Yearly, ADASP honors two groundbreaking research contributions to the field of pathology.

The ADASP Poster Award Session typically occurs alongside the prestigious Stowell-Orbison Award at United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting.

Briefly, the ADASP councils screens all abstracts and then present a selection of 50-60 top ranking abstracts to the ADASP Abstract Review Subcommittee. The subcommittee selects seven surgical/cytopathology finalists, as well as three autopsy finalists. The rigorous selection process ensures that only the most innovative and impactful research makes it to the final stage.

The ADASP Poster Review Subcommittee then tours the selected finalists' posters. Engaging with the first authors, delving into the intricacies of each study, assessing not only the scientific merit but also the presentation's clarity and visual appeal. Posters are evaluated based on various criteria, including the relevance of morphology, scientific significance, methodology quality, and the presenter proficiency in explaining the relevance of the study and findings.

ADASP Autopsy Award

2025: Errors in Death Certification at a Large Metropolitan Academic Medical Centery


Christina Rebecca Shreve, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Mario A Rascon, El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner

Georgi Lukose, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Steven Salvatore, Weill Cornell Medicine

2024: Cardiac Pathological and Molecular Changes in Patients Dying Following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study

Faye Victoria C. Casimero, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2023: Comparing Characteristics of Adults Dying of Diabetic and Alcoholic Ketoacidosis


James Macpherson, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital


Jacqueline Parai, The Ottawa Hospital


Christopher Milroy, The Ottawa Hospital

2022: Establishing Vitreous Glucose and Beta-hydroxybutyrate Thresholds to Assist in the Diagnosis of Hypothermia


Tanner Mack, University of Ottawa


Jacqueline Parai, The Ottawa Hospital

Christopher Milroy, The Ottawa Hospital

ADASP Surgical Pathology Award

2025: Implementation and Impact of Digitally-Optimized Histology


Matthew J. Zunitch, University of California, San Francisco

Nikka Khorsandi, University of California, San Francisco

Vighnesh Walavalkar, University of California, San Francisco

Yunn-Yi Chen, University of California, San Francisco

Sarah E Umetsu, University of California, San Francisco

Carmina Espiritu, University of California, San Francisco

Sunny Evans, University of California, San Francisco

Zoltan G. Laszik, University of California, San Francisco

2024: Validation of Independent Prognostic Significance of Blast Count in a Large Cohort of MDS Patients
Raniah Alamri, MD, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh
2023: Delineating Invasive Mucinous Adenocarcinomas (IMA) Within the Spectrum of Pulmonary Adenocarcinomas with Mucinous Features (PAM): Refinement of Cytomorphologic Features and Correlation with Genomic Profiles

Maelle Saliba, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Michelle Garlin Politis, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital


Mahesh Mansukhani, Columbia University Medical Center


Helen Fernandes, Columbia University


Anjali Saqi, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

2022: Applied Machine Learning Based on Superpixels and the Tumoral Microenvironment is a Significant Predictor of Neoadjuvant Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Sean Hacking, Alpert Medical School of Brown University


Ayesha Siddique, Alpert Medical School of Brown University


Kamaljeet Singh, Women and Infants Hospital
Ross

Taliano, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
Evgeny Yakirevich, Rhode Island Hospital


Yihong Wang, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital