Duane Retzlaff UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology
Department hosts its first national anatomic pathology conference
Dr. Joseph Khoury, chairman of UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, said at the start of a recent continuing medical education conference that he hoped for a day filled with medicine, science and exciting discussions. And that’s exactly what the nearly 50 attendees experienced at the Oct. 18 conference, “Advances in Anatomic Pathology,” at […]
Dec 10, 2025
Pathology laboratories make great catches in two unusual cases
Pathologists, who are often referred to as the doctor’s doctor, play a critical role in diagnosing patients. That point was driven home by two challenging cases that came to UNMC in the last year. Last December, a patient came to Nebraska Medicine with a fever and other symptoms that didn’t yield a clear answer. Clinicians […]
Dec 10, 2025
NPHL hosting fellow in CDC’s laboratory leadership service program
A fellow in the CDC’s Laboratory Leadership Service program said she has learned and grown a great deal during her time with the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory at UNMC. Dr. Casey Field, who entered the LLS fellowship program in 2024 as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is over halfway through […]
Dec 10, 2025
Graduate student honored for presentation at national conference
Claire Garman, a second-year PhD student in the Immunology, Pathology and Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Program in Dr. Sujata Chaudhari’s lab, won first place in the oral presentation competition at the Entomological Society of America’s (ESA) annual conference last month in Portland, Oregon. Garman presented research on the critical role of chitin biosynthesis in maintaining […]
Dec 10, 2025
Spotlight on: Kim Martin
Kim Martin is GME senior program coordinator, residency, for UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. But Jesse Cox, MD, PhD, A(ACHI), an associate professor and director of the residency program for anatomic and clinical pathology, said coordinator doesn’t nearly begin to describe her impact. “I have worked with Kim Martin for over 10 years, […]
Dec 10, 2025
New faculty spotlight: Ashley Hein, MD
Dr. Hein is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Oct 23, 2025
New Research Grant Award winners are announced
UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has announced five recipients of Research Grant Awards.
Oct 8, 2025
Tissue Sciences Facility expands capabilities with new scanner
The Tissue Sciences Facility has significantly upgraded its digital pathology operations with the addition of a new scanner.
Oct 8, 2025
Spotlight on: Luke Handke
Luke Handke has spent most of his working life in a laboratory, but he’s often teaching. Usually not in front of a classroom, but more often one-on-one, helping budding scientists and colleagues. “I enjoy seeing people around me be successful, and if I can play some role in helping them to become successful in what […]
Oct 8, 2025
Human DNA Identification Lab hosts genetic genealogists to work on cold cases
The Human DNA Identification Laboratory in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology hosted nearly two dozen professional investigative genetic genealogists from around the country to work on a number of unsolved Omaha homicides.
Oct 8, 2025
