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Spotlight on: Kim Martin

Kim Martin is GME senior program coordinator, residency, for UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. But Jesse Cox, MD, PhD, A(ACHI), an associate professor and director of the residency program for anatomic and clinical pathology, said coordinator doesn’t nearly begin to describe her impact. “I have worked with Kim Martin for over 10 years, […]

Dec 10, 2025

Kim Martin, GME senior program coordinator, residency, for UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Department hosts its first national anatomic pathology conference

Dr. Joseph Khoury, chairman of UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, said at the start of a recent continuing medical education conference that he hoped for a day filled with medicine, science and exciting discussions. And that’s exactly what the nearly 50 attendees experienced at the Oct. 18 conference, “Advances in Anatomic Pathology,” at […]

Dec 10, 2025

Nearly 50 colleagues from across Nebraska and the surrounding region came to UNMC this fall for "Advances in Anatomic Pathology," a conference hosted by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Pathology laboratories make great catches in two unusual cases

Pathologists, who are often referred to as the doctor’s doctor, play a critical role in diagnosing patients. That point was driven home by two challenging cases that came to UNMC in the last year. Last December, a patient came to Nebraska Medicine with a fever and other symptoms that didn’t yield a clear answer. Clinicians […]

Dec 10, 2025

Safina Hafeez, MD, an assistant professor in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, said a puzzling case turned out to be histoplasma. "It would have been very easy to miss," she said.

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

Woman working in laboratory

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

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)

New Research Grant Award winners are announced

UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has announced five recipients of Research Grant Awards.

Oct 8, 2025

The RGA awardees, clockwise from top left: Drs. Ahmed Ahmed, Marika Forsythe, Rebecca Manzo, Phassawan Rungsiprakarn, and Holly Mitzel

Human DNA Identification Lab hosts genetic genealogists to work on cold cases

The Human DNA Identification Laboratory in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology hosted nearly two dozen professional investigative genetic genealogists from around the country to work on a number of unsolved Omaha homicides.

Oct 8, 2025

Group of genetic genealogists who gathered in Omaha in August to work with the Human DNA Identification Lab on cold cases

Spotlight on: Luke Handke

Luke Handke has spent most of his working life in a laboratory, but he’s often teaching. Usually not in front of a classroom, but more often one-on-one, helping budding scientists and colleagues. “I enjoy seeing people around me be successful, and if I can play some role in helping them to become successful in what […]

Oct 8, 2025

Luke Handke, PhD, senior scientist in the Center for Staphylococcal Research

Tissue Sciences Facility expands capabilities with new scanner

The Tissue Sciences Facility has significantly upgraded its digital pathology operations with the addition of a new scanner.

Oct 8, 2025

Ember Eldridge, TSF supervisor, with the Hamamatsu NanoZoomer S360 Digital Slide Scanner