Cottrell joins Quinnipiac University

Robert D. Cottrell of Monroe was appointed as director of the pathologists”™ assistant program and clinical assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Quinnipiac University in Hamden. Cottrell”™s responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operation of the university”™s graduate pathologists”™ assistant program. The program prepares students to examine, process and prepare tissue specimens for a variety of clinical tests and procedures. The two-year program, one of 11 of its kind in the U. S. and Canada, is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Cottrell holds a bachelor”™s degree in biology and a master”™s degree in health sciences as a pathologist”™s assistant from Quinnipiac University, and he is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathology. Since 2002, Cottrell has worked for Greenwich Hospital, where he continues his role as pathologists”™ assistant to maintain certification and accreditation. Prior to joining Quinnipiac, he also worked at St. Vincent”™s Medical Center.