PATHWAYS

More teaching honors for Dr. Talmon
Congratulation to Geoff Talmon, M.D., who has received both the Hirschmann Prize for Teaching Excellence for Basic Science Education as well as a Golden Apple teaching award. Link to read the full UNMC Today article.

National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 
The Department of Pathology and Microbiology commemorated National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week with multiple activities during the week of April 23rd.  On Friday, technologists from UNMC and TNMC clinical laboratories concluded the activities with a luncheon in the DRC II Commons area.  One of the activities at the luncheon was display of a living marquee Petri dish created by technologists in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.  Although this “ billboard” was produced as a group effort, the major designer was Michele Jurgensmeier with the organization and inoculation of the plate completed by Coleen Dickens.  The plate was inoculated on Monday with various strains of colored bacteria and molds and allowed to “grow” over the course of laboratory week. Shown is a video montage from creation of the plate through display of the final product to honor Laboratory Professionals.

Schenken Award
Drs. Michael Carter, Valerie Prescher, and Lauren Volentine have been presented with the 2012 Schenken Award during a dinner ceremony on April 18, 2012.  We congratulate these three medial students on their outstanding achievement in pathology and microbiology, and wish them all the best in their future careers. To learn more about Dr. Schenken and this award, please visit our webpage.

Neoplastic Hematoptholgy Update Conference
In November 2012, UNMC and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center will be hosting the NEOPLASTIC HEMATOPATHOLOGY UPDATE: New Insights into Old Questions. This conference provides cutting-edge information on clinically-relevant developments including new techniques and innovative uses of existing techniques, new prognostic markers, targeted therapies, and diagnostic approaches. Our hematopathology team of Drs. Auon, Chan, Fu, Griener, Pirruccello, and Weisenburger will be part of the conference faculty. To learn more, please visit the conference website created by the UNMC Center for Continuing Education.

20 Years Service Award
Dr. John Chan, one of our leading lymphoma clinicians and researchers, has been honored with a 20-year service award from The Nebraska Medical Center. 
Congratulations John and here is to another 20 years!

International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens
On October 7-10, 2012, the fourth biennal International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens (ICG+P) will be held in Omaha, NE. The ICG+P is entirely devoted to Gram-positive pathogens, touching on a variety of topics from physiology to pathogenesis. Hosted by the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at UNMC, as well as other valuable contributors, this truely international event attracts over 200 reseearchers from across the globe, converging in Omaha to present and discuss their recent findings with their scientific community members. To learn more about this conference, please visit the ICG+P website.

Professor receives funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Thomas McDonald, professor, receives $100,000 in funding through the Grand Challenges Exploration, an initiative created by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. McDonald’s research is aimed at reducing infectious diarrheal diseases, a major cause of infant mortality. To learn more about this project, please read this UNMC Today article.