Department of Pathology
Welcome to the Department of Pathology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Our department comprises three complementary activities: research, education/training, and clinical service. The breadth of departmental activities, from clinical medicine to basic research, is one of our department's unique strengths.
This website is organized into separate sections for our Faculty, Research, Ph.D program, Medical Education/Training, and Clinical Diagnostic Services. Please take a moment to explore our website to discover more information about our faculty, staff and outstanding students. You'll also find details about our clinical programs and diverse research activities
Message from the department chair
Department Chair
Welcome to the Department of Pathology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. This message offers a glance into the opportunities furnished by the department through its
- Medical education and training
- Clinical services
- Translational research
Education and training
Research highlights
NIH Grant Awarded to Fernandez-Valdivia Lab for Breakthrough Lung Cancer Detection Assay
The Fernandez-Valdivia laboratory has recently received an NIH R43 SBIR Research and Innovation grant to develop an ultra-precise and ultra-sensitive method for detecting the tumor-specific Echinoderm Microtubule-Associated Protein-Like 4 (EML4)-Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) DNA rearrangement...[Read more]