Tom O’Connor UNMC public affairs

Cardiology symposium garners strong turnout

A symposium looking at common problems in cardiology is being held today at the downtown Embassy Suites Hotel with a total of 165 health professionals from Iowa and Nebraska expected to be in attendance.

Jun 6, 2003

More than 450 attend Cattlemen’s Ball near Ashland

There wasn’t supposed to be a Cattlemen’s Ball in 2003. However, tell that to the farmers and ranchers of Nebraska. More than 450 people attended the ball on Saturday.

Jun 4, 2003

Visiting stroke expert details unique treatment involving cell infusion

A unique procedure involving the transplantation of human brain cells as a treatment for stroke was the focus of a Grand Rounds presentation Thursday afternoon at UNMC.

Lawrence Wechsler, M.D., professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, made the presentation. Dr. Wechsler is in Omaha as one of the speakers at a daylong conference Friday on acute stroke management. The conference is a collaborative event bringing together all the major hospitals in Omaha and Lincoln involved in acute stroke care.

May 9, 2003

Researchers use microarray technology to perform gene mutation analysis in lymphoma

Researchers from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have combined to perform the first mutation analysis using microarray technology on the ATM gene in lymphoma. The study was reported in the April 29 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

May 7, 2003

UNMC researchers: Estrogen could be predictor of breast cancer risk

A team of researchers at UNMC has determined that certain estrogen metabolites could serve as biomarkers to predict the risk of someone getting breast cancer. The results of the study are published in the April issue of Carcinogenesis.

Apr 28, 2003

Longtime admirer of UNMC aging expert to deliver Harman Lectureship

Waiting in an airline terminal is normally not a memorable experience. However, for two scientists with roots from different continents, it turned out to be the beginning of a friendship that is still going strong seven years later. See story for details.

Apr 25, 2003

UNMC researchers land $5.6 million grant

A UNMC cancer researcher Ercole Cavalieri, D.Sc., is heading a $5.6 million multi-institutional research study to investigate the role estrogen plays in causing breast cancer and to look for new approaches to detecting and preventing the disease.

Apr 8, 2003

Students start North Omaha clinic to treat Type II diabetics

Nebraska’s state slogan for many years has been “Nebraska…The Good Life.” Now, thanks to the efforts of numerous UNMC students, the slogan applies to a new clinic in North Omaha, which provides low-cost care to indigent patients with Type II diabetes.

Mar 13, 2003

UNMC recruits expert in gastrointestinal cancer and cancer drug development

Jean Grem, M.D., the head gastrointestinal cancer researcher/clinician at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., will be joining the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center this spring to direct the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and the Oncology Drug Development Program.

Dec 17, 2002

NU campuses to establish Center for Biosecurity at UNMC

In an effort to capitalize on its growing expertise in the area of bioterrorism preparedness, the University of Nebraska will establish a university-wide Center for Biosecurity to be administered at UNMC.

Dec 16, 2002