Pathology

Graduate work in the Pathology Concentration Area includes research at the molecular and cellular level in infectious disease pathogenesis, oncology, toxicology, hematology, and immunology. Research approaches employ a wide variety of molecular, biochemical, pharmacological, and microscopic techniques, utilizing cell culture and whole organisms. Students selecting Pathology will focus on one or more of these areas.

A highly individualized curriculum of study is designed to meet the needs and interests of the student while satisfying selected requirements by the faculty. These include courses in advanced systemic histopathology, toxicologic pathology, avian pathology, and seminar courses in clinical, necropsy, and surgical pathology. Additional courses may be chosen by the student and his/her advisor from a large number of college and university offerings. An appropriate level of competence in diagnostic pathology must be demonstrated by examination before completion of the graduate program.

COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE PATHOLOGY CONCENTRATION

CBS 795 General Pathology (3 credits)

CBS 810 Seminar in Pathology (1 credit; 3 credits total for doctoral students; minimum 2 credits total for master’s students)

Pathology Participating Faculty

Name	Email	Primary Concentration	Other Concentrations	Research Emphasis
Devorah Stowe	damarks@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Population Health	Clinical Pathology Residency Coordinator
Erika Gruber	ejgruber@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Immunology	Regulation of macrophage function
Joshua Stern	jastern@ncsu.edu	Cell Biology	Pathology	The Stern laboratory studies spontaneous animal models of familial cardiac disease. Our research efforts focus on identification of causative mutations in spontaneous animal models, evaluation of cardiovascular pharmacogenetic effects and the study of novel cardiovascular therapeutics.
Kaori Sakamoto	ksakamo2@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Infectious Disease	Her research background is in tuberculosis immunology, particularly at the level of the mycobacterial-macrophage interaction. She is a pathologist with expertise in respiratory infectious diseases.
Margaret Gruen	megruen@ncsu.edu	Neuroscience	Pathology	Spontaneous Animal Disease Models, Human-Animal Interaction; Pain Management; Cognition and Ageing
Matthew Breen	Matthew_Breen@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Cell Biology	Genetics, genomics, comparative aspects of animal and human health.
Natasha Olby	njolby@ncsu.edu	Neurosciences	Cell Biology, Pathology	My laboratory focuses on neurological disease in companion dogs with areas of research encompassing aging of the nervous system and neurodegenerative disease, neuropathic pain, and spinal cord injury.
Neil McCarthy	nmccart@ncsu.edu	Cell Biology	Pathology	Dr. McCarthy's lab investigates intestinal mesenchymal function in development, health, and disease.
Panchan Sitthicharoenchai	psitthi@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Infectious Disease	Infectious Diseases in Swine
Tal Ben-Horin	tbenhor@ncsu.edu	Pathology	Infectious Diseases	Research in my lab focuses on the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in coastal marine ecosystems.
Yea Ji Jeong	yjeong5@ncsu.edu	Cell Biology	Pathology, Population Medicine	Dr. Jeong’s research focuses on creating a precision oncology platform for animal patients.