Ranjitha Veerappan, MBBS, and Dan Klink, MD, both fellows in the Department of Pathology, presented last week's grand rounds lecture for faculty, residents and staff.

Dr. Veerappan's topic, "Cystic fibrosis: A paradigm for molecular based screening methods," is highlighted in the following educational objectives:

• Understand the pathophysiology of CFTR mutations.
• Understand the reason for offering prenatal screening and issues related to reporting.
• Understand issues related to choosing number of mutations to be included in a screening panel for cystic fibrosis.

abstract of Dr. Veerappan's presentation (flash file)

Dr. Klink's topic, "Soft Tissue Cytopathology at VCU," accentuated these educational objectives:

• Review the soft tissue cytopathology experience at VCU.
• Discuss an algorithm for diagnosis of soft tissue cytopathology cases.

abstract of Dr. Klink's presentation (flash file)

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