research

Center for Staphylococcal Research’s annual workshop draws students from around the world

Sixteen young researchers received intensive instruction in genetic and metabolic techniques last month at “Staph Camp,” an annual workshop by the Center for Staphylococcal Research at UNMC.

Aug 5, 2025

The workshop, "Essentials of Staphylococcal Genetics and Metabolism," employs a mixture of classroom lectures and lab work to provide an advanced understanding of the techniques commonly used by the staphylococcal research community.

Dr. Weisenburger looks back on distinguished hematopathology career

Dennis Weisenburger, MD, professor emeritus of hematopathology in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, was recently featured in The Pathologist, where he talked about his career, spent largely at UNMC, and his many contributions to lymphoma research. You can read the “Peer-to-Peer” interview here.

Aug 5, 2025

Dennis Weisenburger, MD, professor emeritus of hematopathology in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

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

Jennifer Endres, research coordinator in Dr. Ken Bayles' lab

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

Dr. Alyssa Bouska is first author and Javeed Iqbal is senior author on the research paper.

Department announces new publications

Research work by faculty and students in our department has generated nearly 30 manuscript publications. New publications (June 2025-current): Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment.Salloom RJ, Sahtout DZ, Ahmad IM, Abdalla MY. Transl Oncol. 2025 Apr;54:102339. […]

Aug 5, 2025

Woman working in lab

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

Jacqueline Peck, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

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

Nila Jones, MD, a second-year anatomic and clinical pathology resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

NU remains among world’s best for earning patents

Researchers at UNMC and across the NU System are turning their innovations into real-world impact.

Jun 18, 2025

Signage and the Durham Research Center towers as seen from the campus entrance at Saddle Creek Road and Emile Street. Photos from my last photo stroll across campus on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

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

Drs. Chunyi Zhou and Scott Stevenson, clinical microbiology fellows in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

UNMC research town hall to be held today

UNMC’s Howard Fox, MD, PhD, who is involved in a national task force on indirect cost funding, will be the featured guest.

Jun 12, 2025

Howard Fox, MD, PhD, and Ken Bayles, PhD