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Research

UNMC researcher publishes hantavirus review article

Pharmacology and experimental neuroscience’s Prasanta Dash, PhD, published the article in NeuroImmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Jul 8, 2026

Prasanta Dash, PhD

Basic science research retreat aims at collaboration

Organizers hope to inspire new projects by highlighting the research in each of the UNMC College of Medicine’s basic science departments.

Jul 7, 2026

Kate Hyde, PhD, and Surinder Batra, PhD

Post-disaster toll on mothers linked to worse child mental health

A UNMC study related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill shows that Louisiana moms’ losses were associated with worse mental health in their children.

Jul 6, 2026

Ariane Rung, PhD

Family discovers crucial information through Genetic Insights Project

Without Genetic Insights, Kristen Vlasak, her mother and sister wouldn’t have known they had an increased risk of developing certain cancers.

Jul 1, 2026

From left, Carole Hunt with her daughters Erin Thoman and Kristen Vlasak

UNMC team studying neuroinflammation in people with HIV

Researchers received a five-year, $2.8 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Jun 30, 2026

Shilpa Buch, PhD, and Palsamy Periyasamy, PhD

Study highlights Nebraska’s behavioral health workforce model

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska published policy lessons from its experience distributing pandemic relief funds.

Jun 29, 2026

Jessica Buche

Town hall to discuss federal research policy proposals

The meeting will be held this Thursday from noon-1 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium and will be available virtually.

Jun 24, 2026

Ken Bayles, PhD

Medical research highlights, June 2026

The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $23 million in new funding in April and May.

Jun 23, 2026

Shilpa Buch, PhD

UNMC team publishes review article on hantavirus

The UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience team published the article in Current Opinion in Immunology.

Jun 22, 2026

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

Inside the Innovation Design Unit: Transforming patient care

The 17-bed unit on the sixth floor of University Tower is testing new models of care, innovating tech and facility design.

Jun 17, 2026

The 17-bed Innovation Design Unit, which opened to patients in January 2025, is on the sixth floor of University Tower.