Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

UNMC achievements, April 10, 2026

Recent achievements for Lauren Sauer, PhD, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD, Chandra Are, MBBS, Tammy Kielian, PhD, and Paul Weishapl.

Apr 10, 2026

Lauren Sauer, PhD

New medical faculty, April 2026

Ten new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine since Feb. 1.

Apr 8, 2026

Hemant Roy, MD

Brake for Breakfast returns on April 24

The free breakfast drive-thru events provided by the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will be at partner sites across the state.

Apr 7, 2026

Graphic design to promote Brake for Breakfast Free Drive-Thru Event, with images of a sunrise, alarm clock, checklist and the state of Nebraska

New faculty spotlight: TJ Pugh, MD

Dr. Pugh is a professor in the UNMC Department of Radiation Oncology.

Apr 1, 2026

Professional headshot of TJ Pugh, MD

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

Corrine Hanson, PhD, and Mariah Jackson, PhD

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

Amy Overby

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

Kathleen Moore, MD

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

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

Joshua Mammen, MD, PhD

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.