Research

UNMC announces winner of Gilmore Distinguished New Investigator Award

Honor is named for the late Joseph Gilmore, Ph.D., professor and chairman and his late wife, Harriet.

Feb 23, 2017

Ebola grant expanded from $12 million to $24 million

Will allow creation of special pathogens research network, additional training

Feb 3, 2017

UNMC research team discovers novel pharmaceutic action for HIV/AIDS

Could allow patients to take multiple medications just once a month

Feb 1, 2017

The three lead researchers from the UNMC Department of Pharmacology/Experimental Neurosciences include (left-right): Howard Gendelman, M.D., professor and chair, Divya Prakash Gnanadhas, Ph.D., post-doctoral research associate, and Santhi Gorantla, Ph.D., associate professor.

UNMC to study learning activities in children, young adults with cerebral palsy

Researchers trying to figure out ways to better teach children to learn new motor skills or overcome barriers

Jan 24, 2017

Max Kurz, Ph.D.

UNMC researcher studying new system to prevent hospital falls

In four Nebraska hospitals, the team will compare a new patient monitoring system developed by Ocuvera, to interventions in each hospital.

Jan 23, 2017

NIH trials seeing successful recruitment

Cyrus Desouza, M.B.B.S., is site director for two multicenter trials through the National Institutes of Health.

Jan 18, 2017

Cyrus DeSouza, M.B.B.S.

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 27-28

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 7th year at UNMC – has raised more than $155,000

Jan 9, 2017

UNMC researchers seek feedback on breast cancer survivor support program

The goal of the program is to reduce cancer-related distress to improve quality of life.

Jan 5, 2017

UNMC part of consortium looking for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases

7 universities involved including UCLA, Caltech, Harvard, Oxford

Dec 28, 2016

Irving H. Zucker, Ph.D.

UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Scientist Development Award

The second UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Scientist Development Award was recently given to Bryant England, MD, rheumatology fellow, for his proposal titled “Enhancing the Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Lung Disease.”

Dec 23, 2016

Bryant England, MD, at an earlier Internal Medicine Research Awards