Research

Grant workshop to offer advice on securing research funding

The event organized the Child Health Research Institute and UNMC Department of Pediatrics will be held March 22.

Mar 6, 2024

Research highlights, March 2024

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards totaling more than $800,000 in January.

Mar 4, 2024

Danita Velasco, MD

UNMC showcases groundbreaking research

UNMC researchers are leading the way in infectious diseases, biosecurity, national defense, cancer, child health, heart disease and more.

Mar 4, 2024

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded more than $11.8 million to UNMC's Center for Heart and Vascular Research, under the direction of principal investigator Rebekah Gundry, PhD, to create a Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence focused on finding answers for heart and vascular diseases.

New sampling device created at UNMC gains investment boost

A UNMC startup led by a team from the emergency medicine department invented the nasal sample collection device called MicroWash.

Feb 29, 2024

Virtual Incision robotics tested aboard ISS

The surgical robotics company was formed in a collaboration that involved a UNMC surgeon and assistance from UNeMed.

Feb 26, 2024

Michael Dixon, PhD

UNMC researchers studying secrets behind cute, cuddly therapy seal

Pediatric patients certainly take to the robotic therapy seals Paro, Pickles and Pepe Le Pew. So the question is: How so?

Feb 21, 2024

Breanna Hetland, PhD, and her daughters, Layla, 5, and Tully, 19 months, enjoy Paro, the robotic therapy seal in their home.

UNMC Parkinson’s research leads to licensing partnership

UNeMed licensed a UNMC-developed monotherapy to Coya Therapeutics for further development in multiple inflammatory diseases.

Feb 20, 2024

Howard Gendelman, MD, and Lee Mosley, PhD

Grant opportunities available through CHRI

Applications will be accepted through April 15.

Feb 15, 2024

Medical research highlights, February 2024

The college received grant and funding awards totaling nearly $3.9 million in December.

Feb 13, 2024

Hanjun Wang, MD

Dr. Podany named director of mentored scholars program

Anthony Podany, PharmD, PhD, aims to grow UNMC research and the research community through the CTR-MSP.

Feb 13, 2024

Anthony Podany, PharmD, PhD