API 2014 Meeting Winners Announced

Many reports say this years’ API meeting was one of the best in recent years.  The level of scholarly activity further helps to highlight the important work and role of pathology informatics in pathology and laboratory medicine.  Congratulations to all the winners.  For additional information, links included for primary author’s email.

Imaging Informatics
Texture Analysis and Gleason Sub-Pattern Classification in Prostate Cancer Staging
Nicholas P. McCarthy, BA1, Padraig Cunningham, BE MEngSci PhD FECCAI CEng DSc1, Jim Diamond, BSc PhD2, Gillian O’Hurley, BSc MSc PhD1
1University College Dublin, Computer Science and Informatics, Dublin, Ireland
2PathXL Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland

Pathology Informatics
Data Explorer: A Tool for Data Exploration and Cohort Discovery in Massive
Multidimensional Datasets
Ameen Kazerouni, BS, Darryl Tharpe, BS, Ashish Sharma, PhD
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Laboratory Informatics
Applications of Google Glass [GLΛSSTM] in Autopsy Pathology
Muhamamad A. Syed MD (syedma2@upmc.edu)1, Jeffrey Nine MD1, Ishtiaque Ahmed BS2,
Anil V. Parwani MD PhD, MBA1, Chris Saylor MS3, Jeff McHugh BS2, Brian Kolowitz DSc2, JeffreyTaylor BS2,
George Michalopoulos MD PhD1,Liron Pantanowitz MD1
1Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2Information Services Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
3Center for Medical Innovation, University of Pittsburgh

Web-Based Applications
Evaluation and Actualization of a Pathology Department/Residency Program Website: Developing an Enhanced Educational and Informational Tool
Emilio Madrigal, DO, Mark T. Friedman, DO
Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Health System, St. Luke’s, Roosevelt, and Beth Israel Hospitals,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY