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Hartman retiring after career of connecting information

The UNMC community is invited to celebrate McGoogan Library’s Teri Hartman at a reception on Feb. 26.

Feb 11, 2026

Teri Hartman

Spotlight on Scholarship to be held March 31

UNMC innovators are invited to submit an abstract and poster for their educational research project.

Feb 11, 2026

A speaker speaks at a conference in front of a crowd with his laptops in front of him.

Reflections and updates for the spring semester

We hope you’re enjoying a successful and productive spring semester. Though we are still firmly in winter as I write this message, spring, a season of growth and possibility, is just around the corner. The Office of Graduate Studies has entered a new chapter, as director Terri Vadovski has moved on to another opportunity after […]

Feb 10, 2026

Karen Gould, PhD

UNMC announces fall 2025 dean’s list

The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its fall 2025 dean’s list for students enrolled in the colleges of nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and allied health professions.

Feb 10, 2026

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CAP is ready to help pathologists meet challenges, group’s president says

Pathologists face many challenges, but CAP stands ready to help. That was the message from Qihui “Jim” Zhai, MD, FCAP, president of the College of American Pathologists, at a recent speech at UNMC sponsored by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Feb 10, 2026

Dr. Jim Zhai, president of the College of American Pathologists, left, with Dr. Joseph Khoury, chairman of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Dr. Dinesh Pradhan, and others after his speech at the Durham Research Center.

Dr. Larson wraps up career in scientific research

Marilynn Larson absolutely loves scientific research. It’s what got her through a daily commute between Lincoln and Omaha during her 26 years at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Sometimes sleeping on a cot in her office when she had to get up in the middle of the night for timed experiments, putting on all the protective gear to work in the Biosafety Level 3 Core Facility. “I love, I love the research part. I love the challenge,” she said.

Feb 10, 2026

Marilyn Larson, PhD, visits with Drs. Scot Ouellette and Lisa Rucks at her retirement reception.

Fellow working to develop AI prediction model for myeloid neoplasms

Ahmed Ahmed, MBBCh, a hematopathology fellow in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is working on a study to develop a deep-learning model. The model would be capable of predicting IHC expression of the TP53 protein directly from H&E-stained whole slide images in myeloid neoplasms. TP53 mutation is a critical prognostic factor in myelodysplastic […]

Feb 10, 2026

Ahmed Ahmed, MBBCh, a hematopathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Spotlight on: Vicki Herrera

Versatility is key for Vicki Herrera, a research coordinator working with Dr. Josh Santarpia in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, MIcrobiology and Immunology. “I wear many hats,” she said.

Feb 10, 2026

Vicki Herrera, a research coordinator, in the laboratory where she works in Durham Research Center II.

Department announces grants, publications

Department researchers have been awarded two grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated nearly 30 manuscript publications.

Feb 10, 2026

Smiling woman in white lab coat seen through shelving in laboratory

Trainees contribute to department’s research output

Recent publications and grants from PMI residents and predoctoral and postdoctoral students.

Feb 10, 2026

Exterior of Durham Research Center II