Cancer Center Inside Story

Leading the charge against breast cancer

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center has a goal to create an endowed chair with a special legacy: the Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD, Distinguished Chair in Breast Cancer Clinical Research.

Sep 2, 2025

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

Jessi Delaney, selfless in her patient care, is Gold U winner

Delaney, a clinical study nurse coordinator with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office, will be honored at Thursday’s NU Board of Regents meeting.

Aug 13, 2025

Jessi Delaney

My North Star: Tragedy blazes trail for career fighting cancer

Joann Sweasy, PhD, sees opportunities to advance cancer care and research in transformative ways through the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jun 25, 2025

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, brings researchers and clinicians together to discuss cancer research and care.

New faculty spotlight: Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD

Dr. Bailey-Lundberg is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and principal investigator of the Bailey-Lundberg Lab.

Apr 3, 2025

Jennifer Bailey-Lundberg, PhD

‘Heart to Heart’ spotlights cancer center’s Dr. Sweasy

NU President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks with Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Apr 1, 2025

Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Gold U winner Vidlak applauded for making a difference

Debbie Vidlak is a research project coordinator lead in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office.

Feb 6, 2025

Debbie Vidlak

Campus remembers Dr. Cowan, former director of cancer center

Services set for Tuesday for Ken Cowan, MD, PhD, whose ‘legacy will be felt for generations.’

Dec 16, 2024

Ken Cowan, MD, PhD

UNMC’s Scientist Laureate: Hamid Band, MD, PhD

‘I believe that a long career requires us to be life-long learners. It has been a source of success for me – I highly recommend it.’

Nov 14, 2024

Hamid Band, MD, PhD

New investigator: Harshraj Leuva, MBBS

Dr. Leuva is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Hematology/Oncology.

Oct 25, 2024

Harshraj Leuva, MBBS

New faculty spotlight: Xuanhua Peter Xie, PhD

Dr. Xie is an assistant professor in the UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.

Oct 21, 2024

Xuanhua Peter Xie, PhD