{"id":38220,"date":"2011-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/04\/28\/lookin-at-u-naava-naslavsky\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T05:00:00","slug":"lookin-at-u-naava-naslavsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/04\/28\/lookin-at-u-naava-naslavsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Lookin&#8217; at U &#8211; Naava Naslavsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Each Thursday, we randomly feature a medical center employee. <\/p>\n<p>This week, we learn more about Naava Naslavsky, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NaavaNaslavsky411.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt; line-height:150%;\">Naava Naslavsky <\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><UL><LI><B>Name:<\/B> Naava Naslavsky<br \/>\n<LI><B>Hometown:<\/B> Kibbutz Givat-Oz (Israel)<br \/>\n<LI><B>No. of years at UNMC:<\/B> eight<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><B>What is your best memory from your time at UNMC? <\/B> <\/p>\n<p>Exactly a year ago, a 30-year-old patient and his mother from Israel came to Omaha for a liver transplant at The Lied Transplant Center at UNMC. Neither spoke English. I met them two days after his surgery and immediately observed a serious communication gap with the hospital staff due to a language barrier. From that day on, I frequented their hospital-room every single day, often twice, to support them, translate and express to the staff their questions and concerns. <\/p>\n<p><B>Our four brand values are leadership, commitment to excellence, working together and being a trusted resource. Pick one and tell us a time you witnessed it embodied at UNMC. <\/B><\/p>\n<p>During the patient&#8217;s long and very painful recovery, I became amazed at the seriousness, professionalism and commitment the staff of transplant center exhibited on a daily basis. The hospital excelled in its organization, efficiency and thoughtfulness to a degree I never witnessed before. Though I work on campus and am just a few minutes&#8217; walk from the hospital, our &#8220;world&#8221; in biomedical research differs substantially from the one I got to know from a patient&#8217;s point of view. <\/p>\n<p><B>List three things people may not know about you.<\/B><br \/>\n<UL><LI>In my spare time, I make paper mache sculptures that are exhibited and sold at the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluepom.com\/\" target=\"_blanK\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Pomegranate Art Gallery<\/a>&#8221; in Omaha.<br \/>\n<LI>I was a gymnast through my teen years and participated in many competitions. After my body grew, and betrayed me, I resorted to modern dance, which never provided the same excitement as a good flick-flack &#8212; a string of backflips.<br \/>\n<LI>I grew up in a kibbutz, a small community of 500 people. &#8230; We had our own &#8220;children&#8217;s home&#8221; in the kibbutz, where we studied, ate and slept together. 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