{"id":70125,"date":"2021-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/02\/12\/distinguished-scientist-r-katherine-hyde-phd\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T22:03:27","slug":"distinguished-scientist-r-katherine-hyde-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/02\/12\/distinguished-scientist-r-katherine-hyde-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Scientist: R. Katherine Hyde, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><P><I>This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony for UNMC&#8217;s 2020 Scientist Laureate, Distinguished Scientist and New Investigator Award recipients.<\/i> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name:<\/b> R. Katherine Hyde, PhD\n<li><B>Title:<\/b> Associate professor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine\n<li><B>Joined UNMC:<\/b> 2013\n<li><B>Hometown:<\/b> Waterville, Maine<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout-right\">\n<h3>The Distinguished Scientist Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Distinguished Scientist Award, sponsored by UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><P><B>Research focus:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acute myeloid leukemia<\/ul>\n<p><P><B>The goal of my research is:<\/b> to understand the molecular mechanisms regulating leukemia cells and healthy blood cells, with a long-term goal of developing new treatments that effectively and specifically target leukemia cells.<br \/>\n<P><B>My research will make a difference because:<\/b> current treatments for leukemia can have severe side effects and are not effective in all patients. 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