Research

Becker’s names Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to prestigious list 

Center named to ‘100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs’ list.

Sep 30, 2026

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is Nebraska's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.

New Investigator: Brittney Dickey, PhD

Dr. Dickey is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Epidemiology, UNMC College of Public Health.

Sep 29, 2026

Brittney Dickey, PhD

New Investigator: Shaun Cross, PhD

Dr. Cross is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, UNMC College of Public Health.

Sep 28, 2026

Shaun Cross, PhD

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