George Francis Lee
Deputy Editor, The Pathologist
Interested in how disease interacts with our world. Writing stories covering subjects like politics, society, and climate change.
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Intense Intestines
January 19, 2024
Some powerful fluorescent microscopy in this Image of the Month…
1 min read
Molecular Spectacular
January 8, 2024
A look at last year’s most interesting molecular pathology stories
1 min read
qPCR: Infectious Disease Detective
January 4, 2024
How quantitative polymerase chain reaction really hits the mark in epidemic control and ID detection
3 min read
Oldie, But a Goldie
January 2, 2024
A shining specimen of microscopy in this Image of the Month
1 min read
Rolling in the Deep (Learning)
March 10, 2022
A new machine learning model can support the differential diagnosis of tricky liver lesions
1 min read
Single Test Boosts Childhood Cancer Care
March 15, 2022
A new approach sees improved diagnosis and treatment selection for children with cancer
1 min read
Quick Hits
May 2, 2022
A speedy overview of the latest in pathology and laboratory medicine research
1 min read
The Where and the How
May 10, 2022
For the first time, researchers have simultaneously assessed both spatial and activation information for proteins in FFPE tissue samples
1 min read
Teamwork for COVID-19 Testing
June 24, 2022
In 2021, in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Automata worked with the University Hospital Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust to automate reverse transcript loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) testing.
3 min read
A Ray of Hope Against Aggressive Cancers
June 27, 2022
A new method of analyzing FFPE tissues for telomerase activity could be used in aggressive cancer diagnostics
2 min read
Intrigued by Biology, Fascinated by Death
July 15, 2022
Sitting Down With… Carla Valentine, museum curator and author based at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK
8 min read
Finding Markers For Liver Cancer
July 4, 2022
A new tsRNA marker might just turn the tide for liver cancer patient outcomes
2 min read
Mapping an Uncharted World
July 6, 2022
Exploring the uncharted structures of tumor’s ecosystem may lead to places unknown
2 min read
Pathology: What’s In the News?
July 13, 2022
A speedy summary of the latest in pathology news – including single-cell sequencing for lupus, tear film biomarker diagnostics, and more
1 min read
Does Your Blood Know You Have Cancer?
July 25, 2022
Detection and monitoring are crucial for melanoma outcomes – could a blood test revolutionize both?
2 min read
Where the Strange Specimens Sleep
August 26, 2022
Barts Pathology Museum is home to Holmes and Watson, the skull of the man who killed a Prime Minister, and a treasure trove of centuries-old pathological specimens. George Lee interviews curator Carla Valentine to find out more.
5 min read
A Pan-Cancer Panopticon
August 30, 2022
Studies into pan-cancer omics are constantly pointing a spotlight on every potential avenue for better patient outcomes
2 min read
Diagnosis: Uncert(AI)n
September 6, 2022
The old phrase “garbage in, garbage out” still rings true
1 min read
Renal Revelations: The Genetics of Kidneys
September 12, 2022
How do we keep the kidneys doing their job?
2 min read
The Robot May See You Now
October 10, 2022
It’s time to stop and think about the ethics of artificial intelligence
11 min read
Fending Off the AI Winter
October 11, 2022
Without adequate education for professionals and the public, AI risks being left out in the cold
10 min read
What’s New in Molecular Pathology?
October 12, 2022
The latest research stories across the molecular landscape
3 min read
This is Going to Get Worse: Flooding in Pakistan
October 26, 2022
Record-shattering flooding devastated Pakistan this year – but how is this affecting the spread of disease?
3 min read
Plasma Mutation Profiling
October 27, 2022
How plasma cell-free DNA testing could improve therapeutic decision-making for lung cancer
2 min read
Unraveling the Complexity of Intratumor Heterogeneity
October 31, 2022
How advances in our understanding of ITH may lay a path for clinical applications
2 min read
By Our Powers Combined…
November 4, 2022
Uniting three medical disciplines to predict non-small cell lung cancer treatment success
1 min read
The Wind of Change is Blowing
November 14, 2022
Could blowing into a tissue be a viable replacement for a nasal swab?
6 min read
The Genes of the Spectrum
November 10, 2022
How is current genetic research helping to map a fuller picture of the autism spectrum?
2 min read
Queries on Chronic Cancer
November 15, 2022
Like the progression of the disease itself, our understanding of chronic lymphocytic leukemia is slow, but steady
2 min read
Snapshot: The US Pathology Job Market
November 24, 2022
Offering a picture of the current US pathology job market in numbers
1 min read
Growth in Cancer Genetics
November 21, 2022
The world of cancer genetics is getting bigger… so we bring you the latest news and research in molecular oncology
2 min read
Faster Than a Speeding Biopsy
November 29, 2022
Multi-cancer early detection technology is allowing us to detect undiagnosed cancer earlier than ever before
1 min read
The #MedMastodon Migration
December 6, 2022
The decentralized social media site is hardly mammoth in size, but are Twitter’s denizens flocking there when faced with extinction?
5 min read
Brain Injury? There’s a Blood Test for That
December 8, 2022
Day-of-injury blood tests might be able to predict outcomes for brain trauma patients
2 min read
A Library of a Million Slides
December 12, 2022
How do we access thousands of whole-slide images quickly whilst retaining important clinical information? The answer could lie in deep learning…
2 min read
A Walk on the Hemato-Path
December 13, 2022
Take a brisk jog through some of hematopathology’s most interesting research stories – curated from this year’s American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition
3 min read
Don’t Kick the Dust: Disease in Climate Change California
December 19, 2022
A relatively obscure disease could thrive and spread in a warmer, drier United States
6 min read
Zooming in on Hematopathology
December 20, 2022
A molecular missive on research presented at the American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition 2022
3 min read
Hematopathology? Hemato-technology!
December 26, 2022
All the latest developments in tech and techniques from 2022’s American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition
3 min read
“The Leukemia You Want to Have”
December 23, 2022
Decades ago, hairy cell leukemia carried a poor prognosis – but, today, the outlook is much better
11 min read
Sequencing for Sepsis
December 27, 2022
Combining pathogen detection and patient transcriptional profiling for faster, more accurate sepsis diagnosis
2 min read
A Weather Forecast for Disease
January 2, 2023
With recent advances in tracking, data, and surveillance technology, is an infectious disease forecast system possible?
2 min read
Demystifying Diabetic Neuropathy
January 10, 2023
Nerve damage is all too common in type 2 diabetes, but can we predict whether a patient is likely to develop peripheral neuropathy?
1 min read
Small But Mighty… Molecular Pathology
January 11, 2023
Although it specializes in the very small, the field of molecular pathology is taking giant steps in research
1 min read
A New Subtype for Castleman Disease
January 18, 2023
Researchers believe that idiopathic plasmacytic lymphadenopathy warrants its own disease subgroup
2 min read
Blood Bots
January 23, 2023
By leveraging the power of AI, computers can detect leukemia in blood samples – with accuracy to match their human counterparts
3 min read
Proteomic Prognosis
January 26, 2023
How proteins, RNA, and smoking status can predict lung cancer outcomes
1 min read
Do Try This at Home: Testing Numbers
February 10, 2023
Home is where the heart is, but could at-home testing be at the heart of future diagnostics? Take a look at the numbers on patient responses to taking diagnostic tests at home.
1 min read
A Calculated Risk
February 15, 2023
How a personalized sepsis score aims to better stratify patients with acute infection
2 min read
Supercharged Hematopathology Sequencing
February 16, 2023
How are whole-genome and whole-transcriptome sequencing changing the face of hematopathology?
3 min read
Dermal (ISF) Diagnostics
March 9, 2023
Exploring the diagnostic potential and utility of dermal interstitial fluid
2 min read
Cancer Classification Clarification
March 16, 2023
How do we prevent cancer taxonomy from becoming a jumbled mix of different systems, phrases, and diagnoses?
3 min read
We Invite You to The Pathologist’s 2023 Power List!
March 17, 2023
Claim your space in The Pathologist’s storybook…
1 min read
Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnosis Down Under
March 21, 2023
Why new biomarkers are needed in the fight against Australia’s world-leading rates of skin cancer
2 min read
Tackling TKI Troubles
March 22, 2023
Does the tumor microenvironment hold the key to predicting therapy response?
2 min read
Pathology on Canvas
April 10, 2023
A curation of reader artwork on a single, uniting subject: Pathology.
1 min read
A Breath of Bad Air
April 17, 2023
How exposure to air pollution causes dormant cells to form tumors
1 min read
Brain Tumor Quiz
April 19, 2023
Are you clever enough to get full marks on our brain malignancy quiz?
1 min read
Midnight for Masks
May 3, 2023
Are face coverings effective against infection or is their time running out?
1 min read
Tips for a Sustainable Lab
May 19, 2023
We talk a lot about making the lab more sustainable, but how do you actually do it? Here’s a list of obtainable and scalable tips to lessen your laboratory’s impact.
1 min read
Small Pathology, Big News
May 23, 2023
Exploring the significant stories of the tiny world that is molecular pathology
1 min read
Meet the Scientists Who Care
June 2, 2023
The hosts of The Caring Scientist: Mission Sustainable podcast give us a peak behind the microphone
8 min read
The Great Laboratory Greenwash
June 9, 2023
Wading through the marketing sludge to sort the sustainable from the psychological
7 min read
How Germs Shaped History
June 20, 2023
We spoke to Jonathan Kennedy, author of new book Pathogenesis, about his view that disease has shaped human history for millenia
7 min read
Colistin? Colist-out
June 22, 2023
Craig MacLean talks about how antibacterials are driving resistance – even among host AMPs
6 min read
The Joy of Being Human
June 27, 2023
The Wellcome Collection’s permanent exhibition may not deepen your expertise – but it’s lively and accessible.
4 min read
Blood on the Brain
July 4, 2023
Proteins that slip into the brain through blood leakage are responsible for reversing immune cell behavior
1 min read
Sugar, AR’s Goin Down
July 17, 2023
Intestinal sialic acid is crucial for bacteria effectiveness in the gut
3 min read
Bat News: Pandemic Potential
July 21, 2023
Wild bats in China are carrying novel coronaviruses capable of binding to human ACE2 receptors
2 min read
Playing Games to Become a Better Pathologist
July 28, 2023
Can you level up your skills in the lab?
8 min read
Intentional Infection
August 14, 2023
A study that infected patients with COVID-19 spurred some controversy, but what did it reveal?
9 min read
We Made a Pathology-Themed Playlist
August 24, 2023
A list of songs to report and stain to…
1 min read
The Next Generation of NGS
August 29, 2023
We ask Garret Hampton, President of Clinical Next-generation Sequencing and Oncology at Thermo Fisher Scientific, to explore the gap between need and access when it comes to technology able to drive targeted cancer treatment
5 min read
Pathways of Expression: Pathology and Prose
September 4, 2023
From lab coats to literary notes: an interview with Kimberly Fiock
7 min read
A Diverse Set of Discoveries
September 26, 2023
How do ethnicity and race affect the mechanisms behind liver cancer?
3 min read
Catch the Story: ID News
October 3, 2023
Bringing you the latest updates in infectious disease research
2 min read
Min-maxing Microbes
September 29, 2023
Genes resistant to antibiotics are optimizing their spread through careful fine-tuning
2 min read
Match of the Year: Residency 2023 in Numbers
October 2, 2023
A look at the data on Residency Match 2023
2 min read
Head vs Heart
October 20, 2023
What are the genetic links between cardiovascular disease and schizophrenia?
2 min read
Surprising, But Expected…
October 23, 2023
What do we expect when it comes to life expectancy?
2 min read
Terror in the Lab
October 26, 2023
Seven lab-related visual treats to enjoy this Halloween
4 min read
Pathology in (Public) Pictures
November 6, 2023
A journey through disease, diagnostics, and the lab through freely available images
3 min read
Trains, Planes, and AI Tools
November 9, 2023
Some words on the magic of new AI-assisted technology
1 min read
You, Me, and Molecular P
November 10, 2023
Speaking with Chief Scientific Officer at Yourgene Health, Joanne Mason
6 min read
What’s in the News: Infectious Disease
November 13, 2023
Catching up with in infectious disease research
1 min read
Saving Our Skin: What Are the Global Rates of Skin Cancer?
November 15, 2023
How do non-melanoma skin cancers stack up against their melanoma cousins?
1 min read
A Boon for British Biomedicine?
November 16, 2023
IBMS Chief Executive David Wells gives us the low-down on the Biomedical Scientist Long Term Workforce Plan
6 min read
A Platform for All
November 20, 2023
How Access Microbiology represents a new wave of progressive publishing
3 min read
CRC Biomarkers in the Microbiome?
November 21, 2023
A new study points to bacteria in the gut for signs of colorectal cancer
2 min read
A Born (Biomedical) Leader
November 24, 2023
Sitting Down With… David Wells, Chief Executive of The Institute of Biomedical Science
9 min read
Path Chat
November 27, 2023
A conversation with a virtual pathology copilot on the practical applications of artificial intelligence
11 min read
Five Questions for an AI Pathologist
November 28, 2023
Putting an AI assistant through its pathological paces
12 min read
Understanding Autopsy in the Digital Age
November 29, 2023
We spoke with Meagan Chambers on her autopsy passion project, TheAutopsyBook.com
6 min read
Strength in Partnerships
December 1, 2023
A celebration of collaboration to mark the end of 2023
1 min read
The Story Continues To Be Written
December 5, 2023
The ever-developing tale of companion diagnostic tests in precision oncology
5 min read
When Art Comes Before Ethics in Medicine
December 7, 2023
When should a medical professional say "no"?
2 min read
Keeping it in the Family
December 11, 2023
Research establishes a new protein family with links to bacterial pathogenicity
2 min read
In Other News: Digital Pathology
December 22, 2023
A quick-fire roundup of the latest in digital pathology developments
1 min read
Pathology Pet Corner: Daphne the Australian Labradoodle
January 15, 2024
Daphne takes the stage in this entry into the Pet Corner...
1 min read
Creating Blueprints for Our Future
February 1, 2024
The road ahead is paved with planning
3 min read
An Injection of Infection
February 6, 2024
Research shines a light on the molecular “syringes” of certain bacteria
2 min read
I Test the Pains Down in Africa
February 13, 2024
How rats are helping to migrate a neglected tropical disease across West Africa – and how the labs are battling to diagnose it
13 min read
In Other News: Digital Pathology
February 16, 2024
A quick-fire roundup of the latest in digital pathology developments
2 min read
Bacteriophage Boost for TB Management
February 23, 2024
Are phage-based diagnostics the next big thing in the fight against tuberculosis?
8 min read
Molecular Explorers
February 28, 2024
Conversations with three leading specialists from the Babraham Institute
10 min read
Son of Babraham
February 29, 2024
An interview with Simon Cook, Director of the Babraham Institute
11 min read
Pathology Pet Corner: Neo the Cat
March 4, 2024
Neo takes the yellow pill in this entry of Pet Corner…
2 min read
Pathology Pet Corner: Brie the Cat
April 23, 2024
Pathologist Brie ready and reporting for duty!
1 min read
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