Lisa Spellman
Stem cell research is focus of April 13 Lincoln Science Cafe
C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., president and CEO of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, (CIRM), will discuss the impact of investing in stem cell research at the next Lincoln Science Café at 7 p.m. on Monday April 13 at VEGA, 350 Canopy St. in Lincoln. Prior to joining CIRM in 2014, Dr. Mills was president […]
Apr 1, 2015
UNMC researcher receives grant to study start and progression of ovarian cancer
Cheng Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, obstetrics/gynecology, recently received a grant to study the initiation and progression of ovarian cancer. The $70,000 grant came from Colleen's Dream Foundation and local community efforts in Harlan, Iowa. Dr. Wang, in collaboration with Jixin Dong, Ph.D., of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, is investigating whether the hippo signaling pathway […]
Mar 31, 2015
Exotic animal nutrition is focus of April 7 Omaha Science Cafe
Kelly Kappen, nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, will talk about the nutrition requirements of exotic animals at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 7, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Kappen is currently the nutrition manager at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. She earned her […]
Mar 30, 2015
UNMC breast cancer researcher honored with Joseph P. Gilmore award
Melissa Teoh-Fitzgerald, Ph.D., calls investigating the role antioxidant enzymes play in breast cancer her passion. It's an area she's been researching since she was a post-doc at the University of Iowa. On March 17, that passion was recognized, as Dr. Teoh-Fitzgerald, an assistant professor in biochemistry and molecular biology and already a UNMC New Investigator […]
Mar 26, 2015
“Superbugs” targeted by UNMC researcher armed with $1.8 million grant
Engineered peptides may soon be the therapy of choice against nasty bacterial and viral infections, as well as cancer and HIV. Guangshun (Gus) Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, pathology/microbiology, received a five-year, $1.8 million RO1 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to […]
Mar 25, 2015
Nebraska Science Festival highlights in Kearney/Hastings/Aurora
The third annual Nebraska Science Festival – presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and scheduled for April 10-18 – is still a few weeks away. But, with a multitude of science- and technology-related activities in communities across the state, it’s not too early to plan your SciFest schedule. You’ll find the entire schedule […]
Mar 24, 2015
2015 Nebraska SciFest comes to North Omaha
The third annual Nebraska Science Festival – presented by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and scheduled for April 10-18 – is still a few weeks away. But, with a multitude of science- and technology-related activities in communities across the state, it’s not too early to plan your SciFest schedule. You’ll find the entire schedule […]
Mar 23, 2015
Slowing the progression of age-related chronic disease focus of Harman Lecture
James Kirkland, M.D., Ph.D., will be the guest speaker for the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Denham Harman, M.D., Ph.D., Lectureship in Biomedical Gerontology on Friday, March 20, at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, the lecture […]
Mar 16, 2015
UNMC ophthalmologist named one of ten outstanding young Americans
Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans for 2015, University of Nebraska Medical Center ophthalmologist, Mike Feilmeier, M.D., joins the ranks of Olympic athletes, presidents and professional entertainers. “To be included in this year’s group of recipients is an incredible honor. I am merely one of many individuals who have dedicated their life to […]
Mar 4, 2015
Human brain is focus of March 4 Omaha Science Cafe
Clinical neuropsychologist, Jeff Snell, Ph.D., will talk about how the human brain works at the next Omaha Science Cafe at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Snell also will discuss the effects of brain injury and how the brain recovers its functional abilities. Dr. Snell holds a bachelor’s […]
Feb 24, 2015