Lisa Spellman
Snoring and sleep apnea are topics of Sept. 16 Science Cafe in Lincoln
Snoring and sleep apnea are the topics of the next Science Café at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Courtyard Marriott, 808 R St., in downtown Lincoln. Ronald Attanasio, D.D.S., a professor and director of the TMD and orofacial pain section in the department of adult restorative dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical […]
Sep 4, 2013
Science of regenerative medicine is focus of Sept. 3 Omaha Science Cafe
The science of regenerative medicine is the focus of the next Omaha Science Café on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will discuss the promise and limitations of regenerative medicine, particularly how […]
Aug 20, 2013
UNMC announces Richard Holland Future Scientist Award winners
Six undergraduate students from four Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2013 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. The students received cash prizes totaling $2,700 Aug. 6 at the annual INBRE (Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Program) conference in Grand Island. The awards are […]
Aug 12, 2013
UNMC report reveals access to dental care at risk in Nebraska
A healthy smile is more than just appealing. It is one of the greatest indicators of overall health. Improper oral care can lead to pain, tooth loss, infection or even cancer. Unfortunately, a report released by the Center for Health Policy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center indicates that in many areas of the […]
Aug 5, 2013
UNMC field epidemiology course puts student scientists in the real world
They've collected grasshoppers and studied them for mites. Treated toads for intestinal protozoans. Exposed small, freshwater crustaceans to predation from beetle larvae. And gotten great tans. As the annual Field Epidemiology course wrapped up its sixth summer last week, instructor Devin Nickol, M.D., called it "another very successful year.” "The students continue to surprise me […]
Aug 2, 2013
The science of sleep is focus of Aug. 6 Omaha Science Cafe
The science of sleep is the focus of the next Omaha Science Café on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Michael Summers, M.D., an assistant professor in internal medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy at UNMC College of Medicine, is the featured speaker. […]
Jul 29, 2013
UNMC epidemiologist named to U.S. Committee on Human Research Protection
Jim Anderson, Ph.D., associate dean for research in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, has been named to the Advisory Committee on Human Research Protection through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The committee is directed by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The committee's role is to advise, consult with […]
Jul 29, 2013
How the brain works, part two, is focus of Aug. 6 Omaha Science Cafe
How the brain works is the focus of the next Omaha Science Café on Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Sanjay P. Singh, M.D., chairman and professor of the department of neurology at Creighton University School of Medicine and medical director of neurosciences at Creighton University Medical Center, will […]
Jul 24, 2013
Dr. Alan Langnas named president of national surgeons group
Alan Langnas, D.O., chief of transplant surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, was named the president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons in May. Dr. Langnas is a professor of surgery-transplant at UNMC and chief of the transplant center at the Nebraska Medical Center. He will serve as ASTS president through July […]
Jul 24, 2013
UNMC to launch clinical trial to test unique therapy for Parkinson’s disease
The Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance (NNA) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is embarking on a translational clinical trial to determine if an approved drug, Leukine, used to boost the immune system in cancer patients, has any benefits as an immune therapy in people with Parkinson’s disease. The NNA, formed in 2011, unites three of UNMC’s top neuroscience programs […]
Jul 10, 2013
