UNMC faculty, staff and students are invited to join UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, today (Nov. 4) for November’s all-campus forum, which will highlight UNMC research, including clinical research opportunities and growth.
The forum will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the Sorrell Center, Room 2014, and also available via Zoom. The forum link can be found on the campus intranet.
Dr. Davies will be joined by three guests:
- Hamid Band, MD, PhD, the Elizabeth Bruce Professor of Cancer Research with the UNMC Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, director of the Center for Breast Cancer Research and UNMC’s 19th Scientist Laureate.
- Rusty McCulloh, MD, associate vice chancellor for clinical research, UNMC; vice president for research, Nebraska Medicine; and director, clinical and translational research ops, Children’s Nebraska.
- Bhopal Mohapatra, PhD, who earned his PhD at UNMC and now is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy.
On Nov. 14, UNMC will honor Dr. Band, along with 22 other researchers named UNMC Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Research Leadership Award winners for 2024. The awards ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Attendees may ask questions on any UNMC-related topic during or before the forum. To ask a question in advance, email the UNMC Strategic Communications team. An American Sign Language interpreter will take part in the event.