Samuel G. Katz M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Biographical Info

Samuel G. Katz graduated with a combined B.S./M.S. from Yale University in 1995. He then pursued dual M.D., Ph.D. training in the Health Sciences & Technology (HST) program jointly administered by MIT and Harvard. His Ph.D. thesis with Stuart H. Orkin focused on the transcriptional regulation of hematopoiesis. Sam then completed a residency in pathology and fellowship in hematopathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He performed his post-doctoral studies on apoptosis with Loren D. Walensky at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. As an Assistant Professor of Pathology at Yale University, Dr. Katz manages a laboratory deciphering the basic mechanisms of cell death and contributes to patient care as an active hematopathologist.

Education & Training

M.D.

Harvard Medical School (2004)

Ph.D.

Harvard Medical School (2004)

Residency

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Pathology (2004 - 2006)

Fellowship

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Hematopathology (2006 - 2008)

Board Certification

Pathology, Anatomic, Board Certified  (2009)

Board Certification

Hematology, Pathology, Board Certified  (2009)

Honors & Recognition

• Mantle Cell Lymphoma Consortium Member
  Lymphoma Research Foundation (2011)
• Career Development Award, Mentored (K08)
  NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2010)
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Career Development Award
  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (2008)
• Yamaguchi Award in Hematology Research
  Children's Hospital, Boston MA (1999)
• Pre-Doctoral Fellow Award
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1998)
• Distinction in the major
  Yale University, MB&B (1995)
• cum laude
  Yale University (1995)