Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Department moving into the future with installation of cutting-edge software program
Department officials see many advantages to the Beaker laboratory information system, which will be fully integrated with the Epic One Chart electronic medical record. Dr. Ben Swanson gets excited when talking about the new laboratory information system being installed in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. “It is a better way for pathologists to […]
May 30, 2025
Human Genetics Laboratory increasing automation to meet growing demand for testing
Coming to Nebraska in 2023 to head the Warren G. Sanger Human Genetics Laboratory (HGL) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was an easy decision for Dr. Zhenya Tang. “The excellence of this lab was already established,” he said, noting it was among the first laboratories to develop FISH tests for diagnosis. In addition, […]
May 29, 2025
UNMC faculty member leaves gift to support microbiology research
A $738,000 estate gift from the late Roberta White-Miller, PhD, will fund fellowships at UNMC and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
May 9, 2025
Pathology residents and fellows share work at seventh annual GME research symposium
Attendees at the Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium this week got a good look at some of the amazing research being done at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. More than 130 research abstracts—in both oral and poster formats—were presented in all at the seventh annual event in the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Events Center. UNMC […]
May 2, 2025
New faculty spotlight: Saber Tadros, MD
Dr. Tadros is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Apr 22, 2025
Pathology resident researching ways to detect hypoglycemia caused by pet insulin
Some people bent on causing harm to themselves or others take insulin in a behavior known as factitious hypoglycemia. Medical professionals have developed tests to help uncover this, but a new area of concern has emerged: the use of insulin meant for pets. Kristina Sevcik, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC’s […]
Apr 16, 2025
Annual faculty awards: Geoffrey Talmon, MD
Dr. Talmon is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
Apr 11, 2025
Pathology fellow studies ways to help guide treatment of bladder tumors
Bladder tumors (urothelial carcinomas) are graded using a two-tier system into low-grade and high-grade types. However, some tumors may have mixed features with a large component of low-grade carcinoma and a minor component of high-grade tumor, causing difficulty in grading and therapeutic decision-making. What is the biologic behavior of such tumors and how does one […]
Apr 8, 2025
New residents and fellows coming aboard for 2025-2026
We are so excited to welcome our newest residents and fellows! We have four PGY1 residents and one PGY2 transfer resident, plus five new fellows and one returning fellow. Learn more about them here: Residents Matthew Carr PGY1Undergrad: Truman State University, Kirksville, MissouriMedical school: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineMatthew is originally from Fairfield, […]
Apr 8, 2025
Redox status is a critical factor in Chlamydia trachomatis developmental progression
The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections, has a developmental cycle that differentiates between two functional and morphological forms, the elementary body (EB) and the reticulate body (RB). The EB is the infectious and nondividing form that infects susceptible host cells. Once internalized into a host-derived vacuole called […]
Apr 8, 2025
