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Research

The Department of Pathology is deeply invested in scientific efforts to improve treatments in our field. Learn more about our department’s investigations below.

Message from the Vice Chair

"We are driven by a shared passion for discovery and a deep commitment to advancing human health through innovative research programs and collaborative partnerships among scientists and pathologists."

Peng Ji, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of Research 

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Areas of Research

Members of the Department of Pathology are defining the cellular and molecular basis of disease toward the development of new and improved strategies to diagnose and treat, inherited, acquired and infectious disorders. Learn more about the work being done in our labs.

Research Areas

Affiliated Research Centers and Institutes

The faculty members of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology are engaged in research within the department and throughout Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern University. Our work throughout the community, including director appointments, illustrate the importance we put on scientific collaboration.

Research Cores

Core facilities provide cost-efficient access of state-of-the-art equipment, the most current technologies and expert technical advice to individual scientists.

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Research Resources

Recent Publications

Cushing disease and unilateral primary aldosteronism confounded by a nonfunctioning contralateral adrenal incidentaloma.

Friedman J, Jamshidi P, Huang W 

JCEM Case Rep 2026 Jun;4(6):luag114. pii:luag114

Erratum to 'BCLC strategy for prognosis prediction and treatment recommendations: The 2026 update' [J Hepatol (2026) 631-654].

Reig M, Sanduzzi-Zamparelli M, Forner A, Rimola J, Ferrer-Fàbrega J, Burrel M, Garcia-Criado Á, Díaz A, Llarch N, Isert...

J Hepatol 2026 Jun;84(6):1193-1195. doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2026.03.002

Androgen receptor-NOX4-necroptosis axis drives male-biased susceptibility in aristolochic acid-induced acute kidney injury.

Wang H, Wang Y, Lian W, Yan M, Qiu J, Zhao Z, Li Z, Wang Y, Kanwar YS, Dai Y  et al. 

Chem Biol Interact 2026 Jun 01;432:112044. doi:10.1016/j.cbi.2026.112044

Soft tissue reporting and data system (soft tissue-RADS): framework for radiologists specializing in imaging of musculoskeletal tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Chhabra A, Murphey MD, Rehman M, Chalian M, Subhawong T, Ahlawat S, Motamedi K, Wu JS, Amini B, Bajaj G  et al. 

Skeletal Radiol 2026 Jun;55(6):1227-1267. doi:10.1007/s00256-026-05134-1

The impact of next generation sequencing studies on the diagnosis of BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumors.

Braat J, Trichy NS, Holic LJ, Olivares S, Bahrami A, Balamurugan T, Barnhill R, Blokx WAM, Busam KJ, Cerroni L  et al. 

Hum Pathol 2026 Jun;172:106103. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2026.106103

RhoGEF Ect2 supports RhoA activity at cell-cell junctions through desmoplakin.

Zarkoob H, Kam CY, Koetsier JL, McCarthy E, Jaiganesh A, Kelsell DP, Sheikh F, Godsel LM, Green KJ 

Life Sci Alliance 2026 Jun;9(6). pii:e202503454

The Extended Spectrum of Morphologic and Molecular Findings in ALK Fusion Spitz Neoplasms : A Study of 144 Cases.

Holic LJ, Trichy NS, Braat J, Olivares S, Florell S, Ko J, Busam KJ, Gerami P 

Am J Surg Pathol 2026 Jun 01;50(6):617-628. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000002536

MRI findings for differentiating benign and malignant soft tissue tumors: a systematic review-part 2: key imaging findings.

Wahid M, Sharma A, Rehman M, Ramachandran S, Chalian M, Bajaj G, Wu JS, Garner H, Samet J, Ahlawat S  et al. 

Skeletal Radiol 2026 Jun;55(6):1279-1295. doi:10.1007/s00256-026-05155-w

"Horses out of the barn": pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma frequently extends beyond the grossly visible tumour, requiring microscopic rectification for accurate T-staging.

Saka B, Memis B, Balci S, Erbarut Seven I, Pehlivanoglu B, Bagci P, Esmer R, Tarcan Z, Cheng JD, Maithel SK  et al. 

Histopathology 2026 Jun;88(7):1385-1394. doi:10.1111/his.70099

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