Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

education, research

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.
education, thymomas

Resident exploring role that aberrant T-lymphocytes may play in clinical outcomes for some thymomas

A pathology resident is studying the role of aberrant T-lymphocytes in lymphocyte-rich thymomas and how they may correlate with clinical outcomes.

Jun 10, 2026

Holly Mitzel, MD, a second-year pathology resident
Research

Medical research highlights, May 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $5.6 million in new funding.

May 14, 2026

Sias Scherger, MD
Research, Cancer Center Research

Pathology lab reveals new research into HPV infection

A team from the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology published their study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Apr 27, 2026

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

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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

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Research

Medical research highlights, April 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $8.7 million in new funding.

Apr 8, 2026

Sarosh Rana, MD
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
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