UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology 

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

Pathology trainees contribute to department’s research output

Recent publications and grants from PMI residents and predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees

Apr 14, 2026

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Department announces grants, publications

Department researchers have been awarded six grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 19 manuscript publications.

Apr 9, 2026

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Two pathology trainees awarded scholarships to attend CAP leadership summit in Washington

Two house officers in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology have been awarded scholarships to attend the 2026 CAP Pathologists Leadership Summit.

Apr 8, 2026

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Department announces grants, publications

Department researchers have been awarded two grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated nearly 30 manuscript publications.

Feb 10, 2026

Smiling woman in white lab coat seen through shelving in laboratory

Trainees contribute to department’s research output

Recent publications and grants from PMI residents and predoctoral and postdoctoral students.

Feb 10, 2026

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IPID program welcomes new graduate students

The Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease (IPID) program hosted by UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology added six graduate students for 2025-2026.

Oct 8, 2025

New IPID students, from left: Chenyang Wang, Madeleine Morta, Gabriel Tonucci, Hayden Klaus, and Claire Snodgrass. (Not pictured: Charlie Porto)

NPHL leaders are making news

Dr. Peter Iwen and Emily McCutchen authored or were featured in a number of recent publications.

Oct 8, 2025

Dr. Peter Iwen, left, and Emily McCutchen

Department announces grants, publications

Department faculty have been awarded seven grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated three dozen manuscript publications.

Oct 8, 2025

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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

Dennis Weisenburger, MD, professor emeritus of hematopathology in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology