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Young students stoked about science

Speaking to a crowd of approximately 50 middle school students, Greg Karst, Ph.D., never missed a step.

Aug 20, 2015

Greg Karst, Ph.D., was one of three UNMC professionals who spoke at area schools to promote the Nebraska Science Festival.

Sticky cells are a sticky issue

Tight junctions and migrations of epithelial cells are under study in the College of Dentistry.

Feb 13, 2015

James Wahl, Ph.D., and dental student Elizabeth Sand.

Dr. Smith’s COBRE grant renewed for phase 3; projects being considered

Shelley Smith, Ph.D., director of developmental neuroscience at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute and professor of pediatrics, recently learned her COBRE grant, “The Molecular Basis of Neurosensory Systems” was renewed for five years by the National Institutes of Health.

Feb 13, 2015

Shelley Smith, Ph.D.

COBRE renewal expands nanothechnology research

UNMC researcher Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D., is the principal investigator on the grant. Dr. Bronich is the Parke-Davis Professor in Pharmaceutics, UNMC College of Pharmacy, and co-director of the Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine.

Feb 13, 2015

Tatiana Bronich, Ph.D.

Drug resistance in cancer is life’s work

One researcher wants to discover why some cancer cells survive radiation or chemotherapy.

Jun 3, 2014

Aimin Peng, Ph.D.