Research

UNMC conducting study of irritability in children, adolescents

The goal is to improve mood and behavior as well as study changes in the brain

Mar 4, 2020

Dr. Swindells is UNMC’s 14th Scientist Laureate

Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., will be honored at a ceremony today.

Mar 3, 2020

Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S.,

Distinguished Scientist: Amy Hoffman, Ph.D.

Dr. Hoffman’s research focus is on post-surgery lung cancer rehabilitation.

Feb 28, 2020

Amy Hoffman, Ph.D.

Health care system underused in addressing loneliness among older adults

Committee recommendations include more research on effective interventions.

Feb 28, 2020

Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D.

Distinguished Scientist: John-Martin Lowe, Ph.D.

Dr. Lowe’s research focus is detecting and disrupting transmission of highly infectious diseases.

Feb 27, 2020

John-Martin Lowe, Ph.D.

Sammy’s Superheroes awards one millionth dollar to Nebraska pediatric research

The gift marks a milestone in the foundation’s fundraising for pediatric cancer research — their one millionth dollar raised.

Feb 27, 2020

Alyssa Hogeland and Erin Nahorny of Sammy's Superheroes Foundation (far left and far right) with Eleanor Rogan, Ph.D., a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher during a check presentation event.

UNMC part of committee issuing national report on social isolation, loneliness

Committee recommendations include more research on interventions that work

Feb 27, 2020

Juliann Sebastian, Ph.D.

Distinguished Scientist: James Wahl, Ph.D.

Dr. Wahl’s research focus is epithelial cell adhesion.

Feb 26, 2020

James Wahl, Ph.D.

Dr. Cook earns American Cancer Society Scholar Grant

The grant is one of only two ACS awards currently held by faculty members at UNMC.

Feb 21, 2020

From left, Andy Link of the American Cancer Society, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, and Leah Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology

Distinguished Scientist: Michel Ouellette, Ph.D.

Dr. Ouellette’s research focus is pancreatic cancer.

Feb 21, 2020

Michel Ouellette, Ph.D.