C. Dirk Keene, MD, PhD
Expert Guest Speaker
Dr. Keene is the Nancy and Buster Alvord Endowed Chair in Neuropathology, Professor of Pathology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery, Director of the Neuropathology Division, and Leader of the Neuropathology and Targeted Molecular Testing Core at the University of Washington. Dr. Keene is Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology and regularly attends on each of the clinical neuropathology subspecialties for UW Medicine. Dr. Keene strives to promote scientific advancement through diagnostic and research neuropathology.
Dr. Keene supervises a team of scientists, fellows, research coordinators, and histotechnologists who respectfully and expeditiously perform research brain autopsies in a manner that maximally and optimally preserves tissues for diverse applications for investigators around the country whilst providing accurate and timely neuropathological diagnoses according to the latest guidelines. Dr. Keene energetically promotes tissue and data sharing, and facilitation of local and national research through collaborative and cooperative mechanisms. He strives to adapt existing and develop novel technologies to maximize the scientific utility of archived and prospectively acquired human brain tissue.
The goal of the Keene Laboratory is to facilitate development of diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative approaches for brain aging, injury, and neurodegeneration by combining traditional and precision neuropathological strategies in human tissues with experimental approaches in model systems.
