College of Medicine

$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC

Will focus on clinical/translational research, developing early career researchers into independent scientists

Oct 25, 2016

Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D.,  Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.

$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC

Noon event today will examine impact of new funding.

Oct 24, 2016

Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.

Registration still open for Vietnam symposium

UNMC faculty are taking part in the event this week.

Oct 24, 2016

Robert Muelleman, M.D.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Oct 21, 2016

Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., right, receives his award from the Scottish Rite's Micah Evans.

Grant to fund clinical trials for children statewide

Healthier children the goal as UNMC, Children’s team for program investigating exposures from conception through early childhood.

Oct 21, 2016

Jessica Snowden, M.D., associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UNMC and Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Student spotlight – Joe Menousek

Family influence led Menousek to a career in medicine.

Oct 21, 2016

Joe Menousek

James Wisecarver, M.D., Ph.D., elected president-elect of national organization

He will serve as president-elect until fall 2018 when he will become president.

Oct 21, 2016

Orthopaedic research relocating to new lab space

Team to move to a 4,100-square-foot laboratory space in the Lauritzen Outpatient Center & Fritch Surgery Center.

Oct 20, 2016

Hani Haider, Ph.D.

Exploring virus as delivery system for gene therapy

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., collaborators, publish study in The Journal of Neuroscience.

Oct 19, 2016

From left, Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and her lab: Maria Burkovetskaya, Nikolay Karpuk, Ph.D., Rachel Fallet, Megan Bosch, and Amy Aldrich. Not pictured: Jessica Odvody.

Pamela Buffett inducted into Central’s Hall of Fame

Buffett is the lead donor on the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Oct 18, 2016

Pamela Buffett, right, with her husband, the late Fred Buffett