David Roth

“I was looking for a specialty that would lend itself to biomedical research with a focus on pathogenesis of human disease,” says David of his choice to enter pathology. Though he started as a musician, David rose quickly through the ranks after discovering a love of molecular biology. Currently the Simon Flexner Professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, he was recently also named director of the institute’s Precision Medicine Program.

Part of the Power List 2015

Who are the most influential laboratory medicine professionals?
That’s the question we posed to ourselves – and then to you – over two months ago, ahead of open nominations and a painstaking judging process. Here, without further ado, we celebrate the answer.

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