Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Jana Broadhurst is part of team honored at 2024 Innovation Awards
Learn more about the project Dr. Broadhurst was involved with in this write-up from UNeMed.
Nov 21, 2024
Itidal Reslane and Gabrielle Watson named UNMC Graduate Students of Distinction
Both students, who are PhD candidates in IGPBS – Immunology, Pathology, and Infectious Disease, were honored after being awarded fellowships from the American Heart Association. Learn more from the Office of Graduate Studies.
Nov 15, 2024
New medical faculty, fall 2024
More than 40 new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine since August.
Nov 12, 2024
Medical research highlights, November 2024
The college received grant and funding awards representing more than $7 million in new funding in September.
Nov 10, 2024
Drs. Broadhurst, Wiley return from assisting with Marburg outbreak in Rwanda
Learn more about the efforts of these two faculty members in our department, along with others from UNMC, in this story from the Omaha World-Herald.
Nov 8, 2024
Dr. Angara receives postdoctoral Excellence in Research Award
He was recognized for his research and presentation at the UNMC Office of Postdoctoral Education Annual Event.
Nov 8, 2024
Dr. Sturd publishes a first author manuscript in mSphere
Chlamydia trachomatis is a leading cause of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. As an obligate intracellular pathogen, it has been selected to establish a niche within the host cell in a membrane-derived vacuole called the chlamydial inclusion. Chlamydial proteins recruit host proteins to the chlamydial inclusion that are critical for infection development. Two of these host-derived […]
Nov 1, 2024
Dr. Angara receives UNMC Office of Post-Doctoral Training’s Excellence in Research Award
Dr. Rajendra Angara discovered a novel Coxiella effector protein, CbEPF1, which is secreted into the host cell cytoplasm and establishes inter-organelle contact sites between the host endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lipid droplets (LDs). CbEPF1 contains two FFAT motifs, which are typically found in eukaryotic tether proteins that mediate ER-organelle contact sites. Using a combination of microscopy, live cell […]
Nov 1, 2024
Immunoscape
Zachary Van Roy, an MD/PhD trainee in the laboratory of Dr. Tammy Kielian, has indeed had a very productive month as he has published two first author manuscripts in Nature Communication and Cell Reports Medicine. The Cell Reports Medicine manuscript, which he co-first authored with Drs. Gunjan Kak and Lee Korshoj, is the first to […]
Nov 1, 2024
Department announces grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded two grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 30 manuscript publications. New grants PI: Scott Koepsell MDSupport of the studies and procedures to be performed to support standardization of the Teucer’s Podocin RT-qPCR assay. Teucer Biotech Inc. PI: Joshua Santarpia PhDOctopus FY24. National Strategic Research Institute Publications (November 2024-current): […]
Nov 1, 2024
