They are the best and brightest from all over the world, working tirelessly right here in the heartland to discover treatments and cures for life-threatening diseases. They are at the center of discovery, conducting breakthrough research that will improve the lives of Nebraskans and beyond. They are UNMC's Distinguished Scientists.
Scientist Laureate
This award is the highest honor UNMC bestows to researchers.
Research Leadership Award
The Research Leadership Award is intended to honor scientists previously recognized as Distinguished Scientists who have a longstanding research funding history, and also serve as research leaders and mentors on campus.
Distinguished Scientists
The Distinguished Scientist Award -- which is sponsored by the chancellor -- recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists in the country during the past five years.
David Dzewaltowski, PhD
Corrine Hanson, PhD
Javeed Iqbal, PhD
Peter Iwen, PhD
Donald Klepser, PhD
Max Kurz, PhD.
Yulong Li, MD, PhD
Matthew Lunning, DO
Scot Ouellette, PhD
Tony Wilson, PhD
New Investigators
New Investigator Awards go 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 Investigators also had to demonstrate scholarly activity such as publishing their research and/or presenting their findings at national conventions.
Bin Duan, PhD
Christine Eisenhauer, PhD
Minglei Guo, PhD
Guoku Hu, PhD
Sukhwinder Kaur, PhD
Sushil Kumar, PhD
Caroline Ng, PhD
Armen Petrosyan, PhD
St. Patrick Reid
Vinai Thomas, PhD
Saraswathi Viswanathan, PhD
Aaron Yoder, PhD
