The program (a work in progress) can be viewed in the expandable sections at the bottom of this page. Session times are subject to change owing to the need to provide convenient presentation times for virtual speakers in USA and Europe / UK.

The EM Tutorial Day is designed for technical and scientific staff, and pathologists who wish to strengthen their knowledge in the field of ultrastructural pathology. The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs (RCPAQAP) and the Society for Ultrastructural Pathology (SUP) are joint convenors of the EM Tutorial Day. UltraPath XXI delves deeper into the ultrastructural aspects of various diseases with presentations by world experts. Sessions devoted to renal, neuromuscular, heart, liver, pulmonary, cornea, platelets, infectious diseases, cilia, and emerging concepts will be presented.

EM Tutorial Day (Sponsored by RCPAQAP)

RCPAQAP & SUP are Joint Convenors of the EM Tutorial Day

Monday, September 30, 2024 (9:00am – 4:30pm) (Registration opens at 8:30am)

UltraPath XXI Registration & Welcome Drinks – Opera Bar, Sydney Opera House (5:30pm – 7:30pm)

Sponsored by JEOL Australasia

UltraPath XXI Day 1

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (9:00am – 4:00pm)

Social Event – Venue To Be Advised (5:00pm – 7:00pm)

UltraPath XXI Day 2

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (9:00am – 5:00pm)

UltraPath XXI Day 3

Thursday, October 3, 2024 (9:00am – 2:30pm)

Gala Dinner – Taronga Zoo (Nura Diya & Gili Rooftop) (5:00pm – 10:00pm)

UltraPath XXI Day 4

Friday, October 4, 2024 (9:00am – 3:30pm)

Monday, 30th of September
08:30-
09:10
Check-In for Registrants Level 2, Gallery
09:10-
09:20
EM Tutorial Day - Welcome (Mr John Brealey) Level 2, Lachlan & Macquarie Rooms
09:20-
09:35
Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy (Mr John Brealey)
  • Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy J.K. Brealey1 (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
09:35-
10:00
Aspects of Quality in Diagnostic Electron Microscopy (Dr Sibel Erdogan Damgard & Ms Lisa Cummins)
10:00-
10:15
Ultrastructure of the Cell (Dr Eric Wartchow)
10:15-
10:30
3D Spatial Considerations in a 2D TEM World (Dr Eric Wartchow)
10:30-
11:00
Morning Tea & Group Photo Level 2, Gallery
11:00-
11:30
Virology Specimen Preparation Techniques & Identification of Viruses & Look-Alikes (Dr Sara Miller)
  • EM of Viruses: Specimen Prep + Virus ID & Imposters S.E. Miller1 (1Dept. of Pathology, Center for Electron Microscopy & Nanotechnology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA)
11:30-
12:00
The Ultrastructure of Lung & Liver (Dr Eric Wartchow)
12:00-
12:30
Low-kV STEM Imaging of Soft Tissues for Pathology (Dr Tzipi Cohen Hyams)
  • Low-kV STEM Imaging of Soft Tissues for Pathology T. Cohen Hyams1,2,3, B. McDonagh, M. van de Put, M.C. Killingsworth (1Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, Australia; 2South West Sydney Clinical Campuses, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia; 3Liverpool Clinical School, Western Sydney University (WSU), Sydney, Australia)
12:30-
13:30
Lunch Level 2, Gallery
13:30-
14:00
Normal Renal Ultrastructure & Common Markers of Renal Disease (Dr Bart Wagner)
  • Normal Renal Ultrastructure and Common Markers of Renal Disease B.E. Wagner1 (1Dept. Histopathology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK)
14:00-
14:30
The Ultrastructure of Muscle & Nerve (Dr Eric Wartchow)
14:30-
15:00
The Ultrastructure of Inflammatory Cells (Dr Bart Wagner)
  • The Ultrastructure of Inflammatory Cells B.E. Wagner1 (1Dept. Histopathology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK)
15:00-
15:30
Afternoon Tea Level 2, Gallery
15:30-
16:00
The Ultrastructure of Cilia (Dr Eric Wartchow)
16:00-
16:30
Storage Disorders & Electron Microscopy (Dr Eric Wartchow)
16:30-
16:45
Do Chance or Luck Have a Role in Research Findings? Personal Research Experience (Dr Soheir Mansy)
  • Do Chance or Luck Have a Role in Research Findings? Personal Research Experience S.S. Mansy1 (1Electron Microscopy Research Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Giza, Egypt.)
16:45-
17:00
Group Discussion, Closing Remarks
17:30-
19:30
UltraPath XXI - Check-In for Registrants & Welcome Drinks (Sponsored by JEOL Australasia) Opera Bar, Sydney Opera House
Tuesday, 1st of October
08:30-
09:00
Check-In for Registrants Level 2, Gallery
09:00-
09:10
UltraPath XXI Day 1 - Welcome (Mr John Brealey) Level 2, Lachlan & Macquarie Rooms
09:10-
09:40
Ultrastructure of Heart in Health and Disease (Dr Bart Wagner)
  • The Ultrastructure of Heart in Health and Disease B.E. Wagner1 (1Dept. Histopathology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK)
09:40-
10:10
Ultrastructural Changes in Genetic Cardiomyopathies (Dr Carolyn Glass)
10:10-
10:30
Sponsored Technical Presentation (JEOL Australasia Pty Ltd) (Mr Vitaly Lozbin)
10:30-
11:00
Morning Tea & Group Photo Level 2, Gallery
11:00-
11:20
Ciliary Diseases - Update on Molecular Pathology (Dr John Hicks) (chair: Dr Charles Chan)
11:20-
11:40
Ciliary Diseases - The Clinical Evaluation (Dr Lucy Morgan)
11:40-
12:00
Ciliary Diseases - Immunofluorescence-Based Workflow (Dr Ivan Canoy)
12:00-
12:30
Ciliary Diseases - Update on Ultrastructural Guidelines (Dr Eric Wartchow, Dr John Hicks, Dr Charles Chan)
12:30-
13:30
Lunch Level 2, Gallery
13:30-
13:45
Pulmonary Case Study Involving a Surfactant Abnormality (Dr John Hicks) (chair: Pulmonary Session - Dr Victor Roggli)
13:45-
14:00
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - An Unusual Case Study (Dr John Hicks)
14:00-
14:15
A Case Study of Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis (Mr John Brealey)
14:15-
14:30
Pulmonary Case Study TBA (Dr Eric Wartchow)
14:30-
15:00
Chronological Trends in Asbestos-Associated Diseases: Fiber Analysis of 1150 Cases Over Four Decades (Dr Victor Roggli)
  • Chronological Trends in Asbestos-Associated Diseases: Fiber Analysis of 1150 Cases Over Four Decades V.L. Roggli1, J.M. Carney, S. Pina-Oviedo, C.H. Glass, T.A. Sporn, E.N. Pavlisko (1Dept. of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA)
15:00-
15:30
Afternoon Tea Level 2, Gallery
15:30-
16:00
Ultrastructure of Corneal Disease: Case Vignettes (Mr John Brealey)
  • Ultrastructure of Corneal Disease: Case Vignettes J.K. Brealey1 (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
Wednesday, 2nd of October
09:00-
09:10
Announcements
09:10-
09:30
Case Presentation - Cryofibrinogen-Associated Glomerulonephritis (Dr Grace Choung) (chair: Renal Session - Dr David Howell)
  • Cryofibrinogen-Associated Glomerulonephritis H.Y.G. Choung1 (1Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA)
09:30-
10:00
Thrombotic Microangiopathy Update (Dr Anthony Chang)
  • Thrombotic Microangiopathy Update A. Chang1 (1University of Chicago Medical Center)
10:00-
10:30
Pathology of C3 Glomerulopathy: an Update and Review with Focus on Ultrastructural Evaluation (Dr Jonathan Zuckerman)
  • Pathology of C3 Glomerulopathy: an Update and Review with Focus on Ultrastructural Evaluation J.E. Zuckerman1 (1Dept. of Pathology and Lab Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles)
10:30-
11:00
Morning Tea Level 2, Gallery
11:00-
11:15
An Introduction to Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS) (Dr David Howell)
11:15-
11:45
MGRS MonGRelS (Dr David Howell)
  • MGRS MonGRelS D.N. Howell1 (1Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA)
11:45-
12:00
A Case of Lambda Light Chain Cast Nephropathy with Unusual Tubular Deposits (Mr John Brealey)
  • A Case of Lambda Light Chain Cast Nephropathy with Unusual Tubular Deposits  J.K. Brealey1 (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
12:00-
12:15
A Case of Lipoprotein Glomerulopathy? (Mr John Brealey)
  • A Case of Lipoprotein Glomerulopathy? J.K. Brealey1, A. Nguyen-Hoang (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
12:15-
12:30
A Curious Case of Podocyte Infolding Glomerulopathy (Dr Giovanna Crisi)
12:30-
13:30
Lunch Level 2, Gallery
13:30-
14:00
Ultrastructure of Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency (Dr Eric Wartchow)
14:00-
14:15
Trichodysplasia Spinulosa: A Case Report in a Paediatric Patient and Literature Review (Ms Stephanie Sampedro)
  • Trichodysplasia Spinulosa: A Case Report in a Paediatric Patient and Literature Review R. Padil, L. Zhang, A.G. Ming, R. Liu, C. Chan, R. Tsui, A. Moghimi, S. Sampedro3 (3Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology Department, NSW Health Pathology Concord Repatriation General Hospital, NSW, Australia)
14:15-
14:45
Peripheral Nerve: Myelin, Compact, Uncompact, Widely Spaced & anti-Myelin Associated Glycoprotein Neuropathy (Dr Amanda Charlton)
  • Peripheral nerve: Myelin, compact, uncompact, widely spaced and anti-Myelin Associated Glycoprotein neuropathy. A. Charlton1 (1Dept. of Histopathology, LabPlus, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand)
14:45-
15:15
Afternoon Tea Level 2, Gallery
15:15-
15:45
Electron Microscopy Publications & Mis-Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review (Dr Sara Miller)
15:45-
16:15
Rapid Electron Microscopy Protocols for the Examination of High-Consequence Viral Pathogens, Lessons Learned from Two Pandemics (Dr Jason Roberts)
  • Rapid Electron Microscopy Protocols for the Examination of High-Consequence Viral Pathogens, Lessons Learned from Two Pandemics J.E. Mumford, J.D. Druce, B.R. Thorley, J.A. Roberts1,2 (1Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 2Dept. of Infectious Diseases, the University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
16:15-
16:45
Virology of Tropical Diseases (Dr Sara Miller)
  • Equatorial Viruses Equate to Trouble! S.E. Miller1, D.F. Ferreira (1Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA)
17:30-
19:30
Sydney Harbour Sunset Cruise Circular Quay
Thursday, 3rd of October
09:00-
09:10
Announcements Level 2, Lachlan & Macquarie Rooms
09:10-
09:30
Case Presentation - Hepatic Glomerulosclerosis (Dr Jean Hou) (chair: Renal Session - Dr David Howell)
  • A Case of Hepatic Glomerulosclerosis J. Hou1 (1Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA)
09:30-
10:00
Membranous Nephropathy - New Antigens & Insights (Prof Sanjeev Sethi)
10:00-
10:30
Autoimmune Podocytopathy - More Than Just Minimal Change (Dr Astrid Weins)
  • Autoimmune Podocytopathy - More Than Just Minimal Change A. Weins1 (1Dept. of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA)
10:30-
11:00
Morning Tea Level 2, Gallery
11:00-
11:30
Recurrent & De Novo Disease in Renal Transplantation (Dr Giovanna Crisi)
11:30-
12:00
Renal Transplant Pathology: An EM Potpourri (Dr David Howell)
  • Renal Transplant Pathology: An EM Potpourri D.N. Howell1 (1Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA)
12:00-
12:30
Banff EM Working Group Update (Dr Candice Roufosse)
  • Electron Microscopy Working Group for the Banff Classification for Allograft Pathology: an Update C. Roufosse1 (1Clinical Reader in Kidney Pathology, Division of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK)
12:30-
13:30
Lunch Level 2, Gallery
13:30-
13:50
Nemaline Rods: A Robust Entity Surviving Paraffin Reprocessing in Fetal Autopsy Muscle (Dr Al Makilan)
  • Nemaline Rods: A Robust Entity Surviving Paraffin Reprocessing in Fetal Autopsy Muscle A.G. Des Los Reys Makilan1, A. Charlton (1Dept. of Histopathology, LabPlus, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand)
13:50-
14:10
An Unusual Pattern of Nemaline Myopathy (Mr John Brealey)
  • An Unusual Pattern of Nemaline Myopathy J.K. Brealey1 (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
14:10-
14:30
Fatal Disseminated Anncaliia algerae Myositis Mimicking Polymyositis in an Immunocompromised Patient (Dr Fouzia Ziad)
  • Fatal Disseminated Anncaliia algerae Myositis Mimicking Polymyositis in an Immunocompromised Patient F. Ziad1 (1Waikato Hospital, Te Whatu Ora)
14:30-
15:00
Afternoon Tea Level 2, Gallery
16:00-
16:10
For Delegates with Accommodation at Manly, Bus Departs Manly Pacific Hotel at 4pm for Taronga Zoo
17:00-
21:50
Gala Dinner (Taronga Zoo - Nura Diya & Gili Rooftop) Taronga Zoo
21:50-
22:00
Bus Departs Taronga Zoo for Manly Pacific Hotel & Manly Ferry Terminal
Friday, 4th of October
09:00-
09:10
Announcements Level 2, Lachlan & Macquarie Rooms
09:10-
09:40
A Standardised Method for the Ultrastructural Analysis of Platelet Diseases (Dr Dong Chen) (chair: Bart Wagner)
  • A Standardised Method for the Ultrastructural Analysis of Platelet Diseases D. Chen1 (1Special Coagulation Laboratory and Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)
09:40-
10:10
Diagnostic Electron Microscopy - Managing Quality (Dr Sibel Erdogan Damgard & Ms Lisa Cummins)
10:10-
10:30
Diagnostic Renal Pathology in Rural & Remote Australia - the Compelling Need for a Cost-Effective Desktop Electron Microscope (Dr Murray Killingsworth)
  • Diagnostic Renal Pathology in Rural & Remote Australia - the Compelling Need for a Cost-Effective Desktop Electron Microscope M.C. Killingsworth1,2,3,4, T. Cohen Hyams (1NSW Health Pathology; 2Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research; 3University of NSW (Sydney); 4Western Sydney university)
10:30-
11:00
Morning Tea
11:00-
11:15
A Tribute to Dr Robert Erlandson: A True Giant & Champion in Ultrastructural Pathology (Dr John Hicks)
11:15-
11:30
Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcomas that Mimic Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Benign Myofibroblastic Tumours in Children (Dr John Hicks)
11:30-
11:45
A Brain Tumour with Cilia & Microvilli (Mr John Brealey)
  • A Brain Tumour with Cilia And Microvilli J.K. Brealey1 (1Electron Microscopy Unit, Anatomical Pathology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia)
11:45-
12:00
The Role of EM Evaluation of Needle Biopsies in the Management of Renal Tumours (Dr Charles Chan)
12:00-
12:30
Detrusor Ultrastructural Study Predicts Long-Term Voiding Outcomes in Male Patients with Detrusor Underactivity Who Underwent Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP) (Dr Lewis Chan)
  • Detrusor Ultrastructural Study Predicts Long-Term Voiding Outcomes in Male Patients with Detrusor Underactivity Who Underwent Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP)  A. Chung, V. Tse, S. Brammah, S. Sampedro, L. Chan1 (1Dept. of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia)
12:30-
13:30
Lunch
13:30-
14:00
Pathogenetic Mechanisms & Personalized Therapeutic Approaches: What’s the Role of EM? (Dr Giovanna Cenacchi)
  • Pathogenetic Mechanisms & Personalized Therapeutic Approaches: What’s the Role of EM G. Cenacchi1 (1Dept. of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy)
14:00-
14:05
Poster - Electron Microscopy as a Valuable Diagnostic Tool for Uncommon Kidney Diseases: Illustrative Examples (Ms Yan Fei Ng) (chair: Amanda Charlton)
  • Electron Microscopy as a Valuable Diagnostic Tool for Uncommon Kidney Diseases: Illustrative Examples Y.F. Ng1, H.L. Low (1Dept. of Anatomical Pathology, Division of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital)
14:05-
14:10
Poster - Development of Microwave-Assisted Thin Section Protocols for the Examination of Pathogens of Public Health Significance (Dr Jamie Mumford)
  • Development of Microwave-Assisted Thin Section Protocols for the Examination of Pathogens of Public Health Significance J.E. Mumford1, J.D. Druce, B.R. Thorley, J.A. Roberts (1Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Royal Melbourne Hospital at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
14:10-
14:15
Poster - The Continuing Need for Electron Microscopy in Diagnosing Pediatric Lung Biopsies: A 12-Year Retrospective Study (Dr Charesse Mae Yap)
  • The Continuing Need For Electron Microscopy In Diagnosing Pediatric Lung Biopsies: A 12-Year Retrospective Study C.M. Yap1, H. Rosenberg, Y. Heng, R. Leung, R. Chami (1Division of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada)
14:15-
14:20
Poster - Characterizing the Distribution of LYVE-1+ Macrophages on Various Clinical Tissues (Dr Syaza Azhar)
  • Characterizing the Distribution of LYVE-1+ Macrophages on Various Clinical Tissues S. Hazwany1, H.Y. Lim, S.W. Tan, S.Y. Lim, O. Ang, V. Angeli (1Advanced Imaging and Histology Core, Immunology Program, Life Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
14:20-
14:25
Poster - Laminin beta-2 is Localized at the Sites of Blood-Brain-Barrier and its Disruption is Associated with Increased Vascular Permeability (Dr Serguei Bannykh)
  • Laminin beta 2 is localized at the sites of Blood-Brain-Barrier and its disruption is associated with increased vascular permeability; histochemical and transcriptomic study K.S. Bannykh, S.I. Bannykh1, A.C. Fuentes-Fayos, P.W. Linesch, J.J. Breunig (1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.)
14:25-
14:30
Poster - Electron Microscopic Morphometric Analysis of Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Lysosomal Accumulation in a Patient with Progressive Cardiomyopathy & Dysrhythmia (Dr Serguei Bannykh)
  • Electron microscopic (EM) morphometric analysis of hydroxychloroquine-induced lysosomal accumulation in a patient with progressive cardiomyopathy and dysrhythmia S.I. Bannykh1, D. Teodorescu (1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.)
14:30-
14:35
Poster - Electron Microscopic Evidence of ER Stress in Purkinje Cells of a Patient with Type 6 Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Dr Serguei Bannykh)
  • Electron microscopic (EM) evidence of ER stress in Purkinje cells (PC) of a patient with Type 6 of Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (CLN6) S.I. Bannykh1 (1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.)
14:35-
14:40
Poster - Electron Microscopic Characterization of Mice In Situ & Tissue Organoids Models of YAP1 & ZFTA1 Fusion-Associated Ependymomas Generated via Mosaic Analysis by Dual Recombinase-Mediated Cassette Exchange (MADR) Technology (Dr Serguei Bannykh)
  • Electron microscopic (EM) characterization of mice in situ and tissue organoids models of YAP1 and ZFTA1 fusion-associated ependymomas generated via mosaic analysis by dual recombinase-mediated cassette exchange (MADR) technology.  S. Bannykh1, D. Leal, J. Breunig (1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.)
14:40-
14:45
Poster - Peripheral Microtubule Doublets Tilt: Questioning Normal Ciliary Ultrastructure in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Patients (Dr Rosana Blanco-Manez)
  • Peripheral Microtubule Doublets Tilt: Questioning Normal Ciliary Ultrastructure in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Patients R. Blanco-Máñez1, L. Carretero-Vilarroig, T. Jaijo, C. Zac Romero, C. López Valdivia, N. Muñoz-Fernández, M. Armengot-Carceller (1La Fe Polytechnic and University Hospital, Pathology Department, Valencia, Spain)
15:00-
15:30
Afternoon Tea & Farewell Level 2, Gallery
15:30-
16:30
SUP Business Meeting (chair: John Brealey)