Duane Retzlaff UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology
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

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
