal Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Biopsies.

Saberi S … Cao W. COVID-19 Patients with GI Manifestations May Be Associated with Extensive Microthrombosis in the Small Intestine, a Study from 13 Autopsy Cases.

Salama A … Darvishian F. Tubulopapillary Carcinoma of the Breast: A Distinct Morphologic Entity with Molecular and Immunohistochemical Analysis.

Wang L … Adler E. Evidence for Continuity of the Interstitium Through the Gynecologic Tract.

Zhu K … Jour G. Multiomics Analysis of Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma Reveals Upregulation of MAGEA4 and Infrequent Zinc Finger Genes Rearrangements.