College of Medicine

New graduate faculty spotlight: John LaCava, PhD

Dr. LaCava’s love of science has taken him around the world.

Oct 22, 2026

John LaCava, PhD

UNMC, public health officials exploring West Nile virus

Mosquito-borne disease has become surprisingly common in Nebraska.

Oct 22, 2026

From left, David Brett-Major, MD, Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, UNMC MD-PhD student Sarah Uhm, UNMC PhD student Del Dsouza and Dylan George, PhD, joined "mosquito" Megan Barhafer, community health planner supervisor, Panhandle Public Health District, at a research/outreach station at the Box Butte County Fair this summer.

Distinguished Scientist: Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD

Dr. Viswanathan is a professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine-Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 22, 2026

Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD

Dr. Rupp honored with SHEA Senior Scholar Award

The award recognizes work in infection prevention/healthcare epidemiology.

Oct 22, 2026

Mark Rupp, MD

EMBRACE program builds momentum in first year

Funding from the Clarkson Institute and DHHS support improved maternal and child health efforts in rural Nebraska.

Oct 21, 2026

Members of the EMBRACE program pose in front of the Durham Outpatient Center. From left, Neil Hamill, MD, EMBRACE medical director; Elizabeth Reisher, PhD, clinical informaticist; Lora Bogatz, manager of women and infants services; Rebecca Rimsza, MD, STAMPP medical director; Courtney Thomas, EMBRACE nurse care coordinator; Sarosh Rana, MD, EMBRACE founder and executive director; Briley Patterson, EMBRACE program manager; Mel Buman, EdD, STAMPP director, women and infant services director; Brianna Heneger, EMBRACE ultrasound lead; Michelle Pieters, clinical research projects coordinator; Chelsey McLaurine, clinical research projects coordinator; Sallie Weathers, marketing and communications specialist; Santiago Ortiz Barragan, clinical research projects coordinator; Destiny Cole, community health navigator; Rick Blum, UNMC Department of OB/GYN administrator; KP Gesch, EMBRACE maternal care educator; and Jasmine Fischer, EMBRACE maternal care educator.

Distinguished Scientist: Ruxana Sadikot, MD

Dr. Sadikot is the Margaret R. Larson Chair and Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, and chief of UNMC Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and  Sleep Medicine, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 21, 2026

Ruxana Sadikot, MD

Postdoctoral education annual event set for Oct. 26

Katie East, PhD, will deliver keynote address on ‘Science Communication.’

Oct 21, 2026

Katie East, PhD

Distinguished Scientist: Karuna Rasineni, PhD

Dr. Rasineni is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 20, 2026

Karuna Rasineni, PhD

Dr. Mohring named chief of general internal medicine

Stephen Mohring, MD, will assume the role Nov. 1.

Oct 20, 2026

Stephen Mohring, MD

Distinguished Scientist: Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD

Dr. Bailey-Lundberg is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 19, 2026

Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD