Research

New Investigator: Amanda Brinkworth, PhD

Dr. Brinkworth is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, UNMC College of Medicine.

Sep 25, 2026

Amanda Brinkworth, PhD

Kelsey Klute, MD, adds new role at Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Dr. Klute will be the vice chair of the protocol review and monitoring committee at the center.

Sep 25, 2026

Kelsey Klute, MD

New Investigator: Sandipan Brahma, PhD

Dr. Brahma is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, UNMC College of Medicine.

Sep 24, 2026

Sandipan Brahma, PhD

Study aims to understand mpox-related vision loss

NIH grant is funding a multinational effort led by UNMC’s Steven Yeh, MD.

Sep 22, 2026

Steven Yeh, MD

Great Plains IDeA-CTR-N gets five-year, $25 million NIH grant

Award formally expands multisite regional and national research partnerships to create the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network.

Sep 21, 2026

Matthew Rizzo, MD

UNMC brings AI expertise to $6 million NSF crop resilience project

Shibiao Wan, PhD, and team are focused on developing stronger, more resilient cereal crops.

Sep 16, 2026

Shibiao Wan, PhD

Chancellor highlights research accomplishments at forum

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, was joined by Rusty McCulloh, MD, and Agnes Lenagh, PhD, at Tuesday’s event.

Sep 11, 2026

UNMC Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

New research offers avenue to explore relationship between Alzheimer’s, HIV

New animal model may provide key for development of novel therapeutics.

Sep 10, 2026

From left, Pravin Yeapuri, PhD, Howard Gendelman, MD, and Shaurav Bhattarai, PhD

Dr. Abdulmalik earns first independent grant

Her study on a potential bioelectroceutical platform to stimulate alveolar bone regeneration has been funded by the NIH.

Sep 8, 2026

Sama Abdulmalik, PhD.

College holds fourth annual student research showcase

Fifty-five medical students took part in the event, held at the Davis Global Center.

Sep 8, 2026

A medical student stands at the right and looks at his research poster, shown on a screen but not visible in the photo.