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Spotlight on new faculty – meet David Li, Ph.D.
David Li, Ph.D , associate professor, biochemistry/molecular biology, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.
Aug 18, 2006
Omaha Guts & Glory Walk is Aug. 26
The 2006 Omaha Guts & Glory Walk, a benefit for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), will be held Aug. 26 at Elmwood Park in Omaha, 60th and Dodge Streets. The noncompetitive two-mile walk is being planned by members of the Omaha Crohn’s and Colitis Support Group, which meets on the second […]
Aug 18, 2006
College of Medicine photo question — week 9 answer
Learn the answer to Wednesday’s College of Medicine historical photo question.
Aug 17, 2006
Antibiotic study shows promise in treating infections
UNMC researchers are part of an international team whose study results offer the medical world another drug – daptomycin — to treat the growing threat of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The article appears in the Aug. 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Aug 17, 2006
College of Medicine photo question — week 9
The UNMC campus continues its celebration of the College of Medicine’s 125th anniversary today with another historical photo question.
Aug 16, 2006
Research shows promise for reducing burden of HIV treatment
UNMC is conducting research targeted at reducing the daily HIV/AIDS multiple pill regimen to a single monthly injection using a nanotechnology drug delivery system. By using macrophages, the cells that carry HIV throughout the body, researchers have successfully delivered anti-retroviral drugs directly to tissues where the virus grows.
Aug 16, 2006
UNMC research shows promise for reducing burden of HIV treatment
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is conducting research targeted at reducing the daily HIV/AIDS multiple pill regimen to a single monthly injection using a nanotechnology drug delivery system. By using macrophages, the cells that carry HIV throughout the body, researchers have successfully delivered anti-retroviral drugs directly to tissues where the virus grows. “Using […]
Aug 16, 2006
UNMC researchers collaborate on international study of antibiotic to treat staphylococcus aureus
Contacts: University of Nebraska Medical Center: Vicky Cerino, (402) 559-5190, vcerino@unmc.edu Duke University Medical Center: Lauren Shaftel, (919) 824-1647, shaft001@mc.duke.edu University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers participated in an international clinical study led by Duke University Medical Center, which demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of a new drug for treating bloodstream and heart infections […]
Aug 16, 2006
Regents extend resident tuition eligibility to state’s veterans
Veterans of all branches of the U.S. armed services will be eligible to attend the University of Nebraska at in-state (resident) tuition rates under an amendment to the university’s tuition policy approved by the Board of Regents on July 28.
Aug 15, 2006
New Web-based antivenom index now available
Launched on Aug. 10, the Online Antivenom Index is a Web-based database allowing doctors, poison control centers and hospitals to access up-to-date information about antivenom stocked at AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums. Steven Seifert, M.D., professor in the department of surgery, emergency medicine section, at UNMC, and medical director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center, was one of the team members that helped develop the index.
Aug 15, 2006