Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence — Health AI Lab Profile

Lab profile

About CPACE

CPACE aims to become the premier AI center in pathology and laboratory medicine, serving as the gold standard for clinical studies, innovation, education, research and ethical governance in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The center focuses on transforming medicine by using AI to detect disease earlier, more efficiently and more accurately to improve patient outcomes, while advancing the integration of AI technologies in clinical practice and research.

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01 · People

Leadership and researchers

People listed on the lab’s team pages, by role.

Hooman H. RashidiDirector · Executive Director of CPACE Ai Center, Executive Vice Chair of Computational Pathology, Professor of Pathology, Associate Dean of AI in Medicine

Ibrahim AbukhiranAssociate Director of AI Operations, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology

Mohammad K. AlexanderaniAssistant Professor of Pathology, Computational Pathology & AI Center of Excellence (CPACE)

Steven ChinnDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Oncology, Cancer Center Research Lead at CPACE

Quincy GuAssistant Professor of Pathology, Associate Director of R&D, CPACE

Matthew HannaVice Chair of Pathology Informatics, Associate Professor of Pathology

Yulder Daniel Angarita MarmolejoAssistant Professor of Pathology, Computational Pathology & AI Center of Excellence (CPACE)

Maedeh MohebnasabAssistant Professor of Pathology, Division of Molecular & Genomic Pathology

Octavia M. Peck PalmerAssociate Professor of Pathology, Division of Clinical Chemistry

Liron PantanowitzChair of the Department of Pathology, Maud L. Menten Professor of Pathology

Thomas PearceInterim Director of Image Analytics, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology

Rinda SoongAssistant Professor of Pathology, Magee-Womens Hospital Pathology

Alejandro Soto-GutierrezProfessor of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology

02 · Research intelligence

Research Intelligence evidence

Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.

Research

Publications & preprints

Functionally active lymphoid aggregates correlate with improved prognosis in brain metastases.Cancer discovery · 2026
Assessment of atypical glandular cell interpretation in Pap tests using the Hologic Genius Digital Diagnostics System.Cancer cytopathology · 2026
The Cost of Accessibility: Considerations for Adopting Microscope Camera-Derived Images for Digital and Computational Pathology.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2026

All 59 since 2024 →

Funding

Active NIH grants

Administrative CoreAlejandro Soto-Gutierrez · NCATS · FY 2026

All 1 active →

03 · Updates

Updates and lab news

News and events from the lab’s own site.

Pittsburgh Google's 20th AnniversaryEventOct 12, 2026 · cpace.pitt.edu
Nebulon-GPT ReleasedAnnouncementMar 4, 2026 · cpace.pitt.edu
How Academic Pathology Programs Can Prepare for AINewsJan 28, 2026 · cpace.pitt.edu
As the work to develop AI implementation guidance continues, the CAP AI Committee and others are beginning to chart the relatively newer waters of model performance evaluation.NewsJan 20, 2026 · cpace.pitt.edu
Elsevier Celebrates a Year of Pathology Excellence – 2025 HighlightsNewsDec 22, 2025 · cpace.pitt.edu

04 · Official presence

Lab sources and channels

The lab’s own pages and accounts.

Website cpace.pitt.edu ↗Team ↗Research ↗News ↗

05 · Related

Related labs and centers

Labs at the same institution and labs working on similar topics.

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