Research

Moorthy Ponnusamy, Ph.D., to be honored for discovery in cancer stem cells

Will receive the 2018 Joseph P. and Harriet K. Gilmore Distinguished New Investigator Award

Mar 9, 2018

1-month treatment as effective as 9-month treatment for preventing TB in HIV

Researchers will go on to study in adults and children who do not have HIV to prevent latent TB from developing.

Mar 5, 2018

Dr. Susan Swindells

Children’s, UNMC to participate in neonatal/pediatric genome sequencing trial

Technology should provide complete genetic information on newborns within two weeks rather than three months it currently requires.

Feb 28, 2018

Luca Brunelli, M.D., Ph.D., is the lead investigator on the clinical study.

Bunny Pozehl, Ph.D., named to second Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing

Demonstrates excellence in teaching, research, clinical practice

Feb 21, 2018

Nebraska registry to help newborns at risk of neonatal brain injury

The goal of the registry is to gather data to unlock clues that could lead to improved detection and treatment of infants with neonatal encephalopathy

Feb 20, 2018

Marvin Welstead will receive UNMC Community Service to Research Award

Fremont man has devoted his life to finding cure for Alzheimer’s disease

Feb 9, 2018

Marvin Welstead

Faculty Publications – Fourth Quarter 2017

Authors, Title, Year, Source Title, Volume, Issue, Pages, Document Type, Link, Source, EID   Poole J.A., Mikuls T.R., Duryee M.J., Warren K.J., Wyatt T.A., Nelson A.J., Romberger D.J., West W.W., Thiele G.M., A role for B cells in organic dust induced lung inflammation, 2017, Respiratory Research, 18, 1, , Article, https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038935516&doi=10.1186%2fs12931-017-0703-x&partnerID=40&md5=17baec72aa956d228b944a531175e16b, Scopus, 2-s2.0-85038935516   Akhtar […]

Feb 9, 2018

Research and Non-Research Awards – Fourth Quarter 2017

From 10/01/2017- To 12/31/2017 Proposal Title, ID#, Sponsor, Dates, Direct Cost, Indirect Cost, Total Cost   Duan, Bin, MSC derived myelinating schwann cell for PN regeneration, 21387, NE DHHS – LB606, 10/01/17-06/30/18, $101,500 , $0 , $101,500 Casey, Carol A, Altered Lipid Droplet Trafficking Role in Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 19689, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA, 05/01/17-04/30/18, $57,596 , […]

Feb 9, 2018

Chemically modified drug shows promise for HIV treatment and elimination

UNMC discovery reported in Nature Communications

Feb 6, 2018

The four key researchers on the breakthrough that could eventually lead to an HIV cure were (left-right) Benson Edagwa, Ph.D., Aditya Bade, Ph.D., Brady Sillman, and Howard Gendelman, M.D.

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s brings in more than $20,000

More than 600 skaters participate in 24-hour event

Jan 27, 2018

Ryan Cary (center) is flanked by his father, Stephen, and his mother, Jeanne, after completing the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. Cary recruited 42 skaters for the event and brought in $2,600. His LeaseTeam, Inc. competed in the Rock the Clock category, which required the team to have at least one skater on the ice throughout the 24-hour event. Stephen Cary, a retired property manager for NP Dodge, has had Parkinson's disease for the past 12 years.