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Dr. Fauver to explore West Nile transmission dynamics

The two-year study, a collaboration with Colorado State University, is being funding by a NIH/NIAID grant.

Jun 11, 2026

Joseph Favuer, PhD

A hub for big thinkers: The Catalyst building

A synergy among innovators, startups and connectors is coming together at Catalyst, located in the EDGE District next to UNMC’s Omaha campus.

Jun 11, 2026

A scene inside the Catalyst building

UNMC Office of Global Engagement releases annual report

The report highlights a year of milestones in expanding international partnerships and elevating education abroad.

Jun 11, 2026

Jane Meza, PhD, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs

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.

Congratulations to our graduates

The department’s graduates for 2025-2026 include four residents, five fellows, 10 students who earned doctorates and two who earned master’s degrees.

Jun 10, 2026

Line of graduates in caps and gowns

Department says goodbye to three faculty members

Three faculty members who are leaving the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology gathered with colleagues at a farewell reception June 3.

Jun 10, 2026

Departing faculty members, from left: Drs. Mary Edgerton, Ana Yuil-Valdes and Jie Chen

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

Department hosts International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens

The 2026 International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens (ICG+P) hosted by UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, drew 135 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, lab personnel, and faculty members to Omaha.

Jun 10, 2026

Large conference room full of people at tables

IPID and department graduate student awards for 2025-2026 are presented

Students in the Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Studies Program were honored at a recent ceremony for their achievements in 2025-2026.

Jun 10, 2026

Graduate award winners, clockwise from top left: Sam Aden, Ridhi Bhola, Taylor Burke, Sarah Uhm, Brittany Rabe, and Madison Love

Rep. Don Bacon visits department laboratories

A visit to Capitol Hill by two house officers in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology in April led to U.S. Rep. Don Bacon touring some of the department’s labs on June 1.

Jun 10, 2026

Rep. Don Bacon tours one of the department's laboratories; Dr. Joseph Khoury, department chair, is at left.