The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

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- Research Overview
- - Membership Directory
    Search a listing of full members of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, as well as directories of members by research program.
  - Membership Criteria
    Learn about the criteria for becoming a member of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
  - Become a Member
    Apply for membership in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center by submitting a short form.
- - Shared Resources
    The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is home to state-of-the-art facilities and provides support to shared resources at UNMC.
  - UNMC Cores and Shared Resources
    Researchers also have access to shared resources through the UNMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
  - Request Research Space
    Complete this form to request research space.
  - Research Funding Opportunities
    NCI-designated Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center supports Principal Investigators through pilot grants and seed funding to explore novel research ideas and engage in team science projects that address critical cancer care and treatment challenges.
- - Cancer Biology Program
    The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Cancer Biology Program represents a long-standing commitment to cancer mechanisms-focused research.
  - Targets, Modulators and Delivery Program
    This program develops and delivers small molecules to modulate validated cancer targets as eventual cancer therapeutics.
  - Cancer Prevention & Control Program
    This program aims at identifying and understanding the factors influencing cancer risk, with a special emphasis on disparities and rural populations in the catchment area.
- - Registries
    View registries that are currently enrolling subjects through iCaRe2.
  - Information for Patients
    Participation helps researchers understand specific cancer types, determine risk factors, advance treatment for patients and discover cancer prognostic markers.
  - Information for Researchers
    iCaRe2 aims to foster clinical and epidemiological studies and accelerate the secondary use of cancer and health related data for translational research.
  - Information for Sponsors
    Your gift will support the continuous system growth and improve strides in personalized medicine, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer.
- Community Outreach Overview
- Mission
  The Community Outreach and Engagement Office aims to reduce overall cancer burden and eliminate cancer-related health disparities in its catchment area.
- Community Advisory Board
  This board advises on the direction of cancer center research, dissemination of evidence from ongoing research activities, and policy recommendations.
- Speaker's Bureau
  The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Speakers Bureau provides resources to community groups across Nebraska including experts to give presentations on cancer-related topics.
- Resources
  The Community Outreach and Engagement Office provides such resources as videos, infographics, reports and community needs assessments.
- Our Team
  Find members of the Community Outreach and Engagement Office team.
- Nebraska Breast Health Navigation Program
  This program is working to eliminate barriers for breast cancer survivors, using trained volunteers called Lay Patient Navigators who provide peer-to-peer support.
- Training & Education Overview
- Upper Midwest Emerging Scholars Exchange Program
  Learn about a new opportunity for Early Stage Investigators to share their research at peer institutions.
- Training Navigator Program
  The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Training Navigator Program is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders. The program aims on training cancer research scholars including predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees while also providing professional development opportunities for early stage faculty members.
- Leadership Overview
- Director's Message
  Read a message from Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
- About the Center
  Learn about the mission and vision of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

— The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center — Research — Targets, Modulators, and Delivery Program

Targets, Modulators, and Delivery Program

This program is developing and delivering small molecules to modulate validated cancer targets as eventual cancer therapeutics.

The program brings together investigators with complementary expertise to facilitate translation of basic science discoveries across the bench-to-bedside continuum within the research programs of the Eppley Institute and its partner, the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Areas of expertise include:

Cancer target validation and characterization
Medicinal chemistry
Pharmacology
Nanodelivery

The program has led efforts to establish several shared resources, including the Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry Resource, the Computational Chemistry Resource, and the Translational Drug Development Resource.

Co-leaders

Paul Trippier, PhD

Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Co-Director, T32 Training Program in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Drug Discovery

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Phone: 402-836-9763
Fax: 402-559-5673

Paul Trippier

Nicole Shonka, MD

Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Clinic and Infusion Medical Director, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Neuro Oncology, Sarcoma

Nicole Shonka, MD

Program Members

Omar Abughanimeh, MBBS

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Thoracic, Head & Neck

Omar Abughanimeh, MBBS

Michele R. Aizenberg, MD

Professor, UNMC Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Brain and Spine Cancer Center, Nebraska Medicine

Michele R. Aizenberg, MD

Michael Baine, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Radiation Oncology
Clinic Medical Director, Nebraska Medicine

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Dr. Michael Baine

Jill Beck, MD

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Hematology and Oncology
Chief, UNMC Division of Hematology and Oncology

Jill Beck, MD

Raymond C. Bergan, MD

Deputy Director, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Professor, UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
Professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Research focus: Genitourinary Oncology

Raymond C. Bergan, MD

Martin Conda-Sheridan, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Phone: 402-559-9361
Fax: 402-559-5673

Martin Conda-Sheridan

TMDP

Member Directory

Find the complete list of Target, Modulators, and Delivery program members in the Member Directory, and learn about their research focus, tools, and techniques that support team science.