Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Resident awarded 2025 Forensic Pathology Advanced Training Grant

Congratulations to our chief resident elect, Dr. Thomas Auen, who was named a recipient of the 2025 Forensic Pathology Advanced Training Grant, which is sponsored by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME), and the NAME Foundation. This will allow Dr. Auen to spend a month at the […]

Apr 8, 2025

Dr. Thomas Auen

Annual faculty awards: Scot Ouellette, PhD

Dr. Ouellette is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Apr 8, 2025

Scot Ouellette, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD

Dr. Bailey-Lundberg is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and principal investigator of the Bailey-Lundberg Lab.

Apr 3, 2025

Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD

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

Ahmed Sabri, MD, a hematopathology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

New faculty spotlight: Shanxiang Zhang, MD, PhD

Dr. Zhang is a professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Mar 25, 2025

Shanxiang Zhang, MD, PhD

UNMC’s faculty awards announced for 2024-25

The UNMC Faculty Senate will recognize faculty for meritorious teaching, mentoring and community service at its annual meeting.

Mar 21, 2025

Windy Alonso, PhD, Pooneh Bagher, PhD, and Sean Avedissian, PharmD

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

Chunyi Zhou, MD, PhD, a clinical microbiology fellow in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

New faculty spotlight: Arash Ronaghy, MD, PhD

Dr. Ronaghy is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Mar 5, 2025

Arash Ronaghy, MD, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Lee Korshoj, PhD

Dr. Korshoj is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Feb 13, 2025

Lee Korshoj, PhD

UNMC research assesses viral respiratory risk at meatpacking plants

The publication offers a blueprint for how meat processing facilities can handle future epidemics.

Jan 14, 2025

Athena Ramos, PhD, and Joshua Santarpia, PhD