Paul Joseph
MSc
Paul Joseph is a Senior Field Applications Specialist for Epredia, focused on digital pathology solutions. His interest in digital pathology and biological imaging began during his master’s degree at the University of Florida and continued into his research career while at the Esophageal and Lung Institute (Allegheny Health Network), Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Type 1 Diabetes (nPOD, University of Florida), and the University of Pittsburgh’s Translational Neuroscience Program (UPMC). He is committed to delivering high quality imaging solutions and loves collaborating with researchers across diverse disciplines within the biological sciences.
Amanda Katsma
MS
Amanda Katsma grew up in the laboratory, starting as a phlebotomist, becoming an MT, and then working as a pathologists' assistant since 2009. Amanda has traveled as a PA experiencing many different labs and techniques, and in 2018 began working with industry to develop improved pathology inks and other devices for histology. Amanda has recently started her PhD in Clinical Research at the University of Jamestown where she is studying surgical pathology specimen processing, workflow, and quality.
AnnaStacia Penrod
PhDc, MBA, BS, HTL (ASCP)cm
AnnaStacia is currently a Senior Account Executive with Epredia. Prior to joining Epredia she was Histology Lab Supervisor with Quest Diagnostic and a Histology Lab Supervisor with Mercy Medical Center. She holds an MBA in Business Intelligence and is currently a Doctor of Philosophy candidate, in Organizational Psychology. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University in Animal Science and was awarded her HTL in 2014. She has several professional awards, including the NSH Leadership in Management Award and the NSH Patient Safety Award. Along with histology certification, she has a bronze level LEAN certification. Beyond working and school, AnnaStacia enjoys serving as the NSH Audit Committee chair, Missouri Society for Histotechnology Vice-President, and editing with the JOH. In her free time, she enjoys creating fun art and hosting dinner parties and has been known to combine them with histology meetings. Her current passion is enhancing laboratory culture through improving communication and resources and understanding why we do things.
Rachel Rosenblum
Sr. Marketing Manager
Rachel has over 13 years of experience in the biotech industry. She is a Marketing manager for Epredia with portfolios that include microscope slides and coverglass, slide and cassette labeling equipment along with other histology consumables and instrumentation. She also has expertise in precision medicine, chemiluminescence, data management software and cybersecurity for instrument platforms.
Yongfu Wang
PhD
Yongfu Wang earned his Ph.D degree in Zoology from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Following a postdoctoral training at the University of Kansas, he moved onto an Assistant Research Professor position and continued to build his credentials in studying brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. After he switched his career into histology in 2015 by joining the core lab of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Dr. Wang interested in developing the latest and emerging hisotechnologies that may benefit both basic and clinical researches. By implementing those technologies, he focuses on microscopically identifying and understanding molecular structures of cells, tissues, and organs in multiple organisms during development, regeneration and disease status His research work has been published in a broad spectrum of scientific journals including Nature Protocols, Nature Communications, PNAS, Diabetes, Journal of Neuroscience, British Journal of Pharmacology, Cell, and Cell research. Dr. Wang also served as Editor for JOH and a Guest Associate Editor for the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
