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Under the microscope – Stay on the treadmill

UNMC study to examine how to keep heart failure patients exercising; could benefit others.

Dec 18, 2012

Strengthening his heart wasn’t the only goal Phil Hester had on his mind when he enrolled in Dr. Bunny Pozehl’s study on heart failure and exercise. He wanted to be strong enough to walk into Heinz Field — home of his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. He accomplished both goals.

Don’t interrupt the nurse

Study reveals ways to reduce medication errors in rural hospitals.

Dec 18, 2012

A Pyxis medication system, similar to the one shown here, was installed recently at Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth, Neb., to help streamline the medication dispensing process. Dorotha Rohlfsen, a registered nurse at The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, is shown in the photo.

UNMC’s research stretches around the world

International collaboration connects the
brightest minds in search of answers to
complex problems.

Dec 18, 2012

Data analysis sets up collaboration from half a world away

It would take 275 four-gigabyte hard drives, or 6,000 complete sets of the seven-book Harry Potter series, to hold all the data researcher John Chan, M.D., has generated from 22 lymphoma biopsies.

Dec 18, 2012

Graduate students Weiwei Zhang and Qiang Gong collaborate from half a world away on cancer research.

International collaboration moves research forward

Why are China and Chinese scientists excited about collaborating with the United States and with UNMC?

Dec 18, 2012

Yong Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.

Science partnership opens opportunities between UNMC, China

In August, one of the most extensive partnerships ever between the United States and Chinese academic institutions was finalized between UNMC and Tongji University.

Dec 18, 2012

New market in China = more jobs in Nebraska

A new market of 1.3 billion people opened this year to two nutritional supplements developed at UNMC.

Dec 18, 2012

Michael Dixon, Ph.D., UNeMed president, and Qian Zhang, Ph.D., open doors into China for UNMC technology.

DNA from Down Under

It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon on the first Thursday in October and there’s a delivery for research technologist James Askew in the Durham Research Center II.

Dec 18, 2012

Shelley Smith, Ph.D., demonstrates how she loads DNA samples into the Bead Express. Her team soon will begin genotyping the samples to test for “candidate genes” of language problems.

A native son’s journey to save young lives

When a child wakes with a raging fever, there’s a certain panic that charges through a parent’s heart.

Dec 18, 2012

As part of a community survey for sickle cell disease,
Stephen Obaro, M.D., Ph.D., takes blood samples from
children living in Gwantu, Nigeria, during a visit last
year. Sickle cell disease is a common, inherited blood
disorder that increases susceptibility to certain types
of serious bacterial infections.

Unique program trains students in cancer research

UNMC’s public health students will learn how to conduct cancer research in underserved populations around the country and the world in a unique program starting next year.

Dec 18, 2012

Amr Soliman, M.D., Ph.D.