Congratulations to Maddisen Dwelley, BS and Paul Ntasin, BS on their award for the Emory Warner Experimental Research Fellowships.

Pornphan (Ying) Sae-Sim, MD, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology PGY-2, is a top five abstract winner for her work, “Clinicopathologic and Molecular Features of Fusion-Positive and Fusion-Negative Pleomorphic Sarcomas: A Single Institution Study,” which will be presented at the CAP 2026 annual meeting.

After 28 years of service at the University of Iowa, Dr. Chris Jensen has retired. Upon his retirement, Dr. Jensen has been appointed Professor Emeritus of Pathology.

Mangalam lab discovers how an inflammatory signal reshapes the gut microbiome to influence neuroinflammation.

Pathology welcomes new faculty Drs. Aaron Amundson, Allen Choi, Kimberly Fiock, and Muhammad Shaheen.

The Department of Pathology celebrates recent faculty promotions for the following faculty, effective July 1, 2026. These promotions reflect dedicated service to not only the department, but to their colleagues, students and subspecialties of study.

Experimental Pathology PhD program students Connor Wilhelm, MS and Nimra Aman, MS have passed their comprehensive exams during the spring 2026 semester.

We held our annual Resident and Fellow Farewell Dinner on June 12, 2026 at the McCord Club and celebrated with a delicious dinner, dessert, with remarks from our co-chief residents on each of the graduating residents and fellows. We also took the time to recognize the impactful work of our team members with several awards.

Frank Mitros, MD, has made contributions to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine spanning generations of students, colleagues, and patients. His supportive, encouraging approach to teaching garnered him widespread recognition, including the University of Iowa’s Collegiate Teaching Award in 2004 and multiple Teacher of the Year honors from both medical students and pathology residents. The weekly conference he founded to bring together pathology and gastroenterology colleagues, now in its 50th year, has left an indelible mark on patient care.

Members of the John Harty, PhD and Vladimir Badovinac, PhD research labs recently investigated how peripheral vaccination can generate brain residing T cells with the capacity to defend against brain tumors.

Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD receives Gerald T. Evans Award at the Academy for Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists annual conference.

A new study from Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD’s research laboratory at University of Iowa Health Care Department of Pathology provides evidence that the gut microbiome, the community of bacteria living in the digestive tract, may contribute to distinct colorectal cancer subtypes. Published in Gut Microbes, the study identifies bacterial signatures associated with tumor location and age at diagnosis and shows that specific bacteria can activate cancer-related pathways in laboratory models.