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Chair's Message: As an investigative discipline, pathology researchers identify the origins of disease and contribute to strategies for its treatment.  As a medical discipline, pathologists engage in patient care as consultants and innovators for biochemical, molecular, and cell biology tests that guide diagnostic and treatment choices. Read more »

Clinical Services

Clinical Services

Clinical Genomics Symposium
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When: January 27, 2012
Where: UCLA, NRB Auditorium
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Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD
 

Wayne Grody, MD, PhD
Strategies to Combat Atherosclerosis

Peter Tontonoz, M.D., Ph.D., is working to understand how lipids regulate cellular physiology and influence the development of metabolic disease.  His work has uncovered fundamental mechanisms involved in the control of cholesterol homeostasis and helped to define new connections between lipids, their metabolism and immune responses.  Read more »..

 

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Grody Pioneers DNA-based Testing.

One of the first facilities of its kind, the UCLA Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Laboratory has pioneered applications of diagnostic DNA-based testing for a wide variety of genetic and neoplastic diseases as well as DNA fingerprint analysis.  In addition, the laboratory has emerged as a leader in the development of quality assurance and ethical guidelines for molecular genetic testing.  Read more » 
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