All Posts – The Pathology Blog

In Memoriam of William J. and Christine Kidwell - June 15, 2020
A Peek at Lab Week - May 28, 2020
Christine Hostetter Retires after a Memorable and Rewarding 40-Year Career in Pathology - May 20, 2020
Thank You! A Generous Pathology Department Gives Back During COVID-19 Pandemic - May 5, 2020
Brandon Ellis, Microbiology’s Lab Manager - March 5, 2020
Celebrating the U.K., Japan, and Mexico! - December 16, 2019
Meet the Pathology Web Team - November 27, 2019
Another Great AABB Meeting Experience - November 15, 2019
Pathology Provides a Festive, Abundant and Happy Halloween at the Children’s Center - November 7, 2019
Pathology Labs Continue to Expand Nursing Skills Days Participation - October 31, 2019
The Seventh Symposium Simply a Success! - October 22, 2019
School Supplies Drive a Huge Success: Thank You, Pathology! - October 14, 2019
Not a Scary Friday the 13th for Our Newest SBB Graduate - October 4, 2019
The Behind-the-Scenes Look at “Big Jobs Uncovered” in Microbiology - September 11, 2019
I AM a Scientist! - June 11, 2019
Thank You, Blood Bank and Hematology Safety Stars! - May 31, 2019
Blood Bank’s Lab Week Celebration! - May 17, 2019
Lab Week Food Drive: Pathology Shines Through Again - May 3, 2019
The Spotlight Shines on Angela Roots, Hopkins Safety Star - April 9, 2019
Epic Beaker AP comes to Johns Hopkins Medicine! - March 1, 2019
Well Attended and Well Received – Sixth Annual Johns Hopkins Pathology Educational Symposium! - November 29, 2018
Another Great Year for the Specialist in Blood Banking Program at Johns Hopkins! - November 16, 2018
Halloween at the Children’s Center: Pathology Does it Again! - November 8, 2018
School Supplies Drive a Grand Success! - October 3, 2018
Flip-Flop Bonanza - September 5, 2018
Howard County General Hospital’s Alexis Bryant Receives Excellence Award - August 10, 2018
It’s an OUTBREAK! - July 17, 2018
New Histotechnology Program at CCBC-Essex – A Johns Hopkins Partnership - June 25, 2018
Estelle Piwowar-Manning Receives HPTN Leadership Award - June 13, 2018
Pathology and CLSI Partnership - May 24, 2018
Lab Week Charity Project for Maryland Food Bank Brings in 1,589.93 Pounds of Food! - May 17, 2018
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - May 2, 2018
Lab Manager Amelia (Ame’) Maters Retires! - April 25, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Amy Zhou! - March 16, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Bartholomew White! - March 6, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Stefani Thomas! - February 27, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Courtney Lawrence! - February 20, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Jennifer Bynum! - February 12, 2018
Helping the Happy Helpers Once Again - February 5, 2018
The Spotlight Shines on Dr. Judd Fite! - January 30, 2018
Pathology Tuition Scholarship Program Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary - January 22, 2018
Carrie Holdren-Serrell Named Winner of MLK Service Award - December 22, 2017
Dedication of The Patricia Charache, M.D. Conference Room - December 8, 2017
A Happy Halloween for Our Young Patients - November 28, 2017
Tina Mancini-Flegel Recognized for Patient Safety Contributions - November 21, 2017
The Pathology Educational Symposium - November 9, 2017
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Specialist in Blood Bank Technology Program Graduation - October 24, 2017
School Supply Drive: “Pathology Employees, You Are Awesome!” - October 16, 2017
Hopkins Core Laboratories Donate Reagents to Saint John, U.S. Virgin Island, to Help with Recovery Efforts - October 6, 2017
Our Site Visit to Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare in Saudi Arabia - September 29, 2017
Welcome, Dr. Meklit Workneh, to Microbiology - August 28, 2017
Dr. Patricia Charache’s Induction to the Johns Hopkins Women's Alumnae Hall of Fame - June 20, 2017
Enthusiasm + Generosity = Pathology’s Successful Food Drive - May 30, 2017
SMILE Leadership Announcements - April 17, 2017
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Specialist in Blood Bank Technology Program Graduation - April 12, 2017
Tina Mancini-Flegal, Laboratory Manager of Howard County General Hospital - March 8, 2017
Kudos to Bayview Phlebotomy – JHM Award Winner! - March 1, 2017
Pathology Residents Move Into Newly Renovated Quarters - February 22, 2017
Vicky Harris Named Lab Director, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital - December 21, 2016
Christopher Ruley Joins Pathology as Director of Finance - November 30, 2016
Linda Wright Wins 2016 Baker-King Award! - November 22, 2016
Fourth Annual Pathology Educational Symposium - November 14, 2016
Halloween at the Children’s Center – October 31, 2016 - November 3, 2016
Pathology Educational Symposium – October 25-27, 2016 - August 26, 2016
Spotlight on Jeanne Mumford of Point-of-Care Testing - August 18, 2016
Away We Go – AACC Bus Trip to Philly! - August 12, 2016
Pathology Book Drive - June 6, 2016
Leadership Team Inspired by Leadercast 2016 - May 25, 2016
Hopkins Community Invited to Tour Pathology Labs - May 13, 2016
Surgical Pathology Wins Green Office Certification Awards! - May 3, 2016
Children Become Acquainted with Laboratory Medicine at Fun-filled Career Day - April 20, 2016
2015 Help the Less Fortunate Campaign - December 21, 2015
CQI Receives Award from the Green Team! - December 7, 2015
Core Lab Participates in Annual Nurses Review - November 30, 2015
Pathology and the Child Life Trick-or-Treat Event! - November 23, 2015
The Third Annual Pathology Educational Symposium – Another Success! - November 12, 2015
Surgical Pathology Send Out Office - October 28, 2015
Sonja Vozniak, HATS’ Shining Star Nurse! - October 14, 2015
Pat Kastal of HATS Retires After 50 Years! - October 14, 2015
So Proud of Our 2015 SBB Program Graduates! - October 1, 2015
The Very Successful Go-Live at the Suburban Hospital Laboratory - August 4, 2015
Greg Gerhardt – Now Officially Retired! - November 26, 2014
Trick or Treat! Pathology & Child Life - November 12, 2014
2nd Annual Pathology Educational Symposium - August 30, 2014
The Bad Old Days - July 30, 2014
Patient Check-in Kiosk Goes Live at the Johns Hopkins Medical Laboratory @ White Marsh - April 18, 2014
PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT CULTURAL DIVERSITY WEEK OCTOBER 21–25, 2013 - November 22, 2013
Congratulations to the Grads of the 2013 SBB Program! - October 31, 2013
Pathology Inaugural Educational Symposium a Success! - October 9, 2013
Johns Hopkins Medicine Inaugural Pathology Educational Symposium - July 12, 2013
The Award-Winning “Green” Histology Lab: Lessons in Creativity, Sustainability, and Teamwork - July 2, 2013
Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science – An Exhibition - May 3, 2013
Our Core Lab, Transfusion Medicine, and Cytopathology Employees in the New Zayed Building - November 16, 2012
Trick or Treat! Bringing Fun to our Young Patients - November 3, 2012
Dunbar H.S. Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills in Laboratory Medicine - October 16, 2012
JHMI Continuing Laboratory Medicine Education Committee - October 6, 2012
The 2012 Specialist in Blood Banking Graduation - September 24, 2012
Getting Ready for Soft - August 7, 2012
Mentoring Student Interns With Quality Improvement Projects - July 20, 2012
Pathology Billing - June 13, 2012
The 2012 ASCP Workshops for Laboratory Professionals - May 14, 2012
2012 Virology Symposium and Meeting in Daytona Beach - May 4, 2012
A Lab Week Perspective: The Achievements of Our Great Labs - April 20, 2012
Hopkins Microbiology Heroes: The Making of Our Video for the ASCP Lab Week Contest - April 12, 2012
Brazil: The Country, Its Healthcare and Clinical Pathology - March 28, 2012
It is in Giving that We Receive: Ways in Which the Department of Pathology Contributes to the Community - March 16, 2012
Johns Hopkins Showcases Art Talent and Creativity of Its Employees - March 2, 2012
Tissue and Bone Banking - January 13, 2012
A Look Back at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Chemistry Lab, 1950-1980 - December 21, 2011
Pathology Renal Biopsy Service - December 9, 2011
Mary White Retires - December 2, 2011
Star Wars, Pathology and the NCB Expo - November 18, 2011
Pathology Provides a Bountiful "Happy Halloween" at the Children's Center - November 11, 2011
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Specialist in Blood Bank Technology Program - November 7, 2011
JHML Goes to Washington - October 28, 2011
Let’s Celebrate Cultural Diversity Week! - October 21, 2011
We Did It! The Archives Office Moved! - October 12, 2011
Dunbar H.S. Young Scientists in Training Program - October 2, 2011
THE FLU SEASON, THE FLU SHOT, AND YOU! - September 23, 2011
Celebrating 100 Years Teaching Excellence in Medical Illustration - September 19, 2011
On the Horizon – Mass Spec Testing for Pain Medication and Drugs of Abuse - September 9, 2011
HIV Prevention Trials Network - September 2, 2011
The Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation and its Role in Clinical Proteomics in Pathology - August 19, 2011
The Epic Electronic Medical Record System for Johns Hopkins Medicine - August 15, 2011
Learning about Saudi Arabia and Uganda - August 5, 2011
The Cancer Awareness Seminar - July 29, 2011
Our New Glucose Meters Are Finally Here! - July 22, 2011
Introducing the Johns Hopkins Pathology Residents! - July 15, 2011
Several Reflections of Our LIS Implementation at Suburban Hospital - June 24, 2011
The Arterial Blood Gas Team at Bayview - June 17, 2011
The 111th Annual American Society for Microbiology Meeting - June 15, 2011
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts! - May 20, 2011
ASCP Workshops - May 13, 2011
Lab Week Tea Party - May 6, 2011
Have You Ever Wondered What Goes On in Flow Cytometry? - April 29, 2011
What’s Hot in Johns Hopkins Pathology? - April 22, 2011
Planting the Seeds to Go Green: The New Green Histology - April 8, 2011
How Our COAG Lab Helps with Heparin Therapy Monitoring - April 1, 2011
SCC SOFT Super Users Training Feedback - March 25, 2011
Microbiology Lab Celebrates Black History Month - March 18, 2011
100th USCAP Meeting - March 13, 2011
Happy Helpers for the Homeless - March 3, 2011
Pathology Neuropathology Division - February 25, 2011
Surgical Neuropathology Consultation Service - February 11, 2011
Five Pathology Employees Share Their "Path" to Better Health Through Exercise! - February 7, 2011
WELLNET: A JHH/JHHS Program for the Wellbeing & Health of its Employees - January 24, 2011
The Evolution of the Cytotechnologist - January 14, 2011
Important Lab Safety Updates - January 6, 2011
PathLAN – The Network that Helps Everyone - December 23, 2010
Blood Donors Needed for Children with Sickle Cell Disease - December 17, 2010
An Honest Look and Heartfelt Plea about the United Way - November 19, 2010
Fun Fest a Success! - November 12, 2010
Busulfan Testing at Johns Hopkins - November 4, 2010
Suburban Hospital Laboratories - October 29, 2010
Breast Cancer and Predictive Biomarkers - October 22, 2010
Pathology Diversity Committee - October 15, 2010
The Specialist in Blood Bank (SBB) Technology Program - October 8, 2010
Importance of the Flu Shot - October 1, 2010
Pathology Employee Appreciation Event - September 17, 2010
Good Clinical Laboratory Practice - September 10, 2010
The Cytokine Laboratory - September 3, 2010
Pathology Core Lab Goes Green - August 27, 2010
Core Lab & Path Administration Attend AACC - August 12, 2010
Time Management Tips - August 6, 2010
Johns Hopkins Pathology Replaces Core Lab Chemistry Instrumentation - July 30, 2010
January 2012 and Counting - July 23, 2010
Improving Patient Safety through Communication - July 16, 2010
Successfully Reducing Plasma Wastage in a Large Transfusion Service - July 9, 2010
Improving Patient Safety by Reducing Errors in Transfusion Medicine - July 1, 2010
Decline in Blood Culture Contamination among the Adult Population at JHMI - June 25, 2010
Prospective Review Improves Compliance as Best Practice for Blood Component Transfusion – the Howard County General Hospital Findings - June 17, 2010
Patient Satisfaction with Phlebotomy - June 11, 2010
Learning About the Education Coordinators in Pathology - June 3, 2010
American Society of Clinical Pathologists Workshops - June 1, 2010
Tissue Microarrays at Johns Hopkins - May 21, 2010
Building Histology Capacity for Research in Rural Uganda - May 14, 2010
Surgical Pathology Consult Service - April 30, 2010
New Healthy Living Center in Highlandtown - April 23, 2010
Reflections over the Past Year as We Enter National Laboratory Week: A Message to Johns Hopkins Pathology Department Employees - April 16, 2010
Pathology Customer Service - March 25, 2010
Hopkins Pathology: >1000 Employees Plus >40 Fourth Graders! - March 18, 2010
Autovalidation for Patient Test Results in Chemistry – What it Means for the Patients and the Staff - March 12, 2010
Histotechnology Professionals Day – March 10, 2010 - March 5, 2010
Photography, Digital Imaging & Computer Graphics Laboratory - February 25, 2010
The Blizzards of 2010 - February 18, 2010
Laboratory Services and Compliance in Billing - February 12, 2010
The Diagnostic Detectives of the Future - February 4, 2010
Why I Became a Pathologist - January 28, 2010
Keeping Track of Blogs - January 21, 2010
The New Prenatal Cytogenetics Lab - January 14, 2010
2010 Ushers in Changes to Clostridium difficile Testing - January 8, 2010
Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory - December 17, 2009
The Johns Hopkins Pathobiology Graduate Program - December 10, 2009
Q&A: Digital Slide Scanning Services - December 4, 2009
Helping Make Dreams Come True! - November 26, 2009
Achieving Patient Satisfaction through Point-of-Care Testing - November 20, 2009
Meet the Pathology Residents! - November 12, 2009
Helping Through the United Way - November 5, 2009
Pathology Helps the Homeless - October 30, 2009
Achoooo, Achoooooo! I Think I Have Swine Flu! - October 22, 2009
Diversity Awareness Week in Pathology - October 15, 2009
Being an Apheresis Volunteer Platelet Donor - October 8, 2009
Upgrading the Differential … CellaVision DM96 - October 1, 2009
Summarizing the CAP Inspection at Johns Hopkins Medical Laboratories - September 25, 2009
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Specialist in Blood Banking Program - September 17, 2009
SMILE-ing in Brazil! - September 11, 2009
On the Subject of Blogs - September 4, 2009
What's Under All the Construction Dust? - August 27, 2009
The Legacy of the Pap "Smear" and What Came Next - August 20, 2009
Siemens Dimension Vista - August 13, 2009
The Platelet Transfusion Service of HATS - August 6, 2009
Transitioning to a New Laboratory Accreditation - July 31, 2009
Lab Renovations at Howard County General Moving Right Along! - July 24, 2009
How to Keep Your PC Safe - July 16, 2009
Navigating Family & Medical Leave - July 10, 2009
What is ISBT 128? - July 2, 2009
Financial Forecast – Showers and Storms with Occasional Sunshine - June 25, 2009
"Just Add Water" – Lab Outreach Continues to Grow and Grow: The New Medical Pavilion at Howard County - June 19, 2009
New Autopsy Suite - June 12, 2009
Believe in Change * - June 5, 2009
Let the Sunshine In – The ABC's of Vitamin D - May 29, 2009
SMILE 2009 - May 22, 2009
Microwave Processing in the Histology Lab - May 15, 2009
Will CareFusion® Eliminate the Confusion? - May 8, 2009
Customer Service is Key to a World Class Phlebotomy Team - May 1, 2009
Going Green in Pathology! - April 24, 2009
Welcome to Pathology's Blog - April 17, 2009