UNMC graduate receives Jacobson Innovation Award
A 1974 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine, Joseph Vacanti, M.D., received the 21st Jacobson Innovation Award from the American College of Surgeons at a June 5 dinner in Chicago. Dr. Vacanti was recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of tissue engineering over the past 30 years and for starting the first pediatric liver transplant program in the country. The award honors living surgeons who have been innovative in the development of a new technique in any field of surgery. An Omaha native, Dr. Vacanti is the John Homans Professor of Surgery for Harvard Medical School. He returned to Omaha this year to deliver the John S. Latta Lecture at UNMC on March 24.
Dr. Swindells joins national panel on antiretroviral guidelines
Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, and Terry K. Watanabe Chairwoman for HIV/AIDS Research and Care, was invited to join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. This is a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Council. Her four-year term began in April
Regarding the new playground at the Child Development Center, THANK YOU to all who worked together to make this dream a reality for our UNMC children! They are absolutely delighted, my daughters included.