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Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., is UNMC’s eighth scientist laureate

Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the eighth Scientist Laureate for the UNMC. The award is the highest honor UNMC bestows to researchers.

Mar 14, 2014

News briefs

Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., chief technology officer and associate vice chancellor for business development, has been named to the board of directors of Trovagene, Inc., a developer of cell-free molecular diagnostics headquartered in San Diego.

Mar 14, 2014

Research highlights

UNMC College of Medicine faculty received seven awards during the month of January, representing nearly $1.3 million in new funding to UNMC.

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., pathology & microbiology, has received a National Institutes of Health award for $750,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Juvenile Batten disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder marked by progressive neurological damage ultimately leading to cognitive decline and premature death. Dr. Kielian will build on her earlier laboratory studies which suggest that aberrant glial activation in the early stages of Juvenile Batten disease may contribute to neuronal loss. She hopes to delay disease progression by targeting this activation with compounds that affect multiple pathways of aberrant glial activation in this pre-clinical trial.

Mar 14, 2014

Spotlight on new faculty – John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant professor joins the team at the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center.

Mar 14, 2014

Industry-sponsored grants

Wally Thoreson, Ph.D., ophthalmology & visual science, has received a Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award. Restricted to one applicant per institution annually, candidates are recognized national leaders actively engaged in eye research.

Mar 14, 2014