Duane Retzlaff

education, research

House officers in department take home three awards at GME Research Symposium

Three house officers in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology were honored for their presentations at the 2026 Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium. The eighth annual symposium was held May 12 at the Truhlsen Events Center and featured 33 oral presentations and 127 poster presentations. Three of the oral presentations and 11 of the […]

Jun 10, 2026

Dr. Rory Li, a second-year pathology resident, talks about his research with Dr. Dele Davis, interim UNMC chancellor.
education, research

Pathology trainees contribute to department’s research output

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

Apr 14, 2026

exterior of Durham Research Center 2
research

Department announces grants, publications

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

Apr 9, 2026

Woman in white lab coat in the laboratory
education, molecular genetic pathology, pituitary endocrine tumors, research

Pathology fellow studying aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors

A pathology fellow is researching pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) in an effort to pinpoint what makes some recur or even metastasize.

Apr 8, 2026

Marika Forsythe, MD, a molecular genetic pathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
CAP, education

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

two women in white lab coats
chronic myeloid leukemia, education, laboratory genetics and genomics, research

Fellow exploring gene rearrangement in chronic myeloid leukemia

A pathology fellow is helping validate a FISH probe to test for a partner in an immunoglobulin gene rearrangement in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Apr 8, 2026

Phassawan Rungsiprakarn, MD, a Laboratory Genetics and Genomics fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
human papillomavirus, research

Pathology lab uncovers new clue to how human papillomavirus infects cells

A team of researchers from UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has discovered a critical strategy that human papillomavirus (HPV) uses to establish infection after entering cells.

Apr 8, 2026

Authors of the research paper, from left: Drs. Pengwei Zhang and Jian Xie and doctoral students Richard C. Dang and Maddie Love

Spotlight on: Liz Tierney

Liz Tierney has seen all sides of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology in her nearly 12 years as an administrative professional. “I love working for the department,” she said. “It’s not the same thing every day.”

Apr 8, 2026

Liz Tierney, an administrative associate who supports the department chair, the chair's business office and department administrator
Nebraska Public Health Laboratory

NPHL provides a host of services to Nebraska and beyond

2025 was another busy year for the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, which performs a wide array of testing, outreach and education services for Nebraska and several other states.

Apr 3, 2026

NPHL’s director, Peter Iwen, MS, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM), at the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) annual conference, where he received the Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award
lab information system

Department makes significant strides forward on new lab information system

The department is completing validation of the clinical content and moving into staff training ahead of
the June 6 go-live date for the new lab information system.

Apr 3, 2026

Ben Swanson, MD, PhD, associate professor, in his office