The Education Committee established the Timely Topics Lecture in 1982 at the suggestion of Dr. Nathan Kaufman. It was initially conceived as a lecture by a prominent individual in the field of pathology to address a “timely topic” but has evolved into a sophisticated presentation, generally by a clinician or researcher, whose integrated relationship with pathology moves the discipline forward with contemporary ideas, innovative methods, and futuristic technology. This lecture is regarded as an honor within the USCAP sphere.
The lecturer should be well recognized and respected within the medical community, in general, and by the pathology community; he/she should be capable of giving a lucid and erudite lecture relating to topics of contemporary interest. The lecture is presented during the Annual Meeting of the Academy.
In 1999, the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology chose to honor Dr. Kaufman by renaming this lecture the Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture. This action was taken in recognition of his distinguished service and invaluable contributions to the Academy, including: prolonged service as first full-time Secretary-Treasurer of USCAP; founding Assistant Editor of Laboratory Investigation and founding Editor of Modern Pathology; institution of the Diagnostic Pathology Course; facilitation of separate incorporation of USCAP and establishment of its Bylaws; formulation of guidelines and procedures for Companion Societies meetings; supervision of lot purchase and construction of a permanent office building for the Academy; establishment of policies and procedures for operations, objectives for educational offerings and terms of reference for the various committees.
Selection process: The Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecturer is chosen by the President-Elect and approved by the Executive Committee at its Interim Meeting.
The Academy provides:
– An honorarium in the amount of $3,000
– Complimentary registration to the Annual Meeting
Jeremy Segal, MD, PhD
2023 Nathan Kaufman Timely Topics Lecture
Jeremy Segal, MD, PhD is the director of Molecular and Cytogenetic Pathology and Associate Professor of Pathology at The University of Chicago. He completed his MD and PhD at Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University in New York City as part of the Tri-Institutional MD/PhD program. After graduating, he stayed at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center for Anatomic Pathology residency training, and then moved to the University of Pennsylvania for fellowship training in Molecular Genetic Pathology. After fellowship, he served as an Instructor in Clinical Investigation at Rockefeller University and as the Director of Clinical Development and Policy for the New York Genome Center before joining the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2013 to spearhead the development of their next generation sequencing (NGS) personalized oncology diagnostics program. At UChicago, Dr. Segal is focused on the clinical development and implementation of advanced genomic testing methodologies to help diagnose and manage patients with solid tumors and hematological malignancies. He is also a Co-Founder of the Genomics Organization for Academic Laboratories (GOAL), a consortium effort dedicated to the advancement of genomic testing at academic and non-profit laboratories.
Previous Honorees
2022 | Rachael Relph |
2021 | Timothy Stenzel |
2020 | Samuel H. Sternberg |
2019 | Jeroen A.W.M. van der Laak |
2018 | H. Gilbert Welch |
2017 | Daniel J. Brat |
2016 | Eric F. Glassy |
2015 | Otis W. Brawley |
2014 | Arul Chinniyan |
2013 | Christopher Crum |
2012 | Bogdan Czerniak |
2011 | Guillermo J. Teamey |
2010 | Anthony Atala |
2009 | Todd Golub |
2008 | Frank McKeon |
2007 | Steven L. Kunkel |
2006 | Tyler Jacks |
2005 | Phillip Sharp |
2004 | David H. Walker |
2003 | Irving L. Weissman |
2002 | Lance Liotta |
2001 | James Madera |
2000 | Peter M. Howley |
1999 | Anthony S. Fauci |
1998 | David Korn |
1997 | Raymond White |
1996 | Anthony Epstein |
1995 | Eric Stanbridge |
1994 | Francis Collins |
1993 | Judah Folkman |
1992 | French Anderson |
1991 | Stanley Cohen |
1990 | Philip Leder |
1989 | Jay Levy |
1988 | Cecilia Fenoglio-Preiser |
1987 | Ronald Weinstein |
1986 | James Curran |
1985 | Robert Leader |
1984 | Arthur Upton & Robert Squire |
1983 | Edwin Ewing & Thomas Spira |