Pathobiology for Investigators, Students, and Academicians
Young Investigators Virtual Meeting
October 27-29, 2026 | 2:30 - 6:00 PM (ET)
2026 PISA Organizing Committee
Co-Chairs
Anna Tingler, BS
Medical University of South Carolina
tinglera@musc.edu
Field of Research: Elucidating the Effects of Antibiotics on Colonic Goblet Cells
Cole Hladik, PhD, MSc
University of Oklahoma Health Campus
cole-hladik@ou.edu
Field of Research: Targeted Therapeutics and Pre-Invasive Breast & Gynecologic Oncologies
Members
Ana Pettijohn, BS
Medical University of South Carolina
pettijoh@musc.edu
Field of Research: Elucidating the Role of Purinergic Signaling in Colorectal Cancer & IBD
Charulekha Packirisamy, BS, MS
Medical University of South Carolina
packiris@musc.edu
Field of Research: Long-Term High Fat Diet Drives Gastric Metaplasia
Constanza Stortini, BA
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
cxs2372@miami.edu
Field of Research: Mechanisms of Endothelial Cell-Mediated Immune Regulation and Leukocyte Recruitment in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity
Tyler Yasaka, BS
University of Pittsburgh
ty.asip.overarch294@passmail.net
Field of Research: Spatial Pathobiology of Liver Disease