UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Weisenburger looks back on distinguished hematopathology career
Dennis Weisenburger, MD, professor emeritus of hematopathology in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, was recently featured in The Pathologist, where he talked about his career, spent largely at UNMC, and his many contributions to lymphoma research. You can read the “Peer-to-Peer” interview here.
Aug 5, 2025
Department researchers publish paper on angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas
Drs. Alyssa Bouska and Javeed Iqbal, in addition to more than a dozen other departmental investigators, recently published a paper on angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas.
Aug 5, 2025
Department announces new publications
Research work by faculty and students in our department has generated nearly 30 manuscript publications. New publications (June 2025-current): Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment.Salloom RJ, Sahtout DZ, Ahmad IM, Abdalla MY. Transl Oncol. 2025 Apr;54:102339. […]
Aug 5, 2025
Residents and fellows present findings at quality improvement symposium
Residents and fellows in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology share the findings of five quality improvement projects.
Jun 17, 2025
Congratulations to our graduates
The list for 2024-25 includes two residents, six fellows, seven students who earned doctorates, and three who earned master’s degrees. Graduates are listed with their next destination, if known: Graduating Residents• Jordan Burr, DO – Cytopathology Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC• Austin Helmink, MD – Surgical Pathology Fellowship, UNMC Graduating Fellows• Ketav Desai, MD (Molecular […]
Jun 2, 2025
Pathology residents and fellows share work at seventh annual GME research symposium
Attendees at the Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium this week got a good look at some of the amazing research being done at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. More than 130 research abstracts—in both oral and poster formats—were presented in all at the seventh annual event in the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Events Center. UNMC […]
May 2, 2025
New faculty spotlight: Saber Tadros, MD
Dr. Tadros is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Apr 22, 2025
New residents and fellows coming aboard for 2025-2026
We are so excited to welcome our newest residents and fellows! We have four PGY1 residents and one PGY2 transfer resident, plus five new fellows and one returning fellow. Learn more about them here: Residents Matthew Carr PGY1Undergrad: Truman State University, Kirksville, MissouriMedical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineMatthew is originally from Fairfield, […]
Apr 8, 2025
Resident awarded 2025 Forensic Pathology Advanced Training Grant
Congratulations to our chief resident elect, Dr. Thomas Auen, who was named a recipient of the 2025 Forensic Pathology Advanced Training Grant, which is sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), and the NAME Foundation. This will allow Dr. Auen to spend a month at the […]
Apr 8, 2025
Trainees honored for posters, presentations at conferences
Cole Holderjano, an MD/PhD trainee who works in Dr. Scot Ouellette’s laboratory, won the Jane E. Raulston Award for Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation at the Chlamydia Basic Research Society meeting that was held in Berlin in March 2025. The title of his presentation was: “Chromosomally encoded RpoC_10xH: a new tool for investigation of the […]
Apr 8, 2025
