March 24 - 30, 2007 Manchester Grand Hyatt and the San Diego Convention Center San Diego, California SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SUMMARY Saturday, March 24 Evening Companion Meetings American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists College of American Pathologists Endocrine Pathology Society International Society of Urological Pathology North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Pulmonary Pathology Society Sunday, March 25 Morning Companion Meetings Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathologists Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society Renal Pathology Society Society for Cardiovascular Pathology Society for Ultrastructural Pathology Afternoon Companion Meetings American Society of Dermatopathology American Society of Investigative Pathology Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society International Society of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology International Society of Gynecological Pathologists Paleopathology Club Society for Hematopathology History of Pathology Society Evening Companion Meetings American Society for Clinical Pathology Association for Molecular Pathology International Society of Breast Pathology Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM   Gastrointestinal Pathology  —  Joel Greenson Housestaff  —  Christina Isacson & John Goldblum Pediatric Pathology  —  Cheryl Coffin Pulmonary Pathology  —  Andrew Churg Renal Pathology  —  Robert Colvin Monday March 26 Proffered Papers   Poster Sessions   Technical Exhibits   Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture Inflammatory Keys to Chronic Disease - Steven L. Kunkel   Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM   Dermatopathology  —  Bruce Smoller Gynecologic Pathology  —  Christopher P. Crum Infectious Disease Pathology  —  Gary Procop Liver Pathology  —  Elizabeth Brunt Tuesday March 27 Proffered Papers   Poster Sessions   Technical Exhibits   Special Course: Advanced Molecular Pathology   Course Director: Frederic G. Barr   Business Meeting and Awards Presentations   Castleman AwardYoung Investigator Award Stowell-Orbison Awards, Autopsy and Surgical Pathology Awards for Pathologists-in-Training   F.K. Mostofi Award - Dr. Victor Reuter   Distinguished Pathologist Award - Dr. Peter Burger   President's Award - James P. Crimmins   Maude Abbott Lecture C Cell Lesions of the Thyroid: From Discovery to Molecular Biology - Virginia A. LiVolsi   Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM   Forensic Pathology  —  Glenn Wagner for Kim A. Collins Neuropathology  —  Gregory N. Fuller Surgical Pathology  —  Christopher Fletcher Wednesday March 28 Long Course: Surgical Pathology of Targeted Therapies   Directors: Marc Ladanyi & Allen Gown   Short Courses   Poster Sessions   Technical Exhibits   Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM   Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology  —  Brian Rubin Cardiovascular Pathology  —  Allen Burke Genitourinary Pathology  —  Peter Humphrey Thursday March 29 Short Courses   Special Course: Introductory Molecular Pathology   Course Directors: Julia A. Bridge and Margie A. Scott   Evening Specialty Conferences - 7:30 PM   Cytopathology  —  Mary Sidaway Hematopathology  —  Marsha Kinney Friday March 30 Short Courses Slides and case histories for each specialty conference will be posted on the USCAP website at the beginning of March. This will provide an opportunity for everyone who wishes to do so to review the slides prior to the conference. After the meeting the syllabus containing the answers and the discussion for each specialty conference will also be posted on the website. During the meeting slides and protocols will be available for study in the Microscope Room. Avoid the crowds in the microscope study room at the meeting. After March 1st you can view slides and case histories for these Specialty Conferences on the USCAP website. Technical exhibits will be on display Monday - Wednesday of the meeting.