Thank you J. Julie Kim, PhD, Susy Y. Hung Research Professor from Northwestern University's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for presenting on the impact of obesity and race on endometrial cancer through transcriptomic signatures at #GrandRounds!

Congratulations to Shravan Kumar Kannan, MS, for receiving the Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship for the Spring 2026 semester! This award provides students in their final semester supported time to focus on completing their research activities.

Congratulations to Kshitija Kale, MD, a student in our Experimental Pathology PhD program, who has been awarded the Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship! This award provides students in their final semester supported time to focus on completing their research activities.

Thank you, Nathanael Christensen, DO for presenting on the validation process and its methods for building effective test menus! Dr. Christensen is a Cytopathology Fellow in and was previously a resident in our program an served as co-chief resident.

Almost 100 years ago. Still committed to providing the same quality education for the next generation of pathologists. 💛 🖤

Congratulations on your retirement, Dr. Marcus Nashelsky! After 22 years, Dr. Nashelsky hung up his white coat for the last time. An integral part of developing the Decedent Care Center at @uihealthcare, his lessons and guidance will live through these halls for years to come.

Dr. Karandikar's (@PathImmune) group was the first to show that CD8+ T cells targeted to CNS antigens can suppress disease activity and be used as a potential therapeutic approach. This recent study digs into the mechanism in which these CD8+ T cells help in mitigating disease.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia is an inherited condition marked by abnormal function of motile cilia where chronic respiratory infections and bronchiectasis are common. Let's explore how this case from Drs. David Meyerholz and Douglas Hornick guides future research. #PathTwitter

Congratulations to Shailesh Shahi, PhD who has been promoted to tenure-track Assistant Professor and the opening of his own research lab! Dr. Shahi's lab explores obesity-driven changes in the gut microbiota and H₂S signaling shape immune responses and worsen CNS autoimmunity.

Congratulations to the Badovinac research lab on recognition for their article in ‪@aai.org! Elizabeth Escue, MS, a student in our Experimental Pathology PhD program and member of the Badovinac Lab, is lead author on this study. Read the full feature: https://bit.ly/3Vl4Fil

Congratulations to Banafshe Dolatyar, PhD, member of Marco Hefti's research lab, for winning the Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience! Read more about the award on our website: pathology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08...

Congratulations to Mallory Shin, member of Marco Hefti, MD's research lab, for receiving the Kwak-Ferguson Award in Neuroscience! Read more on the award on our website: pathology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08...

Researchers in Zizhen Kang, PhD's lab, in collaboration with @Ashu_Mangalam’s lab, have discovered that oligodendroglial lineage cells (OLCs)—traditionally known for myelin production—actively contribute to neuroinflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)

Beautiful examples of RNA in situ hybridization with additional immunofluorescence staining from Dr. Kimberly Fiock🧬

Through prior research it has been found that pks+ E. coli strains produce the metabolite colibactin, a genotoxin that damages host cell DNA, promoting carcinogenesis in animal models of cancer-associated colitis (CAC). However, this connection in humans is unknown.

Congratulations to Dr. Shaelish Shahi for being awarded a three-year, $999,265 grant from the @DeptofDefense Multiple Sclerosis Research Program for his project "impact of Obesity-Driven Gut Microbiota Alterations on Multiple Sclerosis"!

7 years in the making, Dr. Mangalam and members of his research lab, along with Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa College of Public Health and Iowa Department of Neurology, have found a connection between the gut microbiome’s microbial ratio in association with multiple sclerosis and disease severity.

Congratulations to Dr. Mariah Hassert for receiving a K99/00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases! Dr. Hassert received this award for her proposal "Hemozoin and liver stage malaria vaccine efficacy."

We are ecstatic to announce the opening of the newly-renovated Histology Research Laboratory. Headed by Dr. Kimberly Fiock as Technical Director and Dr. David Meyerholz as Medical Director , the HRL is a research core for the Department of Pathology.

Can the brain be molded by exposures to peripheral microbes? Members of the Harty and Badovinac research labs recently investigated how realistic microbial exposures change immune cell representation in the brain and influence neurological disease outcomes.

Congratulations to Dr. Alexander Boyden, who was awarded a 2-year R21 research grant titled “Gamma herpesvirus impact on required B cell:CD4 T interactions in a B cell-dependent, antibody-independent mouse model of multiple sclerosis” from the @niaidnews.bsky.social

Don’t miss this FREE online workshop June 24! Natalya Guseva will share how Archer™ FUSIONPlex™ helps her lab uncover fusions and much more (SNVs, splice variants & indels). Register: us06web.zoom.us/webi...

Congratulations to Alexis Kollasch-McGarvey for receiving the Special Achievement in Pathology M4 Award. pathology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2025/06...