Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Trainees contribute to department’s research output
Recent publications and grants from PMI residents and predoctoral and postdoctoral students.
Feb 10, 2026
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. 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
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
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
NPHL hosting fellow in CDC’s laboratory leadership service program
A fellow in the CDC’s Laboratory Leadership Service program said she has learned and grown a great deal during her time with the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory at UNMC. Dr. Casey Field, who entered the LLS fellowship program in 2024 as a member of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is over halfway through […]
Dec 10, 2025
Graduate student honored for presentation at national conference
Claire Garman, a second-year PhD student in the Immunology, Pathology and Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Program in Dr. Sujata Chaudhari’s lab, won first place in the oral presentation competition at the Entomological Society of America’s (ESA) annual conference last month in Portland, Oregon. Garman presented research on the critical role of chitin biosynthesis in maintaining […]
Dec 10, 2025
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
Department announces grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded five grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated nearly three dozen manuscript publications. New grants: PI: Peter C. IwenFunder: University of Nebraska-LincolnTitle: The Transmission and Evolution of AMR in the EnvironmentAmount: $19,687 (direct) PI: Scott A. KoepsellFunder: Instrumentation LaboratoryTitle: Diagnostic Clinical Comparison of HemosIL CL aPL IgC on the […]
Dec 10, 2025
Josh Santarpia, PhD, announced as EXHALE award recipient
Blueprint Biosecurity awarded grant funding to evaluate far-UVC’s real-world effectiveness as a pandemic countermeasure.
Dec 3, 2025
