Spring 2010

The 2009 Scientist Laureate of UNMC

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On a Mission to Save Smiles
The genes associated with cleft lip and palate have been isolated. Now a UNMC researcher wants to stop the birth defect in its earliest stages.

A Giant in a Small World
Polymers, micelles and nanogels – tiny particles in nanomedicine – have made UNMC’s new Scientist Laureate a leader in the field.

Scientists Honored for Accomplishments
UNMC names 22 researchers to this year’s honor roll of Distinguished Scientists and New Investigators.

Learn more about UNMC’s 2009 Distinguished Scientists.

Timothy Baxter, M.D., and Wanfen Xiong, M.D., Ph.D.

Defusing a Time Bomb
The only treatment for patients with small aortic aneurysms is a wait-and-see game. That may soon change.

New Hope for Parkinson's Disease
People with this debilitating disease have new hope in a vaccine recently developed at UNMC.

Steps Toward Healthier Infants
One man dedicates his research career to reducing health disparities in high-risk patients.

Success Comes in Pairs
Working together is success – that’s what one researcher found when she teamed cardiac patients with their spouses in an exercise program.

Alison Freifeld, M.D., and Hendrik Viljoen, Ph.D.

New Technology to Diagnose a Killer
Collaboration between a chemical engineer and an infectious disease physician creates an innovative way to diagnose tuberculosis.

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