Kiana Annunziata

Kiana Annunziata is a skilled histotechnologist currently employed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia since May 2023, specializing in anatomic pathology with experience in immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), and cytology. Prior to this role, Kiana served as a Histotechnologist II at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System from August 2019 to March 2023, focusing on grossing dermatology specimens and routine histology within the dermatopathology unit. Kiana's background includes working as a Histology Technician at Clinical Labs Of Hawai'i, LLP from August 2016 to July 2019, where responsibilities included fine needle aspiration (FNA), bone marrow preparation, and cytology smear preparation. Kiana also participated in undergraduate research at the University of Miami in the summer of 2015, examining the ubiquitination of the DNA damage recognition factor XPC under the mentorship of Dr. Feng Gong. Kiana holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Chaminade University of Honolulu, obtained in 2016.