People of Pathology Podcast
Episodes
Episode 70: Alexandra Giardina – Biobanking and the Pathologists’ Assistant
Today my guest is Alexandra Giardina, Pathologists’ Assistant student and Biorepository Consultant.
What we discuss with Alexandra:
- Her research experience in neurosignaling physiology
- Cancer research and how this introduced her to pathology and biobanking
- How she discovered the pathologists’ assistant field while working in biobanking
- Her work with Audobon Bioscience
- Her thoughts on the role of a pathologists’ assistant in biobanking
- Her experience as a pathologists’ assistant student
- How the pandemic affected her program and how the program adapted
- Why she thinks it is important to diversify your skillset
Links for this episode:
Tulane University Pathologists’ Assistant Program
Episode 6: Sarah Garner – Garner’s Guide to Gross Anatomy
Episode 17: Heidi Wagner – Biobanking and Medical Ethics
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Episode 69: Dr Douglas Posey – Forensic Pathologist, Author of From Mississippi To The Morgue
Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Douglas Posey.
What we discuss with Dr Posey:
- Why he decided to write his new book, From Mississippi to the Morgue: A Black Doctor’s Journey From Rural Mississippi to Forensic Pathology
- His experience growing up in Mississippi
- How two mentors were influential in his life
- His experience in the Army which led to Medical Technology
- How and why he decided to go to medical school
- How he became a forensic pathologist
- How through sharing his own story he hopes to inspire others to be successful
Links for this episode:
From Mississippi To The Morgue on Amazon
Dr Posey’s Website
National Association of Medical Examiners
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Episode 68: Hayley Pincott – STEM Ambassador, Show Me The Science, and Biomedical Science
Today my guest is Associate Practitioner Hayley Pincott
What we discuss with Hayley:
- Biomedical Science Day and the importance of this day
- Her career path to becoming an Associate Practitioner in Oral Pathology and Microbiology
- Her work as a STEM Ambassador and why this is important to her
- How she co-founded Show Me The Science and some of their activities
- Her thoughts on how to raise awareness for the laboratory field
Links for this episode:
Kubtec Principles of X Ray Imaging Webinar
Hayley Pincott on Twitter
The Pathologist Power List 2020 Featuring Hayley
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Episode 67: Dr Zul Premji – The Malaria Memoirs, My Life Journey as a Public Health Doctor in Tanzania
Today my guest is Pathologist and Parasitologist Dr Zul Premji
What we discuss with Dr Premji:
- His early years and education in Tanzania
- His personal experience with malaria and how that helped to inspire his interest in parasitology
- Studying at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and at the Karolinska Institute
- The relationship between malaria and poverty
- Public health challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The influence of politics on the fight against malaria
- Some of Dr Premji’s mentors throughout his career
Links for this episode:
The Malaria Memoirs on Amazon
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Episode 66: Barbara Day – Laboratory Medicine and Companion Diagnostics
Today my guest is Barbara Day
What we discuss with Barbara:
- How she started her lab career as a phlebotomist
- Expanding her lab role as a Medical Technologist
- Her lab management roles, as some of her responsibilities in these roles
- How she left the clinical lab to become an Education Specialist in Companion Diagnostics
- How her lab experience helps her in her role in Companion Diagnostics
- What the future of Companion Diagnostics might be
Links for this episode:
Molecular Pathology and Personalized Medicine: The Dawn of a New Era in Companion Diagnostics
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Episode 65: Jeremy Schubert – Healthcare Strategy and Lab Relevance Compass
Today my guest is Jeremy Schubert
What we discuss with Jeremy:
- The Human Condition Equation and how it applies to lab medicine
- His work in healthcare economics and public health
- His roles throughout his career at Abbott Labs
- The similarities between healthcare labs in other countries
- The Lab Relevance Compass and how he developed it
- How the LRC helps to identify areas for improvement in the lab
Links for this episode:
Dr Aleksandra Zuraw YouTube Channel
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