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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

PRRX1 -rearranged Fibroblastic Tumors : A Clinicopathologic and Molecular Study of 18 Cases Including a Novel PRRX1::EP300 Fusion.

Dehner CA, Torres-Mora J, Thangaiah JJ, Oliveira A, Michal M, Malik F, Din NU, Hassan U, Maqbool H, Obeidin F, Caragea M, Lee CH, Schubart C, Agaimy A, Grundtmann B, Melchior L, Talman ML, Gross J, Cheah AL, Thway K, Fisher C, Antonescu CR, Linos K.

Am J Surg Pathol. 2026 Jan 1;50(1):31-40. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002472. Epub 2025 Oct 2.

Dendritic location of dystrophic neurites in FTLD-TDP type C with annexinopathy.

Kawles A, Zouridakis A, Nelson C, Keszycki R, Minogue G, Macomber A, Jamshidi P, Castellani RJ, Geula C, Gefen T, Mesulam MM.

Brain Pathol. 2026 Jan;36(1):e70032. doi: 10.1111/bpa.70032. Epub 2025 Jul 23.

Splanchnic hemodynamic parameters measured with 4D flow MRI can diagnose severe portal hypertension.

Bane O, Geahchan A, Stocker D, Pavuluri S, Abboud G, Kennedy P, Sharma H, Hectors SJ, Thung S, Jin N, Fischman A, Markl M, Reeder S, Schiano TD, Taouli B.

Eur Radiol. 2026 Jan;36(1):607-617. doi: 10.1007/s00330-025-11799-4. Epub 2025 Jul 15.

Shifts in Cutaneous Melanocytic Tumor Diagnostic Terminology: Melanocytoma, MPATH-Dx V2.0 and the WHO Skin5.

Duncan LM, Elder DE, Piepkorn MW, Knezevich SR, Blokx WAM, Bosenberg M, Busam KJ, Carr R, Cook MG, Gerami P, Ko J, Landman G, Lazar AJ, Lowe L, Mihic-Probst D, Schmidt B, Shea CR, Scolyer RA, Xu X, Elmore JG, Barnhill RL.

J Cutan Pathol. 2026 Jan;53(1):91-100. doi: 10.1111/cup.14788. Epub 2025 Apr 4.

Acute Placental Inflammation Is Associated with Reduced Progesterone Receptor Density in the Basal Decidua in Spontaneous Preterm Birth.

Suresh S, Freedman A, Hirsch E, Ernst LM.

Am J Perinatol. 2026 Jan;43(1):128-130. doi: 10.1055/a-2524-4053. Epub 2025 Feb 24.

Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Duration of Antibiotics for Complicated UTI.

Trautner BW, Cortés-Penfield NW, Gupta K, Hirsch EB, Horstman M, Moran GJ, Colgan R, O'Horo JC, Ashraf MS, Connolly S, Drekonja D, Grigoryan L, Huttner A, Lazenby GB, Nicolle L, Schaeffer A, Yawetz S, Lavergne V.

Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20:ciaf462. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf462. Online ahead of print.

Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Patient Perspectives.

Trautner BW, Cortés-Penfield NW, Gupta K, Hirsch EB, Horstman M, Moran GJ, Colgan R, O'Horo JC, Ashraf MS, Connolly S, Drekonja D, Grigoryan L, Huttner A, Lazenby GB, Nicolle L, Schaeffer A, Yawetz S, Lavergne V.

Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 19:ciaf463. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf463. Online ahead of print.

Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Selection of Antibiotic Therapy for Complicated UTI.

Trautner BW, Cortés-Penfield NW, Gupta K, Hirsch EB, Horstman M, Moran GJ, Colgan R, O'Horo JC, Ashraf MS, Connolly S, Drekonja D, Grigoryan L, Huttner A, Lazenby GB, Nicolle L, Schaeffer A, Yawetz S, Lavergne V.

Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 19:ciaf460. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf460. Online ahead of print.

Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Timing of Intravenous to Oral Antibiotics Transition for Complicated UTI.

Trautner BW, Cortés-Penfield NW, Gupta K, Hirsch EB, Horstman M, Moran GJ, Colgan R, O'Horo JC, Ashraf MS, Connolly S, Drekonja D, Grigoryan L, Huttner A, Lazenby GB, Nicolle L, Schaeffer A, Yawetz S, Lavergne V.

Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 19:ciaf461. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf461. Online ahead of print.

The assessment and management of patients with type 2 myocardial infarction: an international Delphi study.

Taggart C, Ferry AV, Chapman AR, Schulberg SD, Bularga A, Wereski R, Boeddinghaus J, Kimenai DM, Lowry MTH, Chew DP, Cullen L, Daniels LB, Devereaux PJ, French J, Gaggin HK, Huynh T, Jacquin L, Jaffe AS, Jernberg T, Koronowski R, McCarthy C, McCord J, Mamas MA, Mickley H, Morrow DA, Mueller C, Newby LK, Parsonage W, Raphael CE, Smer A, Smith SW, Sandoval Y, Smilowitz NR, White H, Eggers KM, Lindahl B, Thygesen K, Mills NL.

Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2025 Dec 19;11(8):1421-1430. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaf069.

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