Specializing In:
CytopathologyAbout Gregory Freund
Biography:
After receiving my BA in Studio Art from Wesleyan University, I went on to study medicine and pathology at the University of Rochester. Currently, I am the Chief of Cytopathology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a cytopathologist, I examine cells microscopically to determine if they have morphologic features consistent with malignancy. I am also a physician-scientist who has investigated the neuroimmune consequences of anxiety and depressive disorders for nearly three decades. I am particularly interested in the role of anxiety in neuroimmune dysregulation and the development of molecular-based countermeasures to protect against stress-associated carcinogenesis.
Positions
- Professor of Oncology, Pathology, Cytopathology
- Department of Pathology
Background
Education and Training:
- 1983-1988 - MD - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Residency:
- 1988-1993 - Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Fellowship:
- 1992-1994 - Research Fellow, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Board Certification:
- 1993 - American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- 1997 - American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology
Professional Memberships:
- American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
- Association of Pathology Chairs (APC)
Publications
Gainey, S.J., Horn, G.P., Towers, A.E., Oelschlager, M.L., Tir, V.L., Drnevich, J., Fent, K.W., Kerber, S., Smith, D.L., Freund, G.G. (2018) Exposure to a firefighting overhaul environment without respiratory protection increases immune dysregulation and lung disease risk. Plos One. 13:e0201830
Juda, M.B., Brooks, A.K., Towers, A.E., Freund, G.G., McCusker, R.H., Steelman, A.J (2019) Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 deletion promotes Theiler's virus-induced seizures in C57BL/6J mice. Epilepsia. 60:626-635
Towers, A.E., Oelschlager, M.L., Lorenz, M., Gainey, S.J., McCusker, R.H., Krauklis, S.A., Freund, G.G. (2019) Handling stress impairs learning through a mechanism involving caspase-1 activation and adenosine signaling. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 80:763-776
Towers, A.E., Freund, G.G. (2019) Nutritional psychoneuroimmunology: is the inflammasome a critical convergence point for stress and nutritional dysregulation? Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 28:20-24
Towers, A.E., Oelschlager, M.L., Juda, M.B., Jain, S., Gainey, S.J,. Freund, G.G. (2020) HFD refeeding in mice after fasting impairs learning by activating caspase-1 in the brain. Metabolism. 102:153989