UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology
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
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
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
