UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology 

Fall 2026 Research Grant Award winners announced

UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has awarded Research Grant Awards to three fellows.

Oct 13, 2026

From left, Drs. Ahmed Ahmed, Ejas Bava and Joyce Pazhayattil

New study sheds light on aggressive T-cell lymphoma

New research led by Dr. Javeed Iqbal, a professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, and colleagues is helping clarify how loss of the TET2 gene contributes to the development of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), an aggressive form of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) with limited treatment options.

Oct 13, 2026

Javeed Iqbal, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Three graduate students join IPID program

Three students have joined the Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Program hosted by UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Oct 13, 2026

New IPID graduate students, from left: Kaitlyn Duffy, Jhyama Gurung and Elli Petersen

New faculty spotlight: Sunandini Sharma, PhD

Dr. Sharma is an instructor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Sep 14, 2026

Sunandini Sharma, PhD

Pathology conference hosted by department is coming soon

Registration is open for the department’s annual pathology conference, which will be held Sept. 26 at UNMC.

Aug 11, 2026

microscope in front of computer screen

Department announces grants, publications

Department researchers have been awarded six new grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 26 manuscript publications.

Aug 11, 2026

woman in laboratory

Congratulations to our graduates

The department’s graduates for 2025-2026 include four residents, five fellows, 10 students who earned doctorates and two who earned master’s degrees.

Jun 10, 2026

Line of graduates in caps and gowns

Department welcomes new residents and fellows

Four new residents and four new fellows will be joining the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology in July.

Jun 10, 2026

New residents (top row, from left): Katie Ambrose, MD; Alisha Huynh Langan, MD; Hok Sreng Te, MD; and Poonam Yadav, MBBS, PhD; new fellows (bottom row, from left): Ejas Palathingal Bava, MBBS; Ahmed Hussein, MBBS; Joyce Pazhayattil, MBBS; and Devina Puri, PhD

IPID and department graduate student awards for 2025-2026 are presented

Students in the Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Studies Program were honored at a recent ceremony for their achievements in 2025-2026.

Jun 10, 2026

Graduate award winners, clockwise from top left: Sam Aden, Ridhi Bhola, Taylor Burke, Sarah Uhm, Brittany Rabe, and Madison Love

Schenken Award presented to three UNMC medical graduates

Three UNMC medical school graduates this spring received the Jerald R. Schenken, MD, Outstanding Achievement in Pathology and Microbiology Award.

Jun 10, 2026

Front row, from left: Drs. Priya Verbik, Alisha Huynh Langan, and Brock Calamari; back row, from left: Dr. Joseph Khoury, department chair; Patrick Kerrigan, a Schenken family friend; Charlotte Schenken; and Drs. Geoffrey Talmon, professor and senior associate dean of medical education in the College of Medicine; and Samuel M. Cohen, professor and former department chair.