2024
Spring Newsletter
Volume 33, Number 1

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AANP Centennial Meeting
Important Items
Exhibitors
On the Horizon
AANP Education Updates and Reminders
AANP Fall 2023 Membership Survey
AANP Membership Benefits
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
Upcoming Meetings of Interest
AANP Organization

AANP Centennial Meeting
The AANP is looking forward to the 100th Annual Meeting, which will again be a hybrid meeting! The meeting isset to occur in Olympic Valley, CA at the Everline Resort and Spa, while the virtual live-stream portion will behosted via the vendor Blue Sky eLearn.
The Centennial Meeting features a one-day Special Course focusing on “Reflecting Backward While MarchingForward”, followed by two days of scientific sessions (platform and poster) in which members present original
research, an evening Diagnostic Slide Session, and a half-day Presidential Symposium titled, "Our Local and Global
Connections in Neuropathology."
This year the AANP is pleased to offer three ancillary meetings on Wednesday, June 5. Registrants for the 100th
Annual Meeting are eligible to register and attend one meeting in person as the meetings occur concurrently.
There is no additional fee to register for an ancillary meeting. Please note that two of the meetings haveattendance caps due to room capacity. The meetings will NOT be live streamed; however, recordings of the audio
and slides will be made available to all registered attendees following the 100th Annual Meeting and will beavailable through August 31, 2024.
How to Integrate Genomic DNA Methylation Profiling into Neuropathology Symposium
June 5, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT. The Course Directors are Craig Horbinski, MD and Kristyn Galbraith,
MD. This activity is accredited for continuing medical education (CME) credit. This activity is only offered inperson, on-site in Olympic Valley, CA. On-site attendance is not capped.
Forensic Neuropathology SymposiumJune 5, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT. The Course Directors are R. Ross Reichard, MD and Rebecca D.
Folkerth, MD. This activity is accredited for continuing medical education (CME) credit. This activity is limited to50 registrants and is only offered in-person, on-site in Olympic Valley, CA.
Education in Neuropathology – History, Best Practices, and Innovations Symposium
June 5, 2024, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT. The Course Directors are Maria Martinez-Lage, MD and SuzannePowell, MD. This activity is accredited for continuing medical education (CME) credit. This activity is limited to 50
registrants and is only offered in-person, on-site in Olympic Valley, CA.
Additionally, as part of the abstract submission process, submitters had the opportunity to apply for travel awards
offered by the AANP. The AANP is pleased to fund the following awards to attend this year’s Annual Meeting
which will be awarded based on abstract submissions:Up to 4 – ISN Travel Awards
3 – $1,000 AANP Trainee Travel Awards
3 – $1,000 Richard Davis Trainee Travel Awards
15 – $500 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Trainee Travel Awards
15 – $500 Trainee Travel Awards

The AANP will continue to update membership and meeting registrants as we plan the meeting, both via official
communications and through the AANP website at www.neuropath.org.
We look forward to a successful hybrid Centennial Meeting!

Countdown to 100th Annual Meeting: 58 Days

Important Items
RemindersRegistration for the 100th Annual Meeting

Member of AANP: $700.00
Senior: $650.00
Non-Member: $750.00
Trainee (e.g. post-doc, fellow): $500.00
Mark Your Calendars!
 101st Annual Meeting: June 19-22, 2025: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
 102nd Annual Meeting: June 4-7, 2026: Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MDExhibitors
At the time of this newsletter publication, the AANP has secured four exhibitors for this year’s Annual Meeting.
During the meeting, please plan to set aside time to visit the Exhibit Hall, both virtually and in-person, to discuss
product(s) and/or service(s). We give our sincerest “thanks” to each of these supporters, as they each help inadvancing the neuropathology profession through the support of the meeting.

Exhibitors:
 Caris Life Sciences
 Elsevier, Inc.
 The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
 ZEISSIf you have suggestions for exhibitors/sponsors that you would like to see at the Annual Meetings, pleasecontact aanp@aoeconsulting.com.

On the Horizon
65th Diagnostic Slide Session
Don’t miss out on the 65th Diagnostic Slide Session (DSS) at this year’s Annual Meeting! This year 11 cases will bepresented on Saturday, June 8th, at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists inOlympic Valley, CA. In early May 2024, whole slide images (scanned at x40) and protocols will be placed on theDSS website.
New Resources for AANP Members
The Education and Website Committees collaborated to create a list of recurring and one-time educational
opportunities from which AANP Members can access virtual education on topics relevant to their practice andeducational needs. Click here to access: https://aanp.memberclicks.net/educational-opportunities (log-inrequired).
Moving forward if you would like to receive monthly educational opportunities notifications, please subscribe tothe “Educational Opportunities” topic within the Neuropathology Community Forum:
https://aanp.memberclicks.net/neuropathology-community-forum. The forum is accessible from the“Education” menu on the AANP website once you log-in. Click the “Educational Opportunities” topic and thenclick “Subscribe.”
USCAP Co-Branded Course
The AANP collaborated with the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology on its second Co-BrandedInteractive Microscopy Course. The course, Updates of the WHO Classification of Brain and Pituitary Tumors, willoccur May 15 – 17, 2024 at the USCAP Interactive Learning Center in Palm Springs, CA.
The detailed course agenda is located here.
For more information and to register click here.

AANP Education Updates and Reminders
AANP Teaching Rounds
The American Association of Neuropathologists is proud to offer Teaching Rounds, a monthly, regularly scheduled
series to occur the fourth week each month, alternating between Monday and Wednesday. The series occurs
from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Eastern Time. For more information visit www.neuropath.org/teaching-rounds
To register for this series, please go to https://aanp.memberclicks.net/2024teachingrounds#!/ The cost is asfollows: AANP Members: Free of charge; registration still required Non-Members: $100.00/year
 Trainee (Non-Member): $5.00/year2024 Schedule
DatePresenter

Topic

Wednesday, April 24th

Vanessa Smith, MD

Brain Cutting

Monday, May 20th

Hunter Cai, MD

Crafting a Meaningful Muscle Pathology Report –Dermatomyositis and its Mimickers

Wednesday, June 26th

Angelica Oviedo, MD

How to Write a Case Report

Monday, July 22ndJose Otero, MD, PhD

Digital Pathology

Wednesday, August 28th

Aivi Nguyen, MD

Neurodegeneration Cases

Monday, September 23rd

Rebcca Folkerth, MD

Brain Swelling and Patterns of Herniation

Wednesday, October 23rd

Melike Pekmezci, MD

Molecular Tumor Syndromes

Monday, November 25th

Sandra Camelo-Piragua,
MD

Intraoperative Neuropathology

Wednesday, December
11thRebecca Folkerth, MD

Autopsy Genotype/Phenotype Correlations inEpilepsy

Please note: Registration is capped at 445 attendees due to platform capacity.

AANP Fall 2023 Membership Survey
The AANP Fall 2023 Membership Survey, conducted between mid-October through late November of 2023, wascompleted by 118 AANP members. Responses drive AANP development of educational activities, including Annual
Meeting content, and help document professional practice gaps and subsequent areas of education need, which
is an ACCME requirement for accredited CE. The survey is NOT a test; instead, it is a tool to illuminate topics orareas for which education might be appropriate.
The primary focus of the survey is clinical assertion statements which are developed by the Education Committeeand focused on identified areas which change from year to year. This year the survey focused on the following
topic areas: Toxic/Metabolic
 Methods in Education – Residents and Medical Students
 DNA Methylation
 Cognition/Memory Formation and Related Disorders
 New or Provisional CNS5 WHO Entities
 Digital Pathology
 Artificial Intelligence
Past membership survey summaries are posted on the AANP website at www.neuropath.org/survey.

AANP Membership Benefits
The American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP) is your go-to source for the latest solutions, innovations,and trends impacting your practice. With the AANP, you’ll be more equipped to serve your patients and thepublic while building a professional network with others in the field.
Secure your AANP membership today to stay informed and gain insights into best practices that you can
implement in your practice. You will receive the following member benefits:

Ongoing AANP communication via e-mail andnewsletters, and access to the community
forum as well as access to a list ofeducational opportunities.

Free online subscription to the Journal of
Neuropathology and Experimental
Neurology for Active, Junior and Associate
Members as well as waived page charges anda reduced open access rate for all members.

Reduced registration fees for the AANP
Annual Meetings, along with AANP Teaching
Rounds.

Active members have full voting privileges,
the ability to be elected and serve as officers,
and are fully eligible and can request to serveon committees.

Not a member? Know someone who could benefit from being a member? (e.g. graduate student or neuroscientist

studying diseases that affect the nervous system, neuropathology fellow, young clinician or physician involved in research
and/or the practice of neuropathology) Visit the AANP membership webpage at https://www.neuropath.org/join for

more information.

International Society of Neuropathologists (ISN)
Did you know that by being a member of the AANP, you are automatically a member of the ISN? The ISN wasfounded to encourage the exchange of ideas and information between those societies and individuals interested
in neuropathology. The neuropathology field has become global, making the ISN an ideal platform tocommunicate and network with others worldwide. For more information about the ISN, visit their website.

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
As a member of the American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP), you can access the Journal ofNeuropathology and Experimental Neurology (JNEN) directly from the members-only area of the AANP’s
website! Follow the steps outlined below.
Accessing the JNEN via the AANP Members-Only Area:
1. Log-in to your MemberClicks profile using the “Member Login” in the top right corner of the AANPHomepage.
2. Once logged in, click “My AANP” from the blue menu bar on the far right.
3. Under your nametag, on the right, select “Access JNEN”. You will be taken directly to the JNEN webpage
with access to all content.
Please Note: If you do not access the JNEN via the AANP members-only area of the website, you will need tolog-in via the Oxford University Press website using your credentials specific to that account.
JNEN Email Alerts
1. At the bottom of the “Access JNEN’ page (see above), we encourage you to sign up for the Email alerts.
2. Register to receive table of contents Email alerts from Oxford University Press as soon as new issues ofJournal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology are published online.
3. Sign up by using “Sign in” under “Personal Account”.
Don't forget that as an AANP member, you benefit from waived page charges and a reduced open access rate
to the JNEN. Please submit your manuscripts to JNEN—remember, it is our journal.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding the JNEN, please contact Dr. Jack Lee, Editor-in-Chief at
jlee9@northshore.org.

Upcoming Meetings of Interest
Meeting
European Examination in Neuropathology
6th European Basic Course in Neuropathology
World Muscle Society (WMS) 29th Annual Congress ofthe World
Association for Molecular Pathology 2024 Annual
Meeting
13th European Congress of Neuropathology

Meeting Dates and Location
May 9-10, 2024 - Zurich, Switzerland
September 24-27, 2024 – Aachen, Germany
October 8-12, 2024 – Prague, Czechia
November 19-23, 2024 – Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada
June 11-14, 2025 – Maastricht, Netherlands

AANP Organization

American Association of Neuropathologists
8156-E S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 197
Littleton, CO 80128
Phone: (720) 372-0888
E-mail: aanp@aoeconsulting.com

Officers
President: Rebecca Folkerth, MD
President Elect: Douglas Anthony, MD, PhD
Vice President: Edward Lee, MD, PhD
Vice President Elect: Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD
Vice President for Professional Affairs: Eyas Hattab, MD
Secretary-Treasurer: Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD, MHCM
Asst. Secretary-Treasurer: Karra Jones, MD, PhD

Other Executive Council Members
Brent Harris, MD, PhD
Mark Cohen, MD
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
Maria Beatriz S. Lopes, MD, PhD
R. Ross Reichard, MD
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD
Caterina Giannini, MD, PhD

Committee Chairs
Awards: Veena Rajaram, MD
Constitution: Sonika Dahiya, MD
Education: Karra Jones, MD, PhD
Finance & Investment: Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD, MHCM
Membership: John DeWitt, MD, PhD
NP Fellowship Program Directors: Bret Mobley, MD
Nominating: Eric Huang, MD, PhD
Professional Affairs: Eyas Hattab, MD
Program: Andrew Teich, MD, PhD
Website: Michael Punsoni, MD

Councilors to the International
Society of Neuropathology
Caterina Giannini, MD, PhD
Elisabeth Rushing, MD
Murat Gokden, MD
Sonika Dahiya, MD
Malak Abedalthagafi, MBBS

Official Journal
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
John (Jack) Lee, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Eileen S. Healy, Managing Editor
E-mail: jnen@pathology.wisc.edu

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