API - The Association for Pathology Informatics

06/17/2026

It's time to renew your API Membership! It's also the PERFECT time to join if you're not already a member!

Here's how API membership can pay for itself:
✅ Members save up to $300 on API Summit Registration*
✅ Members save up to $100 on Inside the Digital Lab Registration*
✅ Free access to professional development & engaging programs like PI Bootcamp & mentoring sessions at API Summit
✅ Membership supports efforts that advance the field of pathology informatics through ongoing free educational events, career support, & informative Meetup Monday sessions like Journal Club, Fireside Chats, & Webinars
✅ Members get access to the API LISTSERV and Members-Only archives, an invaluable resource!
✅ Members get 30% off publishing fees with the Journal of Pathology Informatics
✅ Stay connected with peers and enjoy members only content on API's PATHbytes app!

Sign in or Sign up here:
https://lnkd.in/ezVTmTk3

*savings based on 2026 Individual Membership discounts, subject to change

06/15/2026

The API event calendar is filling up! We hope you will join us for our summer webinar series!

06/08/2026

TODAY AT 6PM EDT (3PM Pacific). Join us for this free event. Details and registration below:

LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY! Join us Monday June 8th from 6:00-6:40PM EDT for the next installment of MENTORING MONDAY! This month Dr. Hooman Rashidi, Associate Dean of AI in Medicine, Professor & Endowed Chair of Lombardi-Shinozuka Experimental Pathology Research at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Executive Vice Chair of Computational Pathology & Informatics Division at UPMC, Executive Director of CPACE (Computational Pathology & AI Center of Excellence), will take your questions with discussion moderated by Dr. Rak Tyagi, UCLA Health. This event is free however, pre-registration is required: https://lnkd.in/gJXJ6cfB

06/03/2026

ATTENTION API MEMBERS: API is seeking engaged and enthusiastic members to serve on API Committees & the API Trainee Subcommittee.

Serving on an API committee is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the field of pathology informatics, collaborate with peers, and help shape the future of the association.

General Committee Information
Each committee includes a minimum of six members serving two-year terms, including two co-chairs. Terms typically run from July 1 through June 30, and members may serve multiple terms in accordance with API bylaws.

We are accepting applications for the following API Committees:
Program Committee
API Summit Planning Committee
Training and Education Committee
Publications Committee
Technology Standards and Innovation Committee
Membership Committee
Inside the Digital Lab (IDL) Workshop Planning Committee
Eligibility is open to all API members in good standing.

Trainee Subcommittee
API is also seeking trainee members to serve on the Trainee Subcommittee, which reports to the Training & Education Committee.
This group plays a key role in:
Enhancing trainee engagement (including social media initiatives)
Providing input on educational programming
Planning trainee-focused networking events (virtual and in-person)
Creating opportunities for trainees to present their work
The subcommittee consists of six members serving two-year terms, including two co-chairs.
Eligibility includes:
Residents in ACGME-accredited programs
Fellows in pathology informatics, clinical informatics, or related fields
Master’s, pre-doctoral, and post-doctoral students
This is a valuable opportunity for trainees to get involved in API and build a foundation in pathology informatics.

Application Details
We are accepting applications through 5PM EDT June 12, 2026.
API Committee Application: https://lnkd.in/gzBZUwFd
Trainee Subcommittee Application: https://lnkd.in/g7shZ2_X
Committee Co-Chairs will review applications, and applicants will be notified of placement decisions by June 26, 2026.

Commitment to Inclusion
API welcomes all applicants and is committed to inclusive participation. Applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion.

If you have any questions, please contact Nova Smith at [email protected]

06/02/2026

LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY! Join us Monday June 8th from 6:00-6:40PM EDT for the next installment of MENTORING MONDAY! This month Dr. Hooman Rashidi, Associate Dean of AI in Medicine, Professor & Endowed Chair of Lombardi-Shinozuka Experimental Pathology Research at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Executive Vice Chair of Computational Pathology & Informatics Division at UPMC, Executive Director of CPACE (Computational Pathology & AI Center of Excellence), will take your questions with discussion moderated by Dr. Rak Tyagi, UCLA Health. This event is free however, pre-registration is required: https://lnkd.in/gJXJ6cfB

06/01/2026

NEW MONTH...NEW WEBINAR! Mark your calendar and join us Thursday, June 25th at 12PM EDT for "Defining Agentic AI and Understanding the Technology" with Dr. Jana Lipkova, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, with Dr. Nick Spies, Medical Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Chemistry
Assistant Professor (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine
ARUP Laboratories, serving as event moderator.

This event is free however, pre-registration is required. Sign up today:
https://lnkd.in/gVH4TzcC

05/27/2026

FINAL REMINDER! API Summit '26 Attendees must apply for CME credit by 5PM EDT, Thursday May 28th. Details can be found here:

https://lnkd.in/gsNjXvsF

05/27/2026

ATTENTION API MEMBERS: API is seeking engaged and enthusiastic members to serve on API Committees & the API Trainee Subcommittee.

Serving on an API committee is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the field of pathology informatics, collaborate with peers, and help shape the future of the association.

General Committee Information
Each committee includes a minimum of six members serving two-year terms, including two co-chairs. Terms typically run from July 1 through June 30, and members may serve multiple terms in accordance with API bylaws.

We are accepting applications for the following API Committees:
Program Committee
API Summit Planning Committee
Training and Education Committee
Publications Committee
Technology Standards and Innovation Committee
Membership Committee
Inside the Digital Lab (IDL) Workshop Planning Committee
Eligibility is open to all API members in good standing.

Trainee Subcommittee
API is also seeking trainee members to serve on the Trainee Subcommittee, which reports to the Training & Education Committee.
This group plays a key role in:
Enhancing trainee engagement (including social media initiatives)
Providing input on educational programming
Planning trainee-focused networking events (virtual and in-person)
Creating opportunities for trainees to present their work
The subcommittee consists of six members serving two-year terms, including two co-chairs.
Eligibility includes:
Residents in ACGME-accredited programs
Fellows in pathology informatics, clinical informatics, or related fields
Master’s, pre-doctoral, and post-doctoral students
This is a valuable opportunity for trainees to get involved in API and build a foundation in pathology informatics.

Application Details
We are accepting applications through June 5, 2026.
API Committee Application: https://lnkd.in/gzBZUwFd
Trainee Subcommittee Application: https://lnkd.in/g7shZ2_X
Committee Co-Chairs will review applications, and applicants will be notified of placement decisions by June 19, 2026.

Commitment to Inclusion
API welcomes all applicants and is committed to inclusive participation. Applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or religion.

If you have any questions, please contact Nova Smith at [email protected]

05/21/2026

Congratulations to our API Summit '26 Travel Awardees!

Abdul-Warith Akinshipo, BDS, MSC, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Assam Ayad, MD, Cairo University, Egypt
Nil Kpakpo Brown, MLS, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Katharine Crawford, MD, PhD, University of Washington, USA
Parnaz Daneshpajouhnejad, MD, University of California, USA
Jose Hector Elizondo Jasso, MD, Hospital Angeles, Puebla, Mexico
Dimitri Joseph, MSC, Michigan State University, USA
Kai Miyazaki, MD, Nippon Medical School, Japan
Yoko Nakanishi, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering, USA
Bettie Yeboah, MD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Special thanks to our donors Dr. Edward C. Klatt, General Data Healthcare, Dr. Bruce Friedman, Dr. Enrique Terrazas, and Dr. Grzegorz Gurda.

Also pictured, API's Training & Education Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Srikar Chamala and Dr. Yonah Ziemba, API Summit Planning Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Ulysses Balis and Dr. Mark Tuthill, API President Lisa-Jean Clifford, David Bueling of General Data, API President-Elect Dr. Victor Brodsky, and Dr. Edward C. Klatt.