The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine offers a range of educational programs in anatomic and clinical pathology. It also provides classes in hematology, chemistry and renal pathology. The department offers services in the areas of molecular diagnostics, coagulation and apheresis and autopsy. It manages a staff of professors, associate professors and support personnel. The department provides various fellowship programs in dermatopathology, cytopathology and hematopathology. The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is a part of Tulane University, which operates through academics, administration, admission and athletics departments. Founded in 1834, Tulane University is one of the leading independent research universities in the United States. The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is located in New Orleans.