Research

Research highlights

The UNMC College of Medicine received new grant awards representing $6,986,832 in new funding in August.

Oct 9, 2020

Joshua Santarpia, PhD, pathology/microbiology, received a grant of $1,501,925 for "environmental sampling for COVID-19."

Dr. Skar to study infections in pediatric shunts

NIH award will fund five-year study on immune system’s role in infection-related complications.

Oct 9, 2020

Gwenn Skar, MD

Children’s, UNMC sign Child Health Research Institute agreement

Organizations will partner on cutting-edge research to unlock cures for children.

Oct 7, 2020

Chanda Chacón, president & CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center, left, and Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, chancellor of UNMC.

UNMC COVID-19 registry grant to provide gold mine of information

As the world watches, new information about COVID-19 is coming to light.

Oct 5, 2020

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

Grant-funded COVID-19 registry to provide gold mine of information

UNMC will participate in national effort to collect and share data on COVID-19-related patient outcomes.

Oct 2, 2020

Matthew Rizzo, MD, Frances & Edgar Reynolds Chair and professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences

MMI’s Gormley to aid provider-patient communication

Jessica Gormley, PhD, tapped to help in national effort led by Penn State.

Oct 1, 2020

Jessica Gormley, PhD

Paper suggests cause for COVID-19’s aftereffects in children

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, co-authored work on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Oct 1, 2020

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

Innovation Week set for Oct. 26-29

Event celebrates innovation and discovery at UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Oct 1, 2020

UNMC researchers to study lung cancer brain metastases

VA grant of $710,000 will finance study by Apar Ganti, MD.

Sep 30, 2020

Apar Ganti, MD

$710,000 grant from VA to study lung cancer brain metastases

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world

Sep 30, 2020