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Research Highlights
UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 30 grant awards representing more than $10 million in new funding during the month of July. Highlights included: Continued support for UNMC’s INBRE Program James Turpen, Ph.D., genetics, cell biology & anatomy, has received a National Institutes of Health award for $3.5 million from the National Institute of General Medical […]
Sep 28, 2015
Dr. Vose to deliver keynote address at Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference
Julie Vose, MD., professor and chief of UNMC's hematology/oncology division in the department of internal medicine, will deliver the keynote address on Nov. 19 at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care Conference in Baltimore for the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC). Patient-Centered Oncology Care, now in its fourth year, highlights current issues that cut across […]
Sep 28, 2015
New faculty
Please help welcome 15 new faculty members to the College of Medicine: Michelle Diu, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology Cale Kassel M.D., instructor, anesthesiology Jason Langenfeld, M.D., associate professor, emergency medicine Ross Mathiasen, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Kelly Hannigan, M.D., assistant professor, emergency medicine Ioannis Chatzizisis, M.D., associate professor, internal medicine Maegen Wallace, M.D., assistant […]
Sep 28, 2015
Coming events
Oct. 1 – John S. Latta Lecture at noon featuring Luanne Thorndyke, M.D., a 1983 graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine. Dr. Thorndyke is vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Oct. 2 – Teachers Night at Durham Museum – Nebraska Science Festival booth Oct. […]
Sep 28, 2015
Curriculum redesign – chairs, committee members named for oversight committees
Formal kickoff activities took place this month for the curriculum redesign for the College of Medicine. Chairs and committee members for the four Curriculum Oversight Committees were named by the Curriculum Transition Group, which is in charge of developing new curriculum for the College of Medicine. The committee chairs are: Foundational Sciences Oversight Committee (12 […]
Sep 28, 2015
COM Student of the Month – Meet Emily Zurbuchen
Editor’s Note: Each month, InterCOM will highlight a "Student of the Month" from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get […]
Sep 28, 2015
COM employee spotlight: Bryan Katafiasz
Name/Title: Bryan Katafiasz, administrative associate Hometown: Toledo, Ohio Talk about your job and what you like best about it: As a basic science department administrative associate, I wear many hats from human resource and SAP work to graduate student assistance to meetings and events scheduling and beyond. What makes it best (other than my incredible […]
Sep 28, 2015
A message from the dean
With the beginning of the new school year, the energy on campus has no doubt risen a few levels. The adrenaline is especially flowing for the nearly 130 first-year medical students, most of whom are gracing our campus for the first time. My first week of medical school is something that I know I’ll never […]
Aug 26, 2015
New faculty
Joseph Baus, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology Amy Beethe, M.D., assistant professor, anesthesiology David Tingley, M.D., associate professor, anesthesiology Charles Walcutt, M.D., instructor, anesthesiology Muzafar Macha, Ph.D., assistant professor, biochemistry & molecular biology Parthasarathy Seshacharyulu, Ph.D., instructor, biochemistry & molecular biology Adam Case, Ph.D., instructor, cellular & integrative physiology Andrew Barnett, M.D., instructor, emergency medicine Erica […]
Aug 26, 2015
$8 million program project grant renewed for fourth cycle
UNMC research team has brought in $32 million since 1999 in studying chronic heart failure
Aug 25, 2015
