Hamid Band, MD, PhD, named UNMC Scientist Laureate

Hamid Band, MD, PhD

Hamid Band, MD, PhD, the Elizabeth Bruce Professor of Cancer Research with the UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, has been named UNMC’s 19th Scientist Laureate.

The award is the highest honor that UNMC bestows upon its researchers.

Dr. Band, who joined UNMC in 2007 and also is director of the Center for Breast Cancer Research, studies molecular control of tyrosine kinase signaling. Or, as he once described in laymen terms, he researches how the body’s “cellular brakes” control its “cellular accelerators,” aiming to devise therapies targeted at cancer cells.

“Hamid has always focused on the fundamental biology – most notably the corruption of cell signaling processes that contribute to oncogenesis,” said Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC’s vice chancellor for research. “He is a scientist’s scientist, whose curiosity drives his research. I can’t think of a better person to represent the Scientist Laureate Award this year.”

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the Eppley Institute, said, “Dr. Band is an exceptional scientist and is most deserving of this award. He is also an outstanding colleague and mentor and an important leader in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.”

Dr. Band said he is honored to receive the recognition. He thanked UNMC’s leadership and said the award is a tribute to many people: the researchers he’s had the privilege of training in his labs; everyone whose efforts have supported and helped manage his science and funding efforts; and his collaborators “for helping us do things we couldn’t have done ourselves.”

Said Dr. Band, “I hope that I can continue to live up to the expectations that such an award brings.”

Dr. Band will be honored, along with 22 other researchers named UNMC Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Research Leadership Award winners for 2024, during an awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium. A reception and poster session will follow in the Durham Research Center II commons area.

The other awardees:

New Investigator Awards go to outstanding UNMC scientists who in the past two years have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense or other national sources. New investigators also must demonstrate scholarly activity such as publishing their research and/or presenting their findings at national conventions.

  • Sean Avedissian, PharmD, UNMC College of Pharmacy
  • Sara Bares, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Subhash Chand, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Sujata Chaudhari, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Suyong Choi, PhD, Eppley Institute
  • Lynda Harris, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Jocelyn Herstein, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
  • Breanna Hetland, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing
  • Harshraj Leuva, MBBS, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Bethany Lowndes, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Shireen Rajaram, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
  • Shibiao Wan, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine

Distinguished Scientist Awards, which are sponsored by the chancellor, recognize researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years.

  • Keshore Bidasee, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Rey Carabeo, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Karen Gould, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • So-Youn Kim, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Wasim Nasser, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
  • Edward Peters, ScD, UNMC College of Public Health
  • Lynette Smith, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
  • Sumit Yadav, PhD, UNMC College of Dentistry

Research Leadership Awards honor scientists previously recognized as Distinguished Scientists who have a longstanding research funding history and also serve as research leaders and mentors on campus.

  • Corey Hopkins, PhD, UNMC College of Pharmacy
  • Kaleb Michaud, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine

69 comments

  1. Subhash Chand says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band, on your well-deserved outstanding achievements.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thank you very much!

  2. Lisa Runco says:

    On behalf of the Child Health Research Institute, congratulations to Dr. Band and to all of the other scientists listed who participate in pediatric research!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks

    2. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Lisa and grateful to CHRI!

  3. Bill Goodrich says:

    Well deserved Hamid! I remember well when you joined us. Your lab has employed, trained and equipped an army of future researchers. Your way of expressing things in ways we could all understand spread to those working in your lab and they were enthusiastic about explaining what I was seeing when I was there. Thanks for sharing your quest for the answers with all of us!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Bill!

  4. Shantaram Joshi says:

    CONGRATULATIONS DR. HAMID BAND FOR THE WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION!!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks Dr. Joshi!

  5. Subrata Sinha says:

    I know Dr Hamid Band since we were together at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He was an inspiration to me. Brilliant mind and immersed in science!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Subrata! Thanks for your friendship at the very beginning of my scientific journey!

  6. Barb Cajka says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band you are very deserving of this honor.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Barb!

  7. Irving H. Zucker says:

    Congratulations Hamid. This is truly a well deserved honor. I think the best is yet to come…Irv

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Irv!

  8. Nizar Mamdani says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Hamid.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Nisar!

  9. Moorthy Ponnusamy says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Moorthy!

  10. Melissa Baron says:

    Congratulations to Dr. Band on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to breast cancer research.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks!

  11. Parvez Khan says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks!

  12. Eric Tom says:

    Congratulations are well deserved Dr. Band. I’m very grateful for your vision and mentorship.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Eric!

  13. Siwei Zhao says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks!

  14. Wasim Nasser says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Wasim!

  15. Dalia ElGamal says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Dalia!

  16. Shibiao Wan says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band. Well deserved.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Shibiao. And congratulations for your award! H

  17. Peter Coccia says:

    Well deserved. Both Hamid and Vimla are outstanding members of the UNMC faculty.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Peter!

  18. Nagendra Chaturvedi says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band! A well-deserved honor.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Nagendra!

  19. Vijay S Thakur says:

    Congratulation. So proud of you Hamid.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Vijay!

  20. Vijay S Thakur says:

    Congratulation. So proud of you Hamid.

  21. Kishor Bhakat says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Kishor!

  22. Qingshen Gao says:

    Congratulations Dr. Hamid Band

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, GAO!

  23. Farshid Oruji says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band! This prestigious honor is a well-deserved recognition of your work in cancer research and leadership within the scientific community.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Farshid!

  24. Aditya Bade says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks!

  25. Syed Mohsin Mehmood says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks!

  26. Mayaram Sundriyal says:

    Congratulations Dr Hamid Band.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Mayaram!

  27. Tom O’Connor says:

    Hamid is a class act – a great choice for this recognition.

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Tom!

  28. Shakeel Mir says:

    Well deserved!!!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Shakeel!

  29. Gargi Ghosal says:

    Congratulations, Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Gargi!

  30. Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu says:

    Congrats Dr. Band!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Partha! Appreciate it.

  31. Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu says:

    Congratulations Dr. Nasser!

  32. Romana Bhat says:

    Congratulations Dr. Band, such a proud moment and very well deserved!

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Romana! Much appreciated.

  33. Howard Gendelman says:

    With most sincere congratulations. Considering what you traveled and your obstacles, this is a truly spectacular achievement—my hearty congratulations. You are an inspiration.

    Howard

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Howie for your good wishes and kind words of appreciation. H

  34. Asif Nazir says:

    Congratulations Dr Band. Well deserved award and hope you continue with the good work

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thanks, Asif! Appreciate your good wishes.

  35. Showkat Ahmad bhat (Riyadh KSA) says:

    Congratulations for the great achievement Good wishes

    1. Hamid Band says:

      Thank you so much!

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