Dr. Anthony selected as NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
Renaisa Anthony, M.D., has been selected as a Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar for 2016 for the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The Health Disparities Research Institute is scheduled to take place Aug. 15-19, in Bethesda, Md. The institute provides participants with a broad overview of the leading issues facing minority health and health disparities and stimulates discussion of scholars’ proposed research projects. Institute participants are expected to attend all activities, which include lectures, seminars, sessions, and small group discussions with leading scientists and NIH staff.
Colburn serves on AAMC’s survey writing group
Lois Colburn, executive director, UNMC Center for Continuing Education, has been serving as chair of the survey writing group for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and its Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) Harrison Survey. The group is slated to announce its findings in the near future.
Dr. Gurumurthy to participate in online seminar
UNMC’s Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D., will team with Eric Kmiec, Ph.D., of Christiana Care Health System’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute in an online seminar to discuss some of the origins of gene editing and how the field emerged from a series of basic science observations to the dynamic fast-paced field dominating research journals today.
The July 19 seminar, part of the GenomeWeb/ABRF 2016 Webinar Series, will cover the history of gene editing methods and provide an overview of various gene editing technologies.
New training room available at McGoogan Library
The McGoogan Library of Medicine has a new room available for use by faculty, staff and students. The new Wilson Training Room (Wittson Hall, Room 8011) is available for meetings including videoconferences, training sessions, webinars and other uses as needed. Technology includes a personal computer, network connection, large screen projection, two 50″ small-group monitors enabled with Mersive Solstice POD Unlimited, which allows user connectivity from any personal device and interaction with the large screen projection, microphone system, and Echo 360 Pro for recording of presentations.
The Wilson Training Room can accommodate up to 33 occupants and has a flexible seating arrangement. To reserve the room, contact Danielle Drummond by email or by phone at 402-559-6839. Availability can be seen on the Outlook calendar entitled “Wilson Training Room.”
UNeMed, Streck reach research agreement
A new agreement between UNeMed and Streck creates a research and development collaboration between the two largest biotechnology firms in the state, officials announced this week.
UNeMed, the technology transfer and commercialization arm of UNMC, entered into a master collaboration agreement with Streck, an Omaha-based company that develops and manufactures diagnostic products for clinical and research laboratories. The master agreement provides the framework for a myriad of new and continued collaborations that could lead to new healthcare products.
“I really love it that we could set something like this up with Streck,” said UNeMed President and CEO Michael Dixon, Ph.D. “Streck is a Nebraska company that employs Nebraskans, and they are completely invested in boosting the local economy as much as we are. What better partner is there to help develop more biotechnology products? I can’t wait to see all the things that might grow out of this.”
For their first collaborative project, Streck will finance the work of UNMC researcher Catherine Gebhart, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the pathology and microbiology department. Dr. Gebhart also oversees the virology testing procedures for Nebraska Medicine’s organ transplant program.
In a two-year project, Dr. Gebhart will focus on developing a more powerful testing method for the human Herpes simplex virus.