Agnes B. Kane, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pathology
agnes_kane@brown.edu
T: 401 863-1110
F: 401 863-9008

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Box G-B5
Room 529
171 Meeting Street
Providence RI 02912

Medical education/Graduate education:

Temple University School of Medicine M.D. - 1974, Ph.D. - 1976

Residency:

Temple University Hospital - Anatomic Pathology

Fellowship:

Postdoctoral Fellowship - National Research Service Award - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Board certification:

Anatomic Pathology

Research interests:

Molecular Pathogensis of Malignant Mesothelioma

Current approved research grants:

Pathogenesis of Mesenchymal Tumors Induced by Asbestors
Training in Environmental Pathology - Program Director

Most recent significant publications:

Macdonals JL and Kane AB: Mesothelial Cell Proliferation and Biospersistence of Wollastonite and Crockidolite Asbestos Fibes. Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 38: 173 - 183 (1997).

Vaslet CA, Messier NH and Kane AB: Accelerated Progression of Asbestos-Induced Mesotheliomas in Heterozygous p 53+ Mice. Toxicol Sciences 68: 331-338 (2002).