Kornel L. Terplan Memorial Lecture
Kornel L. Terplan was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology for nearly thirty years (1933-1960). He guided the Department through difficult times prior to and during World War II.
His leadership was even more important in the 1950´s when there was considerable change and unprecedented growth in medical schools throughout the country.
One of the leading figures at the UB School of Medicine, Dr. Terplan was known for his energy, enthusiasm, and personal warmth.
Dr. Terplan was also an eminent scholar, most notably for his contributions to our understanding of tuberculosis.
During his retirement, Dr. Terplan continued to be productive for 25 more years pursuing his lifelong interest in neuropathology.
The Terplan Memorial Lecture Endowment
Although the Terplan family continues to provide support, we welcome much-needed contributions to continue funding this wonderful event. Gifts of $1000 or more will include you as a member of the James Platt White Society - the medical school's recognition society for its best donors.
Previous Lectures
| E. Blair Holladay, PhD ASCP Workforce Initiatives: Cultivating the Next Generation of Laboratory Professionals | 2022 |
| Alain C. Borczuk, MD COVID-19 – How Autopsy Pathology Shaped Our Understanding of a New Disease | 2021 |
| Thomas J. Fuchs, DrSc Ten Years of Computational Pathology: Is Pathology Ready for AI? | 2019 |
| Mishka Terplan, MD Dissecting the Opiod Crisis: From Drug Testing to Public Health | 2018 |
| James M. Crawford, MD, PhD Evolving American Healthcare: The Role of Clinical Laboratory 2.0 | 2017 |
| Michael Laposata, MD, PhD Medical Errors: The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US | 2016 |
| C. Bruce Alexander, MD Educating Medical Students, Trainees, and the Public in the Science and Practice of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | 2015 |
| Joel R. Rose, MD, PhD Infection and Autoimmunity | 2014 |
| John Trojanowski, MD, PhD Transmission of Pathological Alpha-synuclein and the Progression of Parkinson´s Disease | 2013 |
| Mark Rubin, MD Defining the Genomic Landscape of Prostate Cancer | 2012 |
| Guillermo Tearney, MD, PhD Endoscopic Microscopy: Bridging the Radiology-Pathology Divide | 2011 |
| Michael Becich, MD, PhD Informatics and the Future of Pathology - Making a Case for the Need for "Computational Pathologists" | 2010 |
| Nancy Nielsen, MD, PhD Health Reform: High Hopes, High Stakes, High Drama | 2009 |
| Thomas A. Bonfiglio, MD Cytopathology: Historical Perspective, Current Status, Future Outlook | 2008 |
| A. Julian Garvin, MD, PhD The History of Surgical Pathology | 2007 |
| Ann Thor, MD Markers in Breast Cancer | 2006 |
| John R. Wright, MD The Evolution of Tuberculosis — A Case for Basic Principles | 2005 |
| Thomas M. Sodeman, MD, FCAP Gazing Into the Crystal Ball; Drivers for Change | 2004 |
| Michael A Gimbrone Jr., MD Vascular Endolethium: New Insights into its Pathobiology | 2003 |
| Fred G. Silva, MD Genetics, Ethics and Ewe: A Story of the Ethics of Molecular Biology and Genetics | 2002 |
| Jeffrey S. Ross, MD From Gene to Patient: The Emergence of Targeted Therapy and Personalized Medicine in Oncology | 2001 |
| Donald L. Price, MD Alzheimer’s Disease — Lessons from a Genetic Approach | 2000 |