Novel compounds that may lead to powerful new treatments for cancer are under development in the laboratory of Amarnath Natarajan, Ph.D., who is featured in the new issue of UNMC Discover.
In the winter edition, now online, readers will find an in-depth story about Dr. Natarajan, a chemist who is designing compounds to make cancer sensitive to treatment.
This is one of the stories in UNMC Discover, which features some of the hottest research underway at the medical center.
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- How a UNMC dentist pursues the possible link between certain types of oral cancer and HPV;
- Yuri Lyubchenko, Ph.D., who can make DNA unwind like a yo-yo;
- What medical and surgical skills are sharpened on lightly embalmed cadavers;
- Janet Cuddingan, Ph.D., who has edited a new international guidebook for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers;
- How researchers at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute have found that exercise helps children with cerebral palsy rewire their brain; and
- The journey of Renaisa Anthony, M.D., from aspiring waitress to nationally recognized public health expert.
The magazine — published twice a year by the departments of public relations, the vice chancellor for research and the chancellor’s office — also features an opportunity to learn more about the Metro Credit Union.