education

education, research

Students gain laboratory experience in summer programs

Eleven undergraduate students have spent their summer working and learning in our department’s laboratories.

Aug 11, 2026

Sam Acosta Castellanos, right, explains his summer research project at the SURP poster session on Aug. 6.
education, outreach

Pathology conference hosted by department is coming soon

Registration is open for the department’s annual pathology conference, which will be held Sept. 26 at UNMC.

Aug 11, 2026

microscope in front of computer screen
education

Medical student enjoys pathology externship

An eight-week summer externship program offered by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology turned out to be a perfect fit for Lindsay Adams, who is entering her second year of med school at UNMC.

Aug 11, 2026

Lindsay Adams spent the summer after her first year of medical school in an externship program offered by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.
education

Middle and high school students gain hands-on lab experience in workshop

Ten middle and high school students spent the better part of the last week in July in the laboratory for the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology’s Young Scientist Research Workshop. The weeklong event aims to promote STEM education and provide young scientists with hands-on experience in biomedical research. The program was led by Sujata […]

Aug 11, 2026

Teen boy and others learn how to work in laboratory
education

Congratulations to our graduates

The department’s graduates for 2025-2026 include four residents, five fellows, 10 students who earned doctorates and two who earned master’s degrees.

Jun 10, 2026

Line of graduates in caps and gowns
education

Department welcomes new residents and fellows

Four new residents and four new fellows will be joining the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology in July.

Jun 10, 2026

New residents (top row, from left): Katie Ambrose, MD; Alisha Huynh Langan, MD; Hok Sreng Te, MD; and Poonam Yadav, MBBS, PhD; new fellows (bottom row, from left): Ejas Palathingal Bava, MBBS; Ahmed Hussein, MBBS; Joyce Pazhayattil, MBBS; and Devina Puri, PhD
education, gram-positive pathogens, research

Department hosts International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens

The 2026 International Conference on Gram-Positive Pathogens (ICG+P) hosted by UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, drew 135 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, lab personnel, and faculty members to Omaha.

Jun 10, 2026

Large conference room full of people at tables
education, research

IPID and department graduate student awards for 2025-2026 are presented

Students in the Immunology, Pathology & Infectious Disease (IPID) Graduate Studies Program were honored at a recent ceremony for their achievements in 2025-2026.

Jun 10, 2026

Graduate award winners, clockwise from top left: Sam Aden, Ridhi Bhola, Taylor Burke, Sarah Uhm, Brittany Rabe, and Madison Love
education, thymomas

Resident exploring role that aberrant T-lymphocytes may play in clinical outcomes for some thymomas

A pathology resident is studying the role of aberrant T-lymphocytes in lymphocyte-rich thymomas and how they may correlate with clinical outcomes.

Jun 10, 2026

Holly Mitzel, MD, a second-year pathology resident
education

Schenken Award presented to three UNMC medical graduates

Three UNMC medical school graduates this spring received the Jerald R. Schenken, MD, Outstanding Achievement in Pathology and Microbiology Award.

Jun 10, 2026

Front row, from left: Drs. Priya Verbik, Alisha Huynh Langan, and Brock Calamari; back row, from left: Dr. Joseph Khoury, department chair; Patrick Kerrigan, a Schenken family friend; Charlotte Schenken; and Drs. Geoffrey Talmon, professor and senior associate dean of medical education in the College of Medicine; and Samuel M. Cohen, professor and former department chair.