Internal Medicine Research Council

The Internal Medicine Research Council (IMRC) 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.

Roslyn B. Mannon, MD

Roslyn B. Mannon, MD, Professor in the Division of Nephrology, is the Vice Chair of Research for the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine and Chair of the Internal Medicine Research Council.

Current Members

Amber Brown Keebler, MD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of General Internal Medicine

Lisa Chudomelka

Associate Vice Chair of Research, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine

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Nicolas Cortes-Penfield, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Associate Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Orthopedic Infectious Diseases Service Line
Medical Director, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program

Phone: 402-559-8650
Fax: 402-559-5581