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University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

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

402-559-9227
402-559-9504

Dr. Roslyn Bernstein Mannon

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

Matthew Lunning, DO

Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine

Amber Brown Keebler, MD

Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Division
Program Director, PCCM Fellowship

Said Chaaban, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy

402-559-8650
402-559-5581

Nicolas Cortes Penfield

Professor, UNMC Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Great Plains IDeA-CTR institutional coordinator for Omaha VA Medical Center

Dr. Frederick Hamel

Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

402-836-9250

Jacques Izard, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology

Dr. Tate Johnson

Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine

402-559-7595
402-559-8228

Thuy T. Koll, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism

402-559-5700
402-559-5080

Anupam Kotwal, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Lundgren

Hepatology Faculty
Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Faruq Pradhan, MBChB

Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology

402-559-9227
402-559-9504

Dr. Prasanth Ravipati

Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine

shiffermiller

Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine

wardian

Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Division

402-559-3817

Todd Wyatt, PhD
Lisa Chudomelka

Associate Vice Chair of Research, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine

Angie Peppers, MBA

Vice Chair of Finance and Administration, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine