Researchers in Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD’s research laboratory, in collaboration with University of Iowa College of Nursing, University of Iowa College of Public Health, and University of Iowa Department of Neurology, have identified a microbial ratio in the gut microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis and disease severity.

Featuring: Dawn Quelle, PhD

Dr. Mariah Hassert, a Postdoctoral Scholar in the laboratory of Dr. John Harty, received a K99/00 Pathway to Independence award from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her proposal “Hemozoin and liver stage malaria vaccine efficacy”.

Featuring: Andrew Bellizzi, MD; Tanner J. Simonson, MD; and Mary Stone, MD, FAAD

Congratulations to Prerna Rastogi, MD, PhD, who has been appointed as Medical Director of the University of Iowa Diagnostic Laboratories (UIDL).

Harty and Badovinac Research Labs investigate how physiological microbial exposures normalize memory T cell presence in the brain and influence neurological disease outcomes.

After 43 years of service at the University of Iowa, Dr. Robert “Bob” Robinson has retired. Upon his retirement, Dr. Robinson has been appointed Professor Emeritus of Pathology.

Featuring: Bradley Ford, MD, PhD; Matthew Gosse, MD; and Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA

Featuring: Kathryn Eschbacher, MD; Marco Hefti, MD; Douglas Spitz, PhD; Stefan Strack, PhD

The Department of Pathology celebrates recent faculty promotions for the following faculty, effective July 1, 2025. These promotions reflect dedicated service to not only the department, but to their colleagues, students and subspecialties of study.