College of Medicine

COM employee of the month, March 2023

Katie Schroder is the educational programs administrator for the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Mar 1, 2023

Distinguished scientist: Ashley Wysong, MD

Dr. Wysong is the UNMC Department of Dermatology founding chair, professor and William W. Bruce Distinguished Chair of Dermatology.

Mar 1, 2023

Ashley Wysong, MD

Maurice Godfrey, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Godfrey and other recipients of the UNMC Impact in Education Awards will be honored at a ceremony March 30.

Feb 27, 2023

Maurice Godfrey, PhD

Medical student of the month, March 2023

Name: Heidi Vieira  Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia  Program/Year: Fifth year of the MD/PhD program  Education: Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia  Hobbies: Finding new food places and coffee shops, baking and shopping. Three things people may not know about me: 

Feb 24, 2023

Heidi Vieira

Distinguished scientist: Benson Edagwa, PhD

Dr. Edagwa is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.

Feb 23, 2023

Benson Edagwa, PhD

New investigator: Siwei Zhao, PhD

Dr. Zhao is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Surgery.

Feb 22, 2023

Siwei Zhao, PhD

Buffett Institute seeking projects for Graduate Scholars program

Five UNMC students have earned the fellowship, which will fund $25,000 toward early childhood research.

Feb 22, 2023

New investigator: Benjamin Teply, MD

Dr. Teply is an associate professor in the UNMC Division of Oncology and Hematology.

Feb 20, 2023

Benjamin Teply, MD

Resident of the month, March 2023

Dr. Nguyen holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biomedical engineering.

Feb 20, 2023

From left, Andrew Nguyen, DO, and Bryndis Grissom, DO

New investigator: Jawed Siddiqui, PhD

Dr. Siddiqui is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Feb 20, 2023

Jawed Siddiqui, PhD