research
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
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
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
Chief resident is first author on angiosarcoma manuscript
Dr. Austin Helmink, chief resident this year, published a first author manuscript entitled “Epithelioid angiosarcoma arising from pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, CNS WHO grade 3” in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. Post-radiation angiosarcomas are a well-described phenomenon in multiple body sites; however, central nervous system angiosarcomas are extremely rare and their molecular tumorigenesis is unclear. […]
Apr 8, 2025
Department announces new grants, publications
Department faculty have been awarded three grants. In addition, our researchers’ work has generated dozens of manuscript publications. New GrantsPI: Scott CampbellTitle: Dataset of electronic health records for N3C Clinical enclave according to the NCATS DUASponsor: Axle InformaticsAmount: $65,146 (direct)Time Frame: 10/2024 through 9/2029 PI: Scott KoepsellTitle: Validation of the Clinical Performance of Hemosil CL […]
Apr 8, 2025
Hematopathology fellow researching rare form of lymphoma
A rare chromosomal abnormality found in some forms of lymphoma is getting a closer look at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ahmed Sabri, MD, a hematopathology fellow in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is performing cytogenetic and molecular analysis of t(9;14)(p13;q32) lymphomas with his mentor faculty, Arash Ronaghy, MD, PhD. “We know […]
Mar 27, 2025
Clinical microbiology fellow studying ways to characterize central line-associated bloodstream infections
Chunyi Zhou, MD, PhD, a second-year clinical microbiology fellow in UNMC’s Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is studying whether whole genome sequencing can be a useful tool to characterize S. epidermidis isolates that are associated with central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
Mar 19, 2025
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
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
