Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
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
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
Medical research highlights, October 2025
The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing nearly $4.5 million in new funding.
Nov 10, 2025
New faculty spotlight: Ashley Hein, MD
Dr. Hein is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Oct 23, 2025
Distinguished scientist: Stacey Gilk, PhD
Dr. Gilk is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
Oct 22, 2025
New investigator: Kurt Fisher, MD, PhD
Dr. Fisher is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Oct 14, 2025
New investigator: Maher Abdalla, PhD
Dr. Abdalla is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Oct 10, 2025
Medical research highlights, October 2025
The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $10 million in new funding.
Oct 9, 2025
Human DNA Identification Lab hosts genetic genealogists to work on cold cases
The Human DNA Identification Laboratory in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology hosted nearly two dozen professional investigative genetic genealogists from around the country to work on a number of unsolved Omaha homicides.
Oct 8, 2025
