Duane Retzlaff UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology 

Department hosts visiting high school students

Groups of Brownell Talbot students visited the department four times this spring to learn more about what pathologists do.

Jun 2, 2025

Dr. Joseph Khoury, department chairman, talks with Brownell Talbot students about pathology.

Department moving into the future with installation of cutting-edge software program

Department officials see many advantages to the Beaker laboratory information system, which will be fully integrated with the Epic One Chart electronic medical record. Dr. Ben Swanson gets excited when talking about the new laboratory information system being installed in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. “It is a better way for pathologists to […]

May 30, 2025

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Human Genetics Laboratory increasing automation to meet growing demand for testing

Coming to Nebraska in 2023 to head the Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory (HGL) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was an easy decision for Dr. Zhenya Tang. “The excellence of this lab was already established,” he said, noting it was among the first laboratories to develop FISH tests for diagnosis. In addition, […]

May 29, 2025

Dr. Zhenya Tang, director of the Human Genetics Laboratory at UNMC

Pathology resident researching ways to detect hypoglycemia caused by pet insulin

Some people bent on causing harm to themselves or others take insulin in a behavior known as factitious hypoglycemia. Medical professionals have developed tests to help uncover this, but a new area of concern has emerged: the use of insulin meant for pets. Kristina Sevcik, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC’s […]

Apr 16, 2025

Kristina Sevcik, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Pathology fellow studies ways to help guide treatment of bladder tumors

Bladder tumors (urothelial carcinomas) are graded using a two-tier system into low-grade and high-grade types. However, some tumors may have mixed features with a large component of low-grade carcinoma and a minor component of high-grade tumor, causing difficulty in grading and therapeutic decision-making. What is the biologic behavior of such tumors and how does one […]

Apr 8, 2025

Pranav Renavikar, MBBS, a surgical pathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Hematopathology fellow researching rare form of lymphoma

A rare chromosomal abnormality found in some forms of lymphoma is getting a closer look at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  Ahmed Sabri, MD, a hematopathology fellow in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is performing cytogenetic and molecular analysis of t(9;14)(p13;q32) lymphomas with his mentor faculty, Arash Ronaghy, MD, PhD.  “We know […]

Mar 27, 2025

Ahmed Sabri, MD, a hematopathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Clinical microbiology fellow studying ways to characterize central line-associated bloodstream infections

Chunyi Zhou, MD, PhD, a second-year clinical microbiology fellow in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is studying whether whole genome sequencing can be a useful tool to characterize S. epidermidis isolates that are associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).

Mar 19, 2025

Chunyi Zhou, MD, PhD, a clinical microbiology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology