Congratulations to Souradip Sinha, BS MS, a doctoral student in Munir Tanas, MD’s research laboratory, who has been awarded the Ada Louise Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship by the Graduate College for the Spring 2027 semester.

Congratulations to Narges Firouzshahi, MS, a doctoral student in Marco Hefti, MD’s research laboratory, who has been awarded the Ada Louise Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship by the Graduate College for the Spring 2027 semester.

Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD has been appointed to serve as the Society for Mucosal Immunology’s Chair of the Communications Committee for the 2026-27 term.

Matthew Kraswoski, MD, PhD was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the College of American Pathologists 2026 annual meeting. The Lifetime Achievement award is awarded to pathologists who have made broad, positive impacts on the pathology profession through contributions to one or more areas of the organization over an extended period of time.

Two pathology research mentees Sandeep Singh Dhingra, MS and Cyrus Barati, BS received the Richard G. Lynch Award for Excellence in Pathology Research for the research they conducted in the Yang and Mangalam labs.

Congratulations to the 2026–27 Masters of Science in Pathology program and Experimental Pathology PhD program student recipients of the Imogene Fisher Grad Student Scholarship Fund and the Marilyn Ohm-Smith Grad Student Scholarship Fund.

Connor Wilhelm, MS, Experimental Pathology PhD candidate in Alexander Boyden, PhD’s lab, has received a trainee travel grant from the Center for Immunology and Immune Based Diseases. The travel grant will cover the costs of registration, travel, and lodging associated with attending scientific conferences over the next year.

Vladimir Badovinac, PhD and his research lab have been awarded a new five-year R35 research grant from the NIH/NIGMS entitled “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Sepsis-Induced Immunoparalysis State.” The award totals $2,138,125. The project (R35GM161623-01) began on September 17, 2026 and will conclude on May 31, 2031.

On September 21, 2026, the department celebrated our Medical Laboratory Science students at the Kirkwood Regional Center for our annual scholarship ceremony.

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.