Gilmore award presentation today

Paul Dunman, Ph.D.,

Paul Dunman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of pathology and microbiology, will receive the Gilmore Award today at 3 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.

Since arriving at UNMC in 2004, Dr. Dunman has secured several grants, including an RO1 award from the National Institutes of Health, published nearly 25 articles and designed an antibiotic that has proven effective in killing all known Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) lineages in mice.

MRSA — which has become more prominent in recent years — is responsible for more deaths in the United States each year than HIV/AIDS.

“Overall, Paul has been an outstanding success story since arriving at UNMC,” said Ken Bayles, Ph.D., professor of pathology and microbiology, who nominated Dr. Dunman for the award. “Quite honestly his abilities and potential are among the highest that I have ever seen.”

“Overall, Paul has been an outstanding success story since arriving at UNMC. Quite honestly his abilities and potential are among the highest that I have ever seen.” Ken Bayles, Ph.D.

Dr. Dunman also has earned praise for his ability to build collaborations with scientists from multiple disciplines and institutions and for his mentorship of those who work for him.

The Gilmore Award is named in honor of the late Joseph P. Gilmore, Ph.D., a distinguished UNMC scientist and administrator who died in 2007 at the age of 78. The award was established to recognize outstanding research contributions by young UNMC faculty members. It is awarded annually at a formal convocation and lectureship.