Research

UNMC’s $135 million in research funding sets record, again

Increase in number of grants, number of unique principal investigators, average size of grants, and number of large (center) grants.

Aug 6, 2018

Jennifer Larsen, M.D.

UNMC College of Pharmacy reaches research funding milestone

For first time, College of Pharmacy has cracked national top 10 for NIH funding

Jul 19, 2018

Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., has served as dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy since 2007.

UNMC scientists play key role in significant cancer breakthrough

Genome-editing technology could reprogram T cells to allow them to better fight cancer cells

Jul 12, 2018

Two UNMC scientists - Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, D.V.M., Ph.D. (left), and Rolen Quadros - played a key role in the cancer breakthrough that was featured in the July 11 issue of Nature.

Regents approve Munroe-Meyer Institute’s move to Scott Campus

Services expected to begin in new location in July 2020

Jun 28, 2018

Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.

New center will further elevate UNMC’s pancreatic cancer research

Will establish UNMC/Nebraska Medicine as nationally-recognized center of excellence in care and research related to pancreatic center

Jun 28, 2018

Dele Davies, M.D.

UNMC study to assess engagement of family members in intensive care unit

The goal is for nurses to teach and encourage family caregivers of patients on ventilators to assess two patient symptoms and perform symptom management techniques to help alleviate the patient’s symptom burden

Jun 27, 2018

Breanna Hetland, Ph.D.

Dan Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named acting chief of Division of Cardiovascular Med

As acting division chief, he also will be part of the physician leadership team for Nebraska Medicine’s heart and vascular clinical program.

Jun 25, 2018

DoD awards NSRI team $3.7 million contract

University of Nebraska, University of Colorado researchers collaborating to advance way to provide oxygen enroute to care

Jun 11, 2018

Keely Buesing, M.D.