Ryan Shaw

Computers help physicians determine best treatment plan

IBM Watson searches millions of data points to improve care for cancer patients.

Aug 20, 2015

Babu Guda, Ph.D.

The genesis of cancer mutations

The vicious cycle of DNA mutation is revealed.

Aug 20, 2015

Polina Shcherbakova, Ph.D.

WANTED Stents that work well for peripheral artery disease

a $3.5 million grant will help researchers understand why stents don’t work well for treating peripheral artery disease.

Aug 20, 2015

Stents of different designs used in peripheral artery disease are under study at UNMC.

Designer peptides to fight superbugs

Engineered peptides may soon be the therapy of choice against nasty bacterial and viral infections and even cancer.

Aug 20, 2015

Guangshun (Gus) Wang, Ph.D. starts with this structural template when he designs potent compounds against superbugs. The magenta-colored area is where positively charged amino acids are located for optimal bacterial recognition. The green area is where oil-like amino acids are situated to catch or grasp and stick to the superbug surface.

New prototypes designed for interventional radiology

Overexposure to radiation leads one radiologist to invent protective devices.

Aug 20, 2015

Greg Gordon, M.D. patented the Lock-Block shield that is designed to better protect physicians from radiation.

Study to help HIV-infected women live normal lives

Some antiretroviral therapies used in sub-Saharan Africa are found to not work well with contraceptives.

Aug 20, 2015

Kim Scarsi, Pharm.D., left, with her team in Uganda.

The scientist and his chicken soup

Every time cold season rolls around, so do home remedies, including Stephen Rennard, M.D., and his famous study of chicken soup.

Feb 13, 2015

Stephen Rennard, M.D., and his wife Barbara, collaborated on a study of her grandmother’s chicken soup recipe.

COBREs build centers of excellence

Research centers of excellence develop with the help of grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Feb 13, 2015

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine share Ebola expertise through online courses

UNMC and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, are sharing Ebola patient care and treatment best practices with hospital staff around the world through online education courses.

Feb 13, 2015

Sticky cells are a sticky issue

Tight junctions and migrations of epithelial cells are under study in the College of Dentistry.

Feb 13, 2015

James Wahl, Ph.D., and dental student Elizabeth Sand.