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Personalized medicine requires massive computations

Imagine asking a question and getting 30,000 answers coming at you like water from a fire hose.

How would you sort through all that information and find the one answer you’re looking for?

Jan 15, 2014

Babu Guda, Ph.D.

Cure for familial breast cancer might be found in genetic mutations

Leukemia was his research niche until five years ago when breast cancer hit too close to home for San Ming Wang, M.D.

A relative’s wife had just been diagnosed with the disease; her mother and two aunts also had the disease.

Jan 15, 2014

San Ming Wang, M.D., uses
low- and high-tech tools
in his research on familial
breast cancer.

22-year-old sees promise in breast cancer research

It was an emotional experience for Brandi Preston, 22, and breast cancer researcher, San Ming Wang, M.D., associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, when they met after he spoke to Bright Pink, a support group for those affected by familial breast cancer.

Jan 15, 2014

Brandi Preston and son Peyton

Demand grows for bioinformatic gurus

As information technology becomes more integral to health care, the need grows for specialists who can turn biomedical data into knowledge that will improve people’s health and wellbeing.

Jan 15, 2014

Jim McClay, M.D., (left), said that Scott Campbell is an example of the perfect biomedical informatics student.

LiveGreen: January is Radon Action Month

Homes should be tested for radon levels.

Jan 14, 2014

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s nets about $20,000

Four skaters stayed on the ice for 24 hours during the fundraiser.

Jan 14, 2014

Ted Wuebben, back center, with (from left) ultra-skaters John Seminara, Kevin Powers, Jim Hinrichs and Ronnie Stark.

Combs to deliver keynote at King luncheon

Annual event honoring Martin Luther King Jr., will be held on Monday, Jan. 20.

Jan 14, 2014

Ira Combs

Farm-fresh produce available to UNMC community

Sign up now for weekly produce deliveries that begin in May.

Jan 14, 2014

Sorrell Center store to be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Store will reopen Jan. 21.

Jan 14, 2014

Time out with T.O. — A toast to the Chinese

UNMC leaders were greeted with hospitality – and Bon Jovi – during the recent trip to China.

Jan 13, 2014

Toasting the great relationship between UNMC and Tongji University are (left-right): Jialin Zheng, M.D., associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of UNMC's Asia Pacific Rim Development Program; Jeff Harrison, M.D., professor, family medicine; and Xinglum (Samuel) Liang of Tongji University.