Research
The Institute's extensive research program includes 1649 presentations and lectures, 277 journal articles, 172 abstracts, 90 book chapters,18 books, 33 other publications and 255 collaborations. Programs include research in basic science, environmental pathology and toxicology, geographic and infectious disease pathology, oncology, molecular diagnostics, and forensic science. All approved protocols have military relevance and civilian applications.

For information on current research projects in a particular field, please refer to the appropriate Web page listed in the Consultation section of this Web site.

Recent Publications by AFIP Staff

1. Goodman ZD. Grading and staging systems for inflammation and fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. J Hepatol. 2007 Oct;47(4):598-607. Epub 2007 Jul 30.
2. Heffner DK. Whipple's disease and sarcoidosis. Lancet. 2007 Sep 1;370 (9589): 738-9, author reply 739.
3. Honnold SP, Arun I, Saturday G, McLeod C. Epitheliotropic lymphoma in a squirrel (Sciurus sp.). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2007 Sep;38(3):479-82.
4. Irwin JA, Edson SMN, Loreille O, Just RS, Barritt SM, Lee DA, Holland TD, Parsons TJ, Leney MD. DNA identification of "Earthquake McGoon" 50 years postmortem. J Forensic Sci. Jul 23; (Epub ahead of print).
5. Irwin JA, Leney MD, Loreille O, Barritt SM, Christensen AF, Holland TD, Smith BC, Parsons TJ. Application of Low Copy Number STR Typing to the Identification of Aged, Degraded Skeletal Remains. J Forensic Sci. 2007 Oct 18; [Epub ahead of print]
6. Irwin JA, Saunier JL, Strouss KM, Diegoli TM, Sturk KA, O'Callaghan JE, Paintner CD, Hohoff C, Brinkmann B, Parsons TJ. Mitochondrial control region sequences from a Vietnamese population sample. Int J Legal Med. 2007 Oct 25; [Epub ahead of print]
7. Makhlouf HR, Goodman ZD. Globular hepatic amyloid: an early stage in the pathway of amyloid formation: a study of 20 new cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Oct;31(10):1615-21.