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President, European Society of Digital and Integrative Pathology, Vice-Chairman at EMPAIA International Association, Chair WG Digital Pathology at German Society of Pathology, Board Member at Asian Society of Digital Pathology, Senior Group Leader at University Clinic of RWTH Aachen, Germany, and Head Digital Pathology Research, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Intro to pathology? The fundamental importance of tissue based medicine for patient care, its large variety of medical questions, and its emerging status with respect to digital and computational pathology.

Missing from the diagnostic toolbox? Integrated multimodal computational diagnostic tools.

Dream lab? This lab would bring together pathologists, computer scientists, lab technicians, and biologists to work on patient care using a seamlessly integrated multi vendor toolset – based on open international standards and enabling a complete digital workflow that utilizes multimodal data. At the same time, the lab can use routine data for collaborative research across multiple centers and countries, all while adhering to legal and ethical standards.