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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

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

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

Woman working in laboratory

Remembering nursing’s Audrey Nelson, PhD

Services will be Oct. 14 for Dr. Nelson, whose career at the UNMC College of Nursing spanned 50 years.

Oct 8, 2025

Audrey Nelson, PhD

Editors to discuss open access journals in UNMC’s Digital Commons

The virtual panel will discuss experiences with their open access scholarly journals hosted by McGoogan Library’s DigitalCommons.

Oct 8, 2025

Three of the panelists, shown here, are Chandrakanth Are, MBBS, Elizabeth Beam, PhD, and Nancy Krusen, PhD. The other panelists will be Maha Farid, MBBCH, PhD, Premila Leiphrakpam, MBBS, PhD, and Nicole Martino, PhD.

A social media reminder to be cautious about sharing online

Health care workers, students and med center employees must follow the med center’s social media guidelines.

Oct 8, 2025

A collection of social media icons and cell phones that spell the word "Social"

New faculty spotlight: Janelle Leuschen, MD

Dr. Leuschen is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Oct 8, 2025

Janelle Leuschen, MD

Message from the Interim Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine

Dear Department of Internal Medicine colleagues: These are trying times – the headlines are truly alarming: How should we approach these challenging times? First, although there is a natural impulse to withdraw, focus on our own personal lives and relationships, and hope for the best, I encourage you to stay engaged. You are fully within your […]

Oct 7, 2025

Mark Rupp, MD