于励民博士毕业于南京大学医学院（七年制）医疗系。在美经过病理住院医生和皮肤病理专科训练。开始在新墨西哥大学附属医院工作，现任奥克兰大学助理教授、博蒙特医院病理医师和皮肤专科病理医师。另外于博士还拥有计算机硕士学位，从事许多医学大数据的研发。

于博士非常关注中国病理医学的发展，利用他皮肤病理和计算机知识的专长，花大量时间创制了系列视频“皮肤病理的那些事”，视频集知识性和趣味性为一体，是非常好的教育材料，这些视频在美国的华人病理界广为流传。于博士还在维基网站收集世界各地医学术语的发音，惠及161个国家和地区的25000多名访问人员。

Limin Yu, MD, MS

Board Certified AP/CP Pathologist and Dermatopathologist

【EDUCATION】

Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; M.D.  1994

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; M.S. (Biology)   2000

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; M.S. (Computer Science)  2001

【POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING】

2010-2011 Dermatopathology fellowship, the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2006-2010 Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

【HONORS AND AWARDS】

2013-2014 President, American Society of Dermatopathology, Informatics Committee

2011-2012 Advisor to American Society of Dermatopathology, Informatics Committee

2010 A. James French Society Traveling Fellowship

2009-2010 Chief Resident

2009 Physician-in-Training Award for the best abstract at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Dermatopathology

2009 Making A Difference Service Award, the University of Michigan Health System

2009 The College of American Pathologists Foundation Travel Award (APIII)

2008-2009 Assistant Chief Resident

2008 The College of American Pathologists Foundation Travel Award (LabInfo Tech)

2008 The College of American Pathologists Foundation Travel Award (APIII)

2008 The American Society for Clinical Pathology Subspecialty Award

2005 BIO-IT World Best Practice Award (J Craig Venter high-throughput genome sequencing information system)

2002 The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Mack Award

2000 The State of Ohio, Emerging Technology Award, LeadScope, Inc.

1996-1998 The University of Iowa Graduate Scholarship

1988 Outstanding Medical Student. Nanjing University

1990 Outstanding Medical Student. Nanjing University

1992 Outstanding Medical Student. Nanjing UniversityGrants Received/Participated2008 Pathology Research Grant, the Department of Pathology, the University of Michigan

2002 Ohio Technology Action Fund. Chemical Genomics Discovery Platform with Novel Informatics Methods to Link Genes to Drugs

2001 The Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies Program (IMAT), National Cancer Institute. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR). A Novel Chemical Genomics Methodology

【PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE】

Assistant Profession, Oakland University

Pathologist and Dermatopathologist, William Beaumont Hospital 07/2015—current

· Performed clinical sign-out of general pathology and dermatopathology cases including direct immunofluorescence study

· Provided frozen section diagnosis

Staff Pathologist and Partner, Diagnostic Pathology Medical Group 04/2013—07/2015

· Performed clinical sign-out of general pathology and dermatopathology cases including direct immunofluorescence study

· Provided frozen section diagnosis

· Developed computer programs for Powerpath using .Net technology to streamline surgical pathology sign-out.

· Participated designing the workflow of digitizing educational slides for American Society of Dermatopathology.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, the University of New Mexico

Staff Pathologist, Pathology Associates of Albuquerque 07/2011—12/2012

· Performed clinical sign-out of dermatopathology cases including direct immunofluorescence study

· Provided frozen section diagnosis of cutaneous tumors

· Conducted lectures and slide conferences to dermatology and pathology residents

· Provided on-site teaching to residents on dermatopathology service

· Presented dermatopathology at weekly dermatology grand rounds at the University of New Mexico

· Presented dermatopathology at New Mexico Dermatologic Society annual conferences (2011 and 2012)

· Developed a full-set of dermatopathology diagnosis templates to improve accuracy, consistency and turn-around time

· Participated immunohistochemistry quality assurance and introduced new immunostains at Tricore Reference Laboratories

· Evaluated pathology voice recognition solutions for Tricore Reference Laboratories

· Initiated a teledermatology and teledermatopathology project with dermatologists at the University of New Mexico and primary care doctors in rural areas

· Participated the evaluation of slide scanner platforms for American Society of Dermatopathology and its website (www.asdp.org)

· Designed and developed a genealogy project for American Society of Dermatopathology to demonstrate the mentor-mentee relationship

Dermatopathology Fellow 07/2010--06/2011

The University of Michigan Medical Center

· Previewed and pre-dictated in-house and out-reach dermatopathology cases (>25,000/year)

· Participated the sign-out of cutaneous frozen sections, consultation and direct immunofluorescence cases

· Observed dermatology clinical practice

· Presented weekly unknown slide conferences to dermatology and pathology residents

· Presented dermatopathology findings at dermatology grand rounds

Founder, Wikilips 03/2010--current

http://www.wikilips.com

· Developed a wiki-based project to collect challenging medical pronunciations (~ 25,000 entries) with iPhone and Android smartphone apps developed

· The most comprehensive collection of medical pronunciations in the world

· benefited > 25,000 visitors from 161 countries/areas

Pathology House officer 06/2006--06/2010

The University of Michigan Medical Center

· Participated drafting Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology (ONC-NPRM)

· Participated drafting CAP’s comments on HHS HIT regulations

· Co-developed a pathology specimen accessioning software using Visual Basic

Software Developer 02/2003--06/2006

J. Craig Venter Institute

· Co-designed and developed award-winning (BIO-IT World Best Practice Award) completely barcode-based high-throughput sequencing laboratory information systems

· Designed and implemented robust tools for data acquisition and management that interfaced with bioinformatics tools for high-throughput and PCR-based sequencing

· Supported high throughput genome sequencing of a variety of scientific and commercial projects of National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Microbial Sequence Center (MSC)

Research Scientist 05/2000--02/2003

LeadScope, Inc.

· Designed and implemented GeneScope for gene annotation, classification, function identification and drug discovery

· Created a gene hierarchy (LSGH) tailed towards drug discovery based on cellular processes

· Implemented statistics analysis (descriptive statistics, clustering, recursive partition, simulated annealing and wavelet transformation) on genomic data

Research Assistant 02/1999--05/2000

The Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Iowa

· Examined the mechanism whereby bradykinin regulates platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) AB-induced mitogenesis in smooth muscle cells from rat mesenteric artery

Research Assistant 09/1996--02/1999

The Department of Biological Sciences, the University of Iowa

· Conducted molecular biology research in signal transduction pathways of apoptosis in rat auditory system

· Manufactured Trk-Igs by fusing the extracellular domain of Trk receptors of neurotrophins to the human IgG Fc fragment to study the roles of neurotrophins and their Trk receptors in spiral ganglion neuron’s survival.

【TEACHING EXPERIENCE】

Adjunct Professor 01/2003--03/2003

Devry University

· Lectured a course of database management at undergraduate level

Director of Bioinformatics 09/2001--05/2002

CornerStone Technology Institute

· Initiated a continuing education program of bioinformatics for biomedical scientists

· Designed and lectured the whole training course covering UNIX, Perl, JAVA, XML, BioJava, BioPerl, BioXML, PL/SQL, Oracle, cellular and molecular biology, biological databases, and biological data analysis

Visiting Lecturer 09/2002 --12/2002

The Ohio State University

· Co-instructed an engineering graduate course - “Practical Chemical and Biological Informatics”

Clinical Assistant Professor 08/1994--07/1996

Nanjing University School of Medicine

· Lectured Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy and associated laboratories to medical students

【CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE】

Medical Licensure

2012 Permanent Physician License, State of California

2011 Permanent Physician License, State of New Mexico

2010 Permanent Physician License, State of Michigan

Certification

2011 American Board of Pathology and Dermatology, Dermatopathology Board Certified

2011 The Federation of State Medical Boards

2010 American Board of Pathology, AP/CP Diplomate

MEMBERSHIPS

2015-current American Society of Dermatopathology, social media subcommittee

2013-current American Society of Dermatopathology, Ad hoc digital slide committee

2012-current Association for Pathology Informatics

2011-current The American Medical Association

2011-current American Society of Dermatopathology, Fellow

2011-current American Society of Dermatopathology, Informatics Committee

2008-2010 The College of American Pathologists, Diagnostic Intelligence and Health Information Technology (DIHIT) Committee

2006-current American Society of Clinical Pathologists

2006-current The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

2006-current The College of American PathologistsLeadership

1. President, Informatics Committee of American Society of Dermatopathology 2013-2014

2. Chief Resident, University of Michigan Pathology, 2009-2010

3. Anatomic Pathology Operations Committee, University of Michigan 2009-2010

4. Pathology Resident Selection Committee, University of Michigan  2009-20010

5. Anatomic Pathology Faculty Meetings, Resident Representative, University of Michigan 2008-2010

6. Chemical Pathology Faculty Meetings, Resident Representative, University of Michigan 2008-2010

【BIBLIOGRAPHY Peer-Reviewed Publications】

1. Brown M, Yu L, Smidt A: Progressive scalp plaque in a girl with Tuberous Sclerosis. Pediatr Dermatol. 31:249 2014

2. Berry RS, Berry TM, Haney M, Shetty A, Yu L, and Smidt AC: Cover Quizlet. J Cutan Pathol. 40:989 2013.

3. Lee BA, Yu L, Ma L, Lind AC, Lu D: Sebaceous neoplasms with mismatch repair protein expressions and the frequency of co-existing visceral tumors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 67:1228-34 2012.

4. Yu L, Bandhlish A, Fullen DR, Su, LD, Ma L: Cutaneous Richter’s Syndrome: Report of 3 cases from one institution. J Am Acad Dermatol. 67:e187-93 2012.

5. Kappes F, Khodadoust MS, Yu L, Kim D, Chinnaiyan A, Markovitz DM, and Ma L: DEK Expression in Cutaneous Melanocytic Lesions. Human Pathol. 42:932-8, 2011.

6. Bandhlish A, Patel R, Pouryazdanparast P, Yu L, Fullen DR: Dermal squamo-melanocytic tumor: metastasizing or not? J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 25:734, 2011.

7. Yu L, Harms P, Pouryazdanparast P, Kim D, Ma L, Fullen DR: Expression of the embryonic morphogen Nodal in cutaneous melanocytic lesions. Modern Pathol. 23:1209-14, 2010.

8. Yu L, Xu H, Wasco MJ, Bourne PA, Ma L: IMP-3 expression in melanocytic lesions J Cutan Pathol. 37:316-22, 2010.

9. Yu L, Galan A, McNiff JM: Caveats in BerEP4 staining to differentiate basal and squamous cell carcinoma. J Cutan Pathol. 36: 1074–1076, 2009.

10. Yu L, Olsen S, Lowe L, Michael C, and Jing X: Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Metastatic Eccrine Porocarcinoma. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 37: 755-758, 2009.

11. Pouryazdanparast P, Yu L, Johnson TM, Fullen DR: An unusual squamo-melanocytic tumor of uncertain biologic behavior: a variant of melanoma? Am J Dermatopathol 31:457-61, 2009.

12. Pouryazdanparast P, Yu L, Cutlan J, Olsen S, Fullen DR, Ma L: Diagnostic Value of CD163 in Cutaneous Spindle Cell Lesions. J Cutan Pathol 36:859-64, 2009.

13. Pouryazdanparast P, Yu L, Dalton V, Haefner H, Cho K, Fullen DR: Intravascular Histiocytosis Presenting With Extensive Vulvar Necrosis. J Cutan Pathol. 36 Suppl 1:1-7, 2009.

14. Wasco MJ, Pu RT, Yu L, Su L, Ma L: Expression of γ-H2AX in Melanocytic Lesions. Human Pathol 39:1614-1620, 2008.

15. Blower PE, Yang C, Fligner MA, Verducci JS, Yu L, Richman S, Weinstein JN:  Pharmacogenomic Analysis:  Correlating Molecular Substructure Classes with Microarray Gene Expression Data. Pharmacogenomics J 2:259-271, 2002.

【Non Peer-Reviewed Publications】

1. Yu L, Li N, Zhou Z: Reversal of multidrug resistance in renal carcinoma RCC-925 cell line with cyclosporin A. Chin. J. Urol. 17: 286-288, 1996.

2. Yu L, Li N, Zhou Z: Mechanisms of Verapamil on reversing multidrug resistance in renal cancer cells. J. Jiangsu Medicine 22: 375-377, 1996.

Abstracts, Preliminary Communications, Panel Discussion

Olsen S, Yu L, Willman J, Elenitoba-Johnson K, Ma L: Inflammatory Morphea With T Cell