From UNMC Today

Jasmine Marcelin, MD, is taking part in a national COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.

Here are some College of Medicine stories from this past month’s UNMC Today that you might have missed.

Edibaldo Silva-Lopez, MD, PhD, reflects on career

Dr. Silva-Lopez calls the medical center his ‘second home.’ Read more.

New faculty spotlight: Steven Yeh, MD

Dr. Yeh is the Stanley Truhlsen Jr. Professor of Ophthalmology and director, retina and uveitis service in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Read more.

Project reveals asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 in schools

OPS PROTECTS pilot project showed much higher infection, case rates in OPS schools. Read more.

Madonna expansion increases opportunities for residents

The Madonna Physicians Clinic will help fill community needs while enhancing resident education. Read more.

Allergy, immunology fellowship approved to meet growing demand

The fellowship will fill the gap in allergy and immunology training in Nebraska.
Read more.

Colleagues honor, remember Joseph Stothert, MD

Virtual memorial was held on April 5. Read more.

Grand rounds lectureship to honor James Lane, MD

Dr. Lane was the inaugural UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Diabetes Center director. Read more.

UNMC, Children’s participate in national COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial

Study expects to enroll more than 12,000 college students across the U.S., including at UNO. Read more.

New faculty spotlight: Martin Worrall, MD

Dr. Worrall is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
Read more.