Internal Medicine Research Council

The Internal Medicine Research Council consists of individual representation from each of the divisions within the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine. The Internal Medicine vice chair of research leads the research council.

The research council administers the following Internal Medicine activities:

Oversight of the Internal Medicine Annual Research Awards nomination and selection process: Career Excellence in Research, Clinical Research Award, Basic Science Research Award, Fellowship Research Award, Postdoctoral Research Award, Resident Research Award, Medical Student Research Award, Daughton Research Award, and Laureate Award for a Visiting Scientist.
Investigate mechanisms to increase grant funding aimed at clinical research and basic science research within the department.
Integrate the PhD faculty, residents, and fellows to address issues that are research oriented.
Serve as a group to review grants/manuscripts on an ad-hoc basis.
Review applications to Internal Medicine's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and Summer Undergraduate Alcohol Research Program (SUARP).
Highlight opportunities for grants, awards, and foundations to apply for grants.

Current Members

Roslyn B. Mannon, MD

Vice Chair of Research, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, UNMC Division of Nephrology
Associate Chief of Research, UNMC Division of Nephrology

Phone: 402-559-9227
Fax: 402-559-9504

Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Clinical Research
Associate Vice Chair of Research, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Oncology & Hematology
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hodgkin Disease, Multiple Myeloma, CAR-T/Cellular Therapy, Benign Hematology