Research

UNMC, UNL collaborating in search for new drugs to counteract radiation exposure

Two-year Department of Defense contract could provide nearly $8 million in funding

Jan 22, 2018

Ken Bayles, Ph.D

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 26-27

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 8th year at UNMC – has raised more than $170,000

Jan 17, 2018

Six skaters skated all 24 hours at the 2017 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. They celebrated their accomplishment by chilling out on the ice at the end of the event.

Faculty Members Recognized with Publication of the Quarter Honor

Three faculty members were recognized at Research Grand Rounds on December 15 for receiving the Publication of the Quarter honor in 2017. Internal Medicine has been selecting a “Publication of the Quarter” since 2012 and the final selection is based on criteria including impact factor of the journal.

Jan 12, 2018

Research, Turkey, Quarters: UCAS Students’ Three Months at UNMC

Two research students, Hongyun Wang and Shuang Liang, visited UNMC from October to January.

Jan 8, 2018

Hongyun Wang (4th from left) and Shuang Liang (5th from left) outside of the Friendship House with students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.

Dr. Kutty named assistant dean for research and development at UNMC

Will seek to grow clinical research enterprise

Dec 22, 2017

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.C.M.

Omahan wills $3 million for prostate cancer research to Buffett Cancer Center

Gift establishes three permanently endowed funds at University of Nebraska Foundation to support prostate cancer researchers, physicians

Dec 13, 2017

Bill Bures, left, and Jerry Pabst

UNMC chemist creates key compound in kidney disease breakthrough

Results reported in Dec. 7 issue of Science

Dec 7, 2017

Corey Hopkins, Ph.D.

UNMC seeks participants for Alzheimer’s disease prevention trial

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

Nov 22, 2017

Daniel Murman, M.D.

Two common mental illness meds could pose health risk for certain individuals

Combined UNMC, Vanderbilt research team reports results in leading scientific journal

Nov 14, 2017

Zeljka Korade, D.V.M., Ph.D. (left), and Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D.

Research suggests potential treatment for autism, intellectual disability

Findings published in Nature Neuroscience online issue

Nov 10, 2017

Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D.