Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Department Archives

UNMC researchers study wheat varieties for fiber impact

Allied health’s Corrine Hanson, PhD, and Mariah Jackson, PhD, are part of a team of 53 scientists joining in the research effort.

Mar 26, 2026

Inside UNMC, Research, Cancer Center Research

Overby appointed cancer center’s associate director for administration

Amy Overby comes to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center from the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center at Winship Cancer Institute.

Mar 24, 2026

Inside UNMC, Research, Cancer Center Research

Kathleen Moore, MD, appointed cancer center’s deputy director

Dr. Moore, a leader in gynecologic oncology, also will serve as director of Phase 1 oncology trials with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Mar 18, 2026

Cancer Center In The News, Cancer Center Outreach

10/11 NOW on Mar. 3

Pilot partnership aims to provide support, address cancer disparities across rural Nebraska

Mar 6, 2026

Welcome to Nebraska road sign in rural Nebraska

Outreach, Cancer Center In The News

International College of Surgeons section to meet in Omaha

UNMC’s Joshua Mammen, MD, PhD, is president of the ICS-U.S. Section and will serve as host for the Omaha event.

Mar 6, 2026

Cancer Center Inside Story, Cancer Center Research

American Cancer Society grants support early-stage investigators’ research

Four early-stage investigators received American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant pilots, supporting innovative projects in prostate cancer treatment, cancer-related muscle wasting, colorectal cancer survivorship, and rural breast cancer care access.

Feb 25, 2026

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Research

Leader in advancing cancer immunotherapy to speak at UNMC

Karen Knudsen, PhD, CEO of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, will hold a grand rounds March 31, hosted by the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Feb 12, 2026