Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Three new faculty members join department this summer
UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology added three new but familiar faces to its faculty lineup. Drs. Ketav Desai and Pranav Renavikar, who completed fellowships here in June, started July 1 as assistant professors. Dr. Ashley Hein, who finished her residency here in 2023-2024, began on Aug. 1 as an assistant professor. Dr. Desai, […]
Aug 5, 2025
Spotlight on: Jennifer Endres
Jennifer Endres’ job title has changed in her nearly 20 years working in Dr. Ken Bayles’ lab, but her focus has always remained on helping everyone who works there do their job as effectively as possible.
Aug 5, 2025
Department researchers publish paper on angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas
Drs. Alyssa Bouska and Javeed Iqbal, in addition to more than a dozen other departmental investigators, recently published a paper on angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas.
Aug 5, 2025
Medical research highlights, August 2025
The UNMC College of Medicine recently received nearly $9 million in new funding.
Aug 4, 2025
Pathology resident probes cause of increasing antibiotic resistance in common pathogen
Jacqueline Peck, a second-year resident in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is studying the factors behind increasing antibiotic resistance in Haemophilus influenzae, a common pathogen.
Jul 22, 2025
Resident studies outcomes of neoadjuvant therapy for UNMC breast cancer patients
Nila Jones, MD, a second-year resident in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is taking a comprehensive look at patient outcomes of neoadjuvant breast cancer therapy for UNMC patients between 2014 and 2024.
Jun 25, 2025
New research network designed to enhance rural informed care
UNMC will lead project to establish the Greater Nebraska Rural Research Network.
Jun 23, 2025
Residents and fellows present findings at quality improvement symposium
Residents and fellows in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology share the findings of five quality improvement projects.
Jun 17, 2025
Resident seeking to better understand primary gastrointestinal melanomas
Pauline Xu, MD, PhD, a first-year resident in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is researching primary gastrointestinal melanomas.
Jun 10, 2025
Two ISO-certified laboratories provide key testing expertise
The Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology boasts two laboratories with ISO accreditation: the Nebraska Public Service Laboratory (NPSL) and the Human DNA Identification Laboratory. ISO/IEC is the international standard specifying the general requirements for the competence, impartiality, and consistent operation of testing laboratories. NPSL, a sub-unit of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), received […]
Jun 6, 2025
