UNMC for the record

Dr. Scarsi receives national research award

Kim Scarsi, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmacy practice and science in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, received the 2019 Constance B. Wofsy Women’s Health Investigator Award this month at the annual AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) meeting in Washington, D.C.

The award was established to honor the memory of Wofsy, one of the pioneers in furthering the understanding of HIV in women and in establishing the ACTG’s original Women’s Health Committee, now morphed into the Women’s Health Inter-Network Scientific Committee. Prior to her death in 1996, Wofsy was a tireless advocate for women with HIV. Like Wofsy, awardees must be active clinically in the care of HIV-positive women, active in researching questions important to women with HIV, active in the networks and dedicated to successfully mentoring junior investigators.

Memorial service Saturday for UNMC supporter Virginia Grissom

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, for longtime UNMC supporter Virginia Grissom, who died in February. The celebration of Grissom’s life will be held at the Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Ave., with a Girl Scout honor guard and a reception following the service.

BHECN moves offices

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) has moved. BHECN's offices are now located at 4470 Farnam St. The mailing address will remain the same:
984242 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-4242
All phone extensions and email addresses also will remain the same.

Dr. Kartanak published in Asia Times

Rajendra Kartanak, M.B.B.S., a fellow in the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, wrote a piece published in Asia Times that addresses violence against physicians in India. In it, he shares context, a personal story, and actionable items to address it. Read the article here. He also authored a piece on the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases.