Jill A Poole MD

Division Chief of Allergy & Immunology, Professor of Medicine

Summary

I am a board-certified clinical allergist and immunologist with an active research laboratory focused on understanding agriculture-related environmental organic dust-induced lung and systemic bone/autoimmune disease. This has been my focus since 2005 with grant funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. I am active in the AAAAI with serving as past Chair the Environmental and Respiratory Disease committee and Occupational Disease committee. Currently, currently active in the Environmental and Occupational Respiratory Disease Interest Section. I also maintain a busy clinical practice seeing patients with allergic and asthmatic disorders, eosinophilic esophagitis, chronic hives, and food allergy. I also enjoy teaching.

University of Colorado School of Medicine/National Jewish Health (Adult)Fellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2002 - 2004
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1999

Honorary AAAAI Lectureship Award: Donald Leung Lectureship American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2018
Faculty Clinical and Educational Internal Medicine Department Mentoring Award University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2017
Top Teacher Award, Department of Internal Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2017
Early Career Achievement UNMC Alumni Organization, 2017
Distinguished Scientist Award University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2015
Honorary AAAAI Lectureship Award: John E. Salvaggio Memorial Lectureship AAAAI, 2014
The Omaha Reader Best Choice Award for Allergist Omaha Reader, 2012
Distinguished Scientist, *New Investigator UNMC, 2012
Internal Medicine Basic Science Research Award UNMC, 2011
Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES)/R01 Award NIEHS, 2010
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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PubMed

Occupational Rhinitis.
Joshua S Bernstein, Kaleb Ware, José Zamora-Sifuentes, Jill A Poole, Dennis Shusterman
Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2026-02-01
Citrullinated and Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde-Modified Fibrinogen Activates Macrophages and Promotes Coronary Endothelial Cell Inflammation.
Wenxian Zhou, Hannah J Johnson, Michael J Duryee, Nozima Aripova, Engle E Sharp
Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2025-11-13
Joint Association of Methamphetamine and Cannabis Use as Risk Factors for Asthma Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization: A Retrospective Analysis.
Amal M Musa, Jill A Poole, Harlan R Sayles, Andrew C Rorie
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2025-10-15

Medical Research Highlights, February 2025February 15th, 2025
UNMC Researchers Get $3 Million Grant to Study Airborne HazardsNovember 6th, 2021
UNMC Creates New Division for Allergy and ImmunologyJanuary 8th, 2020
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Resolving Occupational Exposure-Induced Lung DiseaseUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER2021–2025
Role Of Pattern Recognition Receptors In Organic Dust-Induced Airway InflammationNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2010–2012
Chronic Innate Immune Adaptation To Organic DustNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2007–2011