Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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

Top: Ruirui Liu, PhD and Bhopal Mohapatra, PhD. Bottom: Mariah Kay Jackson, PhD and Thais Favero Alves, PhD.

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

Karen Knudsen, PhD

Honoring Aidan’s legacy

A generous gift from the Aidan O’Neil Foundation will support gene and cellular therapy research at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Feb 5, 2026

Aidan O’Neil’s legacy will live on through a generous gift from the Aidan O’Neil Foundation for the Prevention of Childhood Cancer to support promising gene and cellular therapy research at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Dr. Sellers looks to have impact at cancer center

Thomas Sellers, PhD, is deputy director of population science at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jan 23, 2026

Thomas Sellers, PhD
From left: Cyrus Ahari, Hamid Band, PhD, Ethan Lorenson

Dr. Lunning named Armitage Chair in Hematological Malignancies

Matthew Lunning, DO, and James Armitage, MD, were honored at an event last Thursday.

Dec 15, 2025

A dinner was held to celebrate the James O. Armitage, MD, Chair of Hematological Malignancies. From left are Dr. Armitage, Mark Rupp, MD, and Matthew Lunning, DO.

Draft visits UNMC on mission to turn loss into purpose

Chris Draft, whose wife died from lung cancer, brought his message of advocacy to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Dec 8, 2025

Former NFL linebacker and lung cancer advocate Christopher Draft and Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

New faculty spotlight: Simran Elder, MD

Dr. Elder is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Oncology and Hematology.

Dec 8, 2025

Simran Elder, MD

A thanksgiving to remember — more than just a holiday

On Nov. 25, Christopher Michael Draft visited the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Nebraska Medical Center for a meet-and-greet with the med center community.

Dec 2, 2025

From left, Christopher Michael Draft and Dr. Joann Sweasy, director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Krista Patterson receives Gold U

Patterson’s compassionate leadership in clinical cancer trials honored.

Dec 1, 2025

Krista Patterson