Morphology

Morphology Core supports the Center projects’ need for morphological analysis while achieving net cost effectiveness. To achieve this goal, the Core will offer centralized, high-quality, specialized services for histological analysis, localization of intracellular proteins and inflammatory cells, and morphometric analysis of histological and immunohistochemical staining.

Dr. Kanel has served as Director of Morphology since the center’s inception in 1999. After 26 years of dedicated leadership, Dr. Kanel will be stepping down to focus on teaching. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Shefali Chopra will succeed him in this role. Dr. Chopra is Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at Keck Medical Center at University of Southern California with clinical practice focused in liver and soft tissue pathology. She has been practicing in busy subspeciality settings for 15 years and has been involved in various research projects involving liver pathology in both human and animal models. She has authored more than 60 peer reviewed publications, 7 book chapters and has lectured at various regional, national and international meetings. She can evaluate H&E, picrosirius red stained and IHC liver slides for histologic evaluation of key pathologic parameters including steatosis, inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis as well as histological diagnosis and grade of primary liver tumors.