Director's Welcome

VCUSOM Message from the Director

Director's Welcome

As an alumnus of the VCU Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency program, I am committed to the success of future graduates from our program. As a program director, it is important to foster a collaborative and positive work environment that allows for respectful working relationships between other residents, faculty and support staff that take part in your educational program.

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Pathology Residency and Fellowship Programs

VCU Department of Pathology offers ACGME-accredited residency training in Anatomic, Clinical, or combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.  In addition, fellowship training is offered in six specialties.

Learn more about our residency and fellowship programs

                             

Molecular Diagnostics Practicum

Application of Molecular Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory

The Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory offers a two-week Molecular Pathology Practicum once every month at their clinical diagnostics laboratory on the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University; teaching knowledge and skills.

Learn more about the Practicum

                             

Pathology Research Laboratories:

Our renovated state-of the-art research and administration space (23,000 nsf) currently has 6 principal investigators involved in basic/translational research.

Bos Lab - Tumor promoting mechanisms by regulatory T (Treg) cells
Harrell Lab - Identification of novel therapeutic approaches to treat breast cancer metastases
Jackson-Cook Lab - Chromosomal/cytosolic, telomeric, epigenetic, and senescence alterations acquired across the lifespan 
Koblinski Lab -  Studying the role of syndecans in breast cancer metastasis to the brain
Oh Lab - IGFBP-3/IGFBP-3R axis in human cancer and the pathophysiology of the IGFBP-related proteins
Radhakrishnan Lab - Protein degradation pathways in human diseases

Learn more about our research laboratories