UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Cohen serves on cosmetic ingredient review expert panel
Starting in January 2025, Dr. Sam Cohen was named to the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert panel, which reviews the safety of cosmetic ingredients and serves as the approval body for the United States. Cohen, MD, PhD, is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, and is the Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology. […]
Apr 8, 2025

Department announces new grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded three grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated dozens of manuscript publications. New GrantsPI: Scott CampbellTitle: Dataset of electronic health records for N3C Clinical enclave according to the NCATS DUASponsor: Axle InformaticsAmount: $65,146 (direct)Time Frame: 10/2024 through 9/2029 PI: Scott KoepsellTitle: Validation of the Clinical Performance of Hemosil CL […]
Apr 8, 2025

New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD
Dr. Bailey-Lundberg is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and principal investigator of the Bailey-Lundberg Lab.
Apr 3, 2025

New faculty spotlight: Shanxiang Zhang, MD, PhD
Dr. Zhang is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Mar 25, 2025

New faculty spotlight: Arash Ronaghy, MD, PhD
Dr. Ronaghy is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Mar 5, 2025

New faculty spotlight: Lee Korshoj, PhD
Dr. Korshoj is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Feb 13, 2025

Five faculty members in department join UNMC’s Circle of Distinction
Five professors in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology were among 50 across the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2024 to join the Circle of Distinction, which recognizes the recipients of endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships–
the highest academic awards the university can bestow on a faculty member.
Jan 7, 2025

Department announces grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded two grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 30 manuscript publications. New grants PI: Scott Koepsell MDSupport of the studies and procedures to be performed to support standardization of the Teucer’s Podocin RT-qPCR assay. Teucer Biotech Inc. PI: Joshua Santarpia PhDOctopus FY24. National Strategic Research Institute Publications (November 2024-current): […]
Nov 1, 2024

Department announces grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded six new grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 30 manuscript publications. New Grants PI: Jesse Cox MDDeveloping and Publishing a Process to run a Wipe Test using AlloSeq products. CareDx PI: Kurt Fisher MD PhDAssessment of Strategies for targeting transcriptional co-activators in colorectal cancer. NCI R37 PI: Jennifer […]
Oct 1, 2024
