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Diagnostic Detectives: Pathology in Modern Medical Practice

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Pathology is the science of the causes and effects of the disease in the body. This exhibit at the IMSS looks at the process of laboratory diagnostics as detective work, and includes a rich display of historic microscopes, calculi, and an interactive precision digital pathology platform!

Learn more about the exhibit in this video-tour, courtesy of Museum staff & the College of American Pathologists 


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    • Permanent Exhibits
      • IF/THEN® Contemporary Women in STEM
    • Upcoming
      • Nurses’ Relaxation and Renewal through the Arts
      • Conquering Heart Disease: A Physician and Surgeon’s Perspective
    • Online Exhibitions
      • Provident Hospital: A Living Legacy
      • Pain and Pain Management
    • Contemporary Art Galleries
      • Kioto Aoki: Breathe, Fibres of Papers Past
      • Zoe Beloff: Emotions Go to Work
      • Apply to Exhibit at the Museum
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      • Spring 2021: Kathleen Gallo
      • Past Artists-in-Residence
      • Apply to the Artist Residency
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Recent Posts

  • Kathleen Gallo announced as Spring 2021 Artist-in-Residence January 8, 2021
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  • Kioto Aoki announced as Fall 2020 Artist-in-Residence August 28, 2020
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  • Reflecting on my Experience as an Education Intern July 10, 2020

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