Neurological Sciences

Medical research highlights, October 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $15 million in new funding.

Oct 8, 2026

Stacy Gilk, PhD

New Investigator: Jieqiong Wang, PhD

Dr. Wang is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC College of Medicine.

Oct 6, 2026

Jieqiong Wang, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Maria Grimberg, MD 

Dr. Grimberg is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Sep 3, 2026

Maria Grimberg, MD

New faculty spotlight: Sedat Gül, MD

Dr. Gül is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Aug 27, 2026

Sedat Gül, MD

Ted Mikuls, MD, named UNMC’s 21st Scientist Laureate

Dr. Mikuls will be honored, along with 23 other researchers, at an awards event on Oct. 29 at the Omaha campus.

Aug 26, 2026

Ted Mikuls, MD

NSRI and federal partners tour UNMC, other NU campuses

Leaders from the Defense Health Agency and Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute recently visited the university.

Aug 24, 2026

Front row from left: Oleg Korzyukov, PhD, UNMC; Brianna McGhee, 55 CONS; Tiffany Arizmendi, 55 CONS; Capt. Gerald Burke, AFRRI; Neal Woollen, PhD, NSRI; David Evans, DHA; Dr. Emily Luteran, PhD, DHA; Valentina Gumenyuk, PhD, UNMC. Back row from left: Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, NSRI; Martin LaFrance, PhD, DHA; Ryan Hartung, PhD, ARS Steering Committee; Chad Briscoe, PhD, ARS Steering Committee; Vijay Singh, PhD, AFRRI; Terry Thiem, PhD, NSRI; Ken Bayles, PhD, UNMC; Jim Miller, UARC Program Manager, USSTRATCOM.

New faculty spotlight: Gabriella Rizzo, MD

Dr. Rizzo is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Aug 13, 2026

Gabriella Rizzo, MD

New faculty spotlight: Nada Ahmed, MBBS

Dr. Ahmed is an assistant professor of movement disorders in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Aug 6, 2026

Nada Ahmed, MD, MBBS

No. 1 hospital for the 15th straight year 

U.S. News & World Report named Nebraska Medical Center the state’s top hospital again, with multiple programs earning national rankings.

Aug 4, 2026

Photo illustration of Nebraska Medical Center, under a blue sky, with the words

New faculty spotlight: Yashwanth Reddy Pulluru, MBBS

Dr. Pulluru is an assistant professor, epilepsy, in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences.

Jul 23, 2026

Yashwanth Pulluru, MBBS