UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, head to Russia next week to fortify relationships with collaborating institutions there.
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Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., center, signs an agreement with Russian State University Rector Nikolai Volodin, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sci., left, at UNMC last spring as Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., looks on. Drs. Maurer and Kabanov will head to Russia next week to continue work on agreements with Russian State and Moscow State University. |
He also will participate in the renewal of an agreement with Moscow State University that allows for student and faculty exchanges and research collaborations.
“Russia has a proud history as a leader in scientific research and discovery and it’s very exciting for us to build relationships with some of the institutions that have powered the nation’s scientific prowess,” Dr. Maurer said.
Dr. Maurer’s visit marks the latest development in UNMC’s increased activity with Russian institutions. Other recent activities include:
- A nanomedicine school held in Moscow this past summer that was sponsored by UNMC’s Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine (CDDN), Moscow State and Rossnano — a nanotechnology company owned by the Russian government;
- A visit to UNMC last spring by Russian State officials to start work on possible collaborations; and
- Regular research collaborations and student exchanges between UNMC and Moscow State since the schools established their agreement in 2005.
Dr. Maurer will be joined on next week’s trip by:
- Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., Parke-Davis Chair in Pharmaceutics and director of the CDDN; and
- Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, who have both played key roles in UNMC’s relationships in Russia.