research
House officers in department take home three awards at GME Research Symposium
Three house officers in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology were honored for their presentations at the 2026 Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium. The eighth annual symposium was held May 12 at the Truhlsen Events Center and featured 33 oral presentations and 127 poster presentations. Three of the oral presentations and 11 of the […]
Jun 10, 2026
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
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
Department announces grants, publications
Department researchers have been awarded one grant. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 33 manuscript publications.
Jun 10, 2026
Pathology trainees contribute to department’s research output
Recent publications and grants from PMI residents and predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees
Apr 14, 2026
Department announces grants, publications
Department researchers have been awarded six grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated 19 manuscript publications.
Apr 9, 2026
Pathology lab uncovers new clue to how human papillomavirus infects cells
A team of researchers from UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology has discovered a critical strategy that human papillomavirus (HPV) uses to establish infection after entering cells.
Apr 8, 2026
Pathology fellow studying aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors
A pathology fellow is researching pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) in an effort to pinpoint what makes some recur or even metastasize.
Apr 8, 2026
Fellow exploring gene rearrangement in chronic myeloid leukemia
A pathology fellow is helping validate a FISH probe to test for a partner in an immunoglobulin gene rearrangement in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Apr 8, 2026
Antimicrobial peptide database is expanded and improved
The Antimicrobial Peptide Database created by the laboratory of Guangshun Wang, PhD, a professor in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, has been updated and expanded over the last two decades, with Version 6 introduced in 2025.
Apr 3, 2026
