College of Medicine
Researchers focus on safety during surge
UNMC’s research community has kept crucial investigations on track and external funding flowing throughout the pandemic.
Feb 2, 2022
![Howard Fox, MD, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fox10061.jpg)
Safety of students, residents top priority
‘Three-tiered approach’ stresses safety, support for students and residents.
Feb 2, 2022
![From left, Kelly Caverzagie, MD, and Chandra Are, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CavAre012622.jpg)
Justin Mott, MD, PhD, named Varner Educator Laureate
Dr. Mott and other recipients of the Impact in Education Awards will be honored at a virtual ceremony March 3.
Feb 1, 2022
![Justin Mott, MD, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/JustinMott020122-e1712584983261.jpg)
New investigator: Liliana Bronner
Bronner’s research is in interprofessional education processes and understanding medical career pathways.
Feb 1, 2022
![Liliana Bronner](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bronner020122.jpg)
New investigator: Shannon Buckley, PhD
Dr. Buckley’s research focus is leukemia and lymphoma.
Jan 31, 2022
![Shannon Buckley, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Buckley013122.jpg)
![Diane Ehlers, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ehlers012722.jpg)
Joseph Khoury, MD, named chair of pathology and microbiology
Dr. Khoury is an internationally recognized leader in the field of hematopathology.
Jan 26, 2022
![Joseph Khoury, MD, newly named chair of the UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Khoury012521.jpg)
UNMC/Nebraska Medicine conducting study on device for generalized anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders
Jan 26, 2022
![Lauren Edwards, MD and Justin Weeks, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/EdwardsWeeks.jpg)
Study: Gout patients more commonly undergo lower-extremity amputations
Ted Mikuls, MD, and team recently published study in the JAMA Open Network.
Jan 24, 2022
![Ted Mikuls, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mikuls022221.jpg)
New investigator: Karuna Rasineni, PhD
Dr. Rasineni’s research focus is on fatty liver disease.
Jan 24, 2022
![Karuna Rasineni, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Rasineni012422.jpg)