Resident Scholarly Activity
Poster Presentations
Academic Year 2025-2026
- Duzett L, “Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy Confirmation by Electron Microscopy in the Molecular Era”, SPP Conference; Philadelphia, PA October 23-25, 2025
- Duzett L, Shankar N, “When NOT to perform apheresis: LTOWB manual exchange to provide benefits with reduced risk in an infant with Intracranial Hemorrhage.”, ASFA Conference; Denver, CO April 22-24, 2026
- Revia R, "Comparison of Post-Transfusion Platelet Counts Using Low-Yield vs. Standard Platelets", AABB Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA, October 25-28, 2025
- Corey Z, Johnson M, “Molecular Characterization of Sclerosing nevi with Pseudomelanomatous Features.” The American Society of Dermatopathology conference, Baltimore, MD, November 6-9, 2025.
- Zhou X, “Genetic and Histopathologic Correlation in AUS/FLUS Thyroid Nodules: A Retrospective Analysis of 304 Cases”, USCAP Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX March 21-26, 2026.
- Ferrante J, “Don’t Sit on Those Hemorrhoids: A Unique Case of HPV-negative Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Abundant Pagetoid Spread”. ASDP Annual Meeting, November 2025.
- Shakshouk H, “A Rare Case of Collision Tumor of a Ploemorphic Dermal Sarcoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Proven by Molecular Testing”. The American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD, Nov 2025. (Oral Presentation)
- Corey, Z, “Spitz Neoplasms with BRAF Fusions Have a Striking Pattern of Neurotropism and Epithelioid-like Cell Entrapment. Resident Dual in Dermatopathology.” American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting. November 2025. (Oral Presentation)
- Corey, Z, “Clinicopathologic and Molecular Features of Biclonal Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Single-Institution Series of 7 Cases.” United States and Canada Academy of Pathology Conference 2026. March 2026.
Academic Year 2024-2025
- Johnson M, “HMGA2 Expression in Gynecologic Carcinosarcoma Provides Evidence for Epithelial Stem-Like Cell Origin and is Differentially Expressed Based on Primary Tumor Site.” United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Boston, MA, March 24, 2025.
- Johnson M, “A Rare Case of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney and Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor with Mutations in Both SMARCB1 and SMARCA4.” Society for Pediatric Pathology, Dublin, Ireland, September 12-14, 2024.
- Shankar N, “Multimodal Approach Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia”. AMP 30th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, November 22, 2024.
- Shankar N, “Implementing a Bioinformatic Filter to Mask PMS2 Exons 12-15.” Association for Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting. November 2024.
- Ferrante J, “Spatial Transcriptomics of Hippocampus from and Adult with Drug Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis (MTLE-HS) Drive by Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 (MeCP2) Inhibition”. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, December 2024.
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Shankar N, Johnson M, “Massive Aortic Dissection in the Setting of Membranous-like Glomerulopathy with Masked IgG κ Deposits.” College of American Pathologists’ Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2023.
- Shankar N, “Controlling Molecular Pathology Result Release Using Epic Rule Logic to Manage Impacts of the 21st Century Cures Act.” United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting. March 2024.
- Wyma R, Teehera K, “Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Manifesting as Burkitt Lymphoma and High-Grade Glioma.” Society for Pediatric Pathology, Mar 2024 Meeting. Baltimore, MD.
- Teehera K, “Adenomyoma of the small intestine: a rare cause of pediatric ileocolic intussusception.” SPP Fall 2023 Conference; Oct. 2023. Portland, OR.
Publications
- Theis JL, Hasadsri L, Dasari S, Theis JD, Vrana JA, Johnson M, Driscoll M, McPhail ED, & Rech KL. Enhanced analytic methodology enables postmortem diagnosis of hereditary aapoai amyloidosis. Amyloid. Published online June 12, 2025:1-3. Doi:10.1080/13506129.2025.2515938
- Johnson M, Mehrotra S. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma lacking squamous component arising in rare location: Utility ofmaml2genetic testing for diagnosis. BMJ Case Reports. Jan 21, 2025;18(1). Doi:10.1136/bcr-2024-261310
- Johnson M, Willard N, & Pan Z. (2024). Systemic alk-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma with NPM1::Tyk2 rearrangement. Journal of Hematopathology, 17(4), 265– 270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12308-024-00604-8
- Karl TA, Johnson M, Scott FI. Unanticipated Findings with Upadacitinib Therapy. Gastroenterology. August 19, 2024. Doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.013
- Tribble JT, Johnson M, Moon Y, Rajpara A, & Whitsitt J. (2024). Kaposi sarcoma in a MSM patient without HIV who was treated with upadacitinib for ulcerative colitis. JAAD Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.06.005
- Fang, J., Shankar, N., Bao, L., Haag, M., Carstens, B., & Pang, C. S. (2024). Near-tetraploidy/tetraploidy acute myeloid leukemia with clinical, pathologic and molecular characteristics. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2024.2382923
- Mestas Nuñez, M., Dulcich, G., Restrepo, C. S., Khawaja, R., Shankar, N., Restauri, N., Broncano J., Vargas, D. (2024). Congenital lung anomalies in adults. RadioGraphics, 44(9), e240017. https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.240017
- Sohn A.; Miller D.; Ribeiro E.; Shankar N.; Ali S.; Hruban R.; Baras A. A deep learning model to triage and predict adenocarcinoma on pancreas cytology whole slide imaging. Scientific Reports. 2023 Oct 2; 13(1):16517. PMID: 37783684
- Ferrante, J, Guzman, S, et al. Spatial Transcriptomics of Hippocampus from an Adult with Drug Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis (MTLE-HS) Driven by Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2 (MeCP2) Inhibition. Archives of Pathology & laboratory Medicine, 9/2024.
- Corey Z, Wiredja, D, Willard, N, Wisell, J, Raghavan, SS. Spitz Nevi with Novel BRAF Fusions: A Report of Two Cases with Striking Morphologic Features. Submitted to American Journal of Dermatopathology. Accepted for Publication December 2025
- Fanburg-Smith JC, Corey Z, Smith JD. Paravertebral Pseudoendocrine Sarcoma. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2026 Jan;43(1):150977. doi: 10.1016/j.semdp.2025.150977. Epub 2025 Dec 15. PMID: 41455220.
- Jacquot C, Di Mola M, Jacob R, Mathur G, Pacheco C, Vivero A, Corey Z, Lopez-Plaza I, Annen K. Developing a Protocol for Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Tandem With Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Pediatric Patients. J Clin Apher. 2025 Aug;40(4):e70051. doi: 10.1002/jca.70051. PMID: 40848240.
- Corey, Z, Lu, LA, Newman, S, Raghavan, SS. Violaceous Nodules on the Left Forearm of an Immunosuppressed Patient Following Heart Transplantation for Cardiac Amyloidosis. Published in Dermatopathology January 2025.
- Corey, Z, Fanburg-Smith, JC, French, CN, Walker, EA, Kamerow, HN, Cochran, EL, Flemming, DJ, Murphey, MD. Pseudoendocrine Sarcoma: A Rare New Entity with Unique Radiologic and Pathologic/Molecular Characteristics. Published in Skeletal Radiology. August 2024.
National Committee Involvement
- Johnson, CAP Digital Content Committee, 2024-2025
- Johnson, CAP Delegate, Resident Representative, University of Colorado 2023-2025
- Shankar, CAP Council on Informatics and Pathology Innovation, Junior Member, 2025-2026
- Corey, CAP Curriculum Committee, 2026-2028
- Teehera, CAP Transfusion and Cellular Therapy Committee, Junior Member, 2023-2025
- Rousselot, CAP Digital Content Committee
- Rousselot, CAP Resident Forum Executive Committee, Digital Strategy Liaison
Awards
- Laura Duzett – 2025 Resident Recruitment Award, Society for Pediatric Pathology
- McKinzie Johnson – Medical Review Auschwitz Fellowship Program 2025
- Nakul Shankar – Gary J Miller PhD Award for Outstanding Research by a Graduate Student or Resident, CU Dept of Pathology, 2025
- Xin Zhou – 2026 Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology (JASC) Physician-in-Training Award
- Zach Corey – American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP) 2026-2027 Mentorship Award
- Zach Corey - VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System Health Professions Trainees of the Month (April 2025)