{"id":72838,"date":"2022-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/02\/08\/new-investigator-jana-broadhurst-md-phd\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:20:42","slug":"new-investigator-jana-broadhurst-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/02\/08\/new-investigator-jana-broadhurst-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"New investigator: Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><i>This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on Feb. 24 for UNMC&#39;s 2021 Scientist Laureate, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Community Service to Research Award recipients.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-right\">\n<h3>The New Investigator Award<\/h3>\n<p>The New Investigator Award is given to outstanding UNMC scientists who, in the past two years, have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense or other national sources. New Investigator Award recipients&nbsp;also need&nbsp;to demonstrate scholarly activity, such as publishing their research and\/or presenting their findings at national conventions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name: <\/b>Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD<\/li>\n<li><b>Title:<\/b> Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Pathology Microbiology<\/li>\n<li><b>Joined UNMC:<\/b> September 2019<\/li>\n<li><b>Hometown:<\/b> Sherwood, Oregon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Research focus: <\/b>Infectious disease diagnostics<\/p>\n<p><b>Why is research important in the world today? <\/b>Among the many values of research, and continuing to shape the way we do research, is the need to address vast inequities in access to the benefits of innovation and discovery.<\/p>\n<p><b>My research will make a difference because: <\/b>Diagnostic testing is an integral tool in protecting our communities from infectious disease threats. 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