Dr. Shailesh Shahi has been awarded a three-year, $999,265 grant from the Department of Defense Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (DoD-MSRP) for his project titled “Impact of Obesity-Driven Gut Microbiota Alterations on Multiple Sclerosis.”

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.

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”.

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.

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.

Dr. Alexander Boyden was awarded a two-year R21 research grant entitled “Gamma herpesvirus impact on required B cell:CD4 T interactions in a B cell-dependent, antibody-independent mouse model of multiple sclerosis” from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

On Friday, May 30th, the Johns Hopkins Medicine Alumni Association presented the 2025 Distinguished Medical School Alumnus Award to Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA, director of the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medicine from 2001 to 2014.

Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD, has been named the enterprise chief strategy officer for University of Iowa Health Care, expanding his executive leadership responsibilities while he continues as professor and chair of the Department of Pathology. 

The Carver College of Medicine End-of-Year Awards are presented at the close of each academic year to recognize the talents and commitments of students, residents, faculty, and staff towards furthering the education at the Carver College of Medicine. This year, the Department of Pathology was well represented with two recipients of the End-of-Year Awards.

The Special Achievement in Pathology M4 Award is given by the University of Iowa Department of Pathology in conjunction with the Iowa Association of Pathologists (IAP). This recognition is awarded to graduating M4s who showed exceptional interest in or aptitude for pathology or pathology-related research.