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Dr. Zheng wins Gilmore award; lecture set for Tuesday
Dr. Jialin Zheng will receive the 2005 Joseph P. Gilmore Outstanding Investigator Award on Tuesday. Dr. Zheng gives much of the credit for his research success to his research team and to several UNMC faculty members who have served as mentors to Dr. Zheng.
Mar 14, 2005
Dr. Turpen clowns around at the Shrine Circus
In research circles, Jim Turpen, Ph.D., is the guy with the largest research grant in the state. But, to 5-year-olds at the Shrine Circus he’s Ankor, the clown with the fiery orange hair, handlebar mustache and a pet lobster on his hand.
Mar 11, 2005
UNMC, 15 co-sponsors across Nebraska invite public to free health education series on cancer
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and co-sponsors in 15 cities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, “Cancer: Discovery, Development and Delivery: From the Laboratory to the Community.” The series will run on Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central […]
Mar 11, 2005
Center for Biopreparedness Education invite health professionals to two-day bioterrorism symposium in Lincoln
Health care providers and first-responders in eastern Nebraska are invited to attend a two-day bioterrorism symposium in Lincoln March 23-24 at the Cornhusker Hotel. Target audience of the symposium is emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, and laboratory, infection control, public health, and allied health professionals. Cost of the symposium is $15 per day and includes […]
Mar 11, 2005
Dr. Turpen accepts more focused role in research administration
Paula Turpen, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for research, has agreed to accept a more focused and highly specialized role in UNMC research administration. Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, announced recently that Dr. Turpen has become the first UNMC Director of Research Resources. Dr. Turpen assumed her new responsibilities on March 1.
Mar 10, 2005
Stem cell expert sees promise in research
Embryonic and adult stem cell research must continue because it’s too early to know which yields greater promise, said Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on stem cell research.
Mar 9, 2005
CDC director: Biocontainment unit is ‘national treasure’
Julie Gerberding, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Monday unveiled a “national treasure” — Nebraska’s new Biocontainment Unit at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Mar 8, 2005
Profile of a Biocontainment Unit Nurse – Cheryl Rand
When Cheryl Rand, a nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center, first learned that the hospital was designing a special unit just for treating contagious and deadly organisms such as smallpox and SARS, Rand had only one thing to say: “I have to be a part of this.”
Mar 8, 2005
Stem cell expert to give today’s Latta Lecture
Catherine Verfaillie, M.D., an internationally recognized expert on stem cell research, will present the 23rd Annual Latta Lecture today at noon in the Durham Research Center’s Scott Auditorium.
Mar 8, 2005
24-year FDA veteran to address agency in presentation
A 24-year veteran of the Food and Drug Association will give a presentation on the government agency at the College of Pharmacy on Tuesday.
Mar 7, 2005