Duane Retzlaff

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

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Three new faculty members join department this summer

UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology added three new but familiar faces to its faculty lineup. Drs. Ketav Desai and Pranav Renavikar, who completed fellowships here in June, started July 1 as assistant professors. Dr. Ashley Hein, who finished her residency here in 2023-2024, began on Aug. 1 as an assistant professor. Dr. Desai, […]

Aug 5, 2025

From left, Drs. Ketav Desai, Ashley Hein and Pranav Renavikar

Nebraska Public Health Laboratory assists with emergency response exercises

The Nebraska Public Health Laboratory assisted with disaster response training involving the Nebraska National Guard and civil support teams from around the nation last week at UNMC.

Aug 5, 2025

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Spotlight on: Jennifer Endres

Jennifer Endres’ job title has changed in her nearly 20 years working in Dr. Ken Bayles’ lab, but her focus has always remained on helping everyone who works there do their job as effectively as possible.

Aug 5, 2025

Jennifer Endres, research coordinator in Dr. Ken Bayles' lab

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

Dr. Alyssa Bouska is first author and Javeed Iqbal is senior author on the research paper.

Middle and high school students get feel for scientific research at new workshop

Twelve middle and high school students gain hands-on experience at the department’s first Young Scientist Research Workshop.

Aug 5, 2025

Dr. Sujata Chaudhari, associate professor in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and director of the workshop, leads students in the laboratory.

Pathology resident probes cause of increasing antibiotic resistance in common pathogen

Jacqueline Peck, a second-year resident in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is studying the factors behind increasing antibiotic resistance in Haemophilus influenzae, a common pathogen.

Jul 22, 2025

Jacqueline Peck, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Resident studies outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy for UNMC breast cancer patients

Nila Jones, MD, a second-year resident in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is taking a comprehensive look at patient outcomes of neoadjuvant breast cancer therapy for UNMC patients between 2014 and 2024.

Jun 25, 2025

Nila Jones, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

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

Drs. Chunyi Zhou and Scott Stevenson, clinical microbiology fellows in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Human Genetics Laboratory increasing automation

The lab, established on campus in 1974, is moving into the future to meet the growing demand for testing.

Jun 16, 2025

Zhenya Tang, MD, PhD, director of the Human Genetics Laboratory at UNMC
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