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Ryan Shaw

New prototypes designed for interventional radiology

Overexposure to radiation leads one radiologist to invent protective devices.

Aug 20, 2015

Greg Gordon, M.D. patented the Lock-Block shield that is designed to better protect physicians from radiation.

Lab testing for Ebola requires thinking ‘outside the box’

Professionals in laboratories across the UNMC campus are on the front line in helping physicians get the information they need to treat Ebola patients.

Feb 13, 2015

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.

How Ebola works

Get inside the killer virus and learn how it succeeds in disrupting the immune system.

Feb 13, 2015

An electron micrograph (25,000x magnification) of Ebola virus particles (green) attached to, and budding from, an infected cell (blue). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

UNMC sets the gold standard for Ebola care

The 2014 Ebola outbreak has been one of the most devastating public health crises in recent history.

Feb 13, 2015

COBREs build centers of excellence

Research centers of excellence develop with the help of grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Feb 13, 2015

UNMC research team working on vaccine for Ebola virus

A UNMC research team has been working on one phase of a concerted U.S. effort to develop a vaccine for the Ebola virus, which has infected more than 21,000 people in West Africa and killed more than 8,600 people.

Feb 13, 2015

James Talmadge, Ph.D.

Research leads to best practices in fight against highly infectious diseases

Designed to handle everything from smallpox and SARS to avian influenza and Ebola, UNMC’s biocontainment unit is staffed by more than 40 highly trained professionals who have special training in disaster management, cardiac life support and bioterrorism.

Feb 13, 2015

Cheryl Rand, RN, (left) assists Jean Bellinghausen, respiratory therapist, on how a two-person team dons and doffs personal protective equipment. This is one of many best practices developed by UNMC’s biocontainment unit staff to be adopted as a national best practice.

The scientist and his chicken soup

Every time cold season rolls around, so do home remedies, including Stephen Rennard, M.D., and his famous study of chicken soup.

Feb 13, 2015

Stephen Rennard, M.D., and his wife Barbara, collaborated on a study of her grandmother’s chicken soup recipe.

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine share Ebola expertise through online courses

UNMC and its primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, are sharing Ebola patient care and treatment best practices with hospital staff around the world through online education courses.

Feb 13, 2015