Karen Burbach
UNMC researcher featured in The New England Journal of Medicine
A UNMC researcher is featured in the current issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. In the NEJM’s March 4 Perspective column, Stephen Rennard, M.D., Larson Professor of Medicine, UNMC Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, outlines the need to increase awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and highlights a promising tool in diagnosing and managing patients with COPD.
Mar 4, 2004
Unique mice attract Japanese researcher
Jun-ichi Sakiyama, Ph.D., recently traveled to UNMC to study the world’s only existing genetically engineered mouse strain without the Hoxb6 gene. Sakiyama is interested in whether the Hoxb6 gene plays a crucial role in lung development, an area he has been studying in the division of biological science at Nagoya University in Japan.
Mar 3, 2004
Dr. Persidsky named recipient of Gilmore award
When Yuri Persidsky, M.D., Ph.D., came to UNMC in 1994, he had an idea to develop a small animal model to study HIV in the brain. Nearly a decade later, the severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse model for HIV-1 infection of the brain that Dr. Persidsky developed with Howard Gendelman, M.D., has become recognized in the scientific community on several fronts.
Mar 1, 2004
UNMC awarded $890,000 for mantle cell lymphoma
UNMC will receive a three-year grant totaling $890,000 to help hunt for clues to cure and better treat a rare form of blood cancer, mantle cell lymphoma.
Feb 26, 2004
Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum awards announced
The recent 35th Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum drew 107 participants representing nine Midwestern medical schools. See article for award winners.
Feb 26, 2004
Administrative Colloquium sharpens skills
The Administrative Colloquium is a yearlong experience for UNMC faculty who are in administrative positions or who aspire to be, and for those who desire to gain new or sharpen existing administrative and leadership skills. The Colloquium will commence again in March.
Feb 23, 2004
Heart transplant program approved
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) has approved a new heart transplant program for The Nebraska Medical Center.
Feb 20, 2004
A UNMC contingent recently went to Kabul, Afghanistan, to help improve the educational opportunities for health care providers in the war-torn country, as well as improve the status of women. Here, Valda Ford, director of Community and Multicultural Affairs, talks about the group’s mission and why it’s important for UNMC to be involved in the rebuilding effort.
Feb 20, 2004
Third class completes Foundations for Success program
Twenty-nine office service employees graduated Feb. 3, as the third class of Foundations for Success, a career development program at UNMC. The program helps employees hone their personal and career development skills.
Feb 18, 2004
University of Nebraska health plan 2003 year-end report
On Tuesday, David Lechner, vice president for business and finance for the University of Nebraska, issued the following University of Nebraska Health Plan 2003 Year-end Report to all faculty and staff. See article for details.
Feb 18, 2004