December 2024 Issue of The Pathologist

In this issue we ask: What needs to change to make personalized medicine more accessible? Ellen Matloff tells us why genetic counselors and pathologists should be working together to match eligible patients to targeted therapies. Meanwhile, metabolic phenotyping, coupled with informatics, represents the future of disease prevention and personalized treatments, according to Jeremy Nicholson. And, advocating for pharmacogenomic testing, the RCPA shares its recommendations for improving access, and Vicky Pratt updates us on AMP’s efforts to standardize the methodology.

Plus much more: Soufiane Z. Azdad shares his mission to update technology in the grossing room; Emily Nangano presents the case for expanding the role of pathologist’s assistants; and E. Blair Holladay encourages laboratorians to lead the way in personalized medicine.

We also learn about an innovative forensics approach employing multi-omics, a successful switch to a digitized workflow, and an ultra-rapid antibiotic susceptibility test for sepsis. And, finally, we sit down with Barbara Crothers to find out how her training as a military pathologist has shaped her career and achievements.