Eppley Institute for Cancer Research

COBRE grant lets UNL, UNMC collaborate on obesity

Five-year funding of $11.3 million will establish the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules.

Aug 27, 2014

Members of Dr. Mott's laboratory are (left to right): Sathish Natarajan, Ph.D., Cody Wehrkamp, Justin Mott, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Anne Phillippi, and Ashley Mohr, Ph.D.

Golf tournament a labor of love

UNMC resident, husband team to remember a loved one by raising funds to fight cancer.

Aug 19, 2014

Part of the Jimmy Hank's Holes for Hope team hold a poster that represents a $10,000 check they presented to go toward cancer research and causes. From left to right: Craig Navickas, Kaitlin Brau, M.D., Kyle Brau, Richard Hankins, M.D., and Mitchell Hiatt.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Aug 1, 2014

Cattlemen’s Ball tops $1 million for fifth consecutive year

This year’s event raises $1.3 million for cancer research

Aug 1, 2014

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. (at right), director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with University of Nebraska Interim President James Linder, M.D., and his wife Karen.

2014 Cattlemen’s Ball raises $1.3 million for cancer research

Tops $1 million mark for fifth consecutive year

Jul 31, 2014

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. (right), director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with University of Nebraska Interim President  James Linder, M.D., and his wife Karen.

St. Baldrick’s event set for today

Clinical enterprise looks to raise $10,000 to support cancer research.

Jul 11, 2014

Ten-year-old Isaac Gibson was thrilled to get the chance to shave the head of his oncologist, Don Coulter, M.D. Some of Dr. Coulter's research has been supported by money raised for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Wellness Wednesday: Weekend events have impact

Purple Stride 5K, Scottish Rite Golf Tournament support important research, programming.

Jun 18, 2014

Members of the Tumornators, a UNMC/clinical enterprise-affiliated team taking part in the Purple Stride event. From left: Quan Ly, M.D., Melissa Campbell, Aaron Sasson, M.D., and Rachel Burg.

Purple Stride benefits pancreatic cancer research

Registration is still open for Saturday’s walk and run event.

Jun 16, 2014

Members of the Tumornators, a UNMC/clinical enterprise-affiliated team taking part in the Purple Stride event. From left: Quan Ly, M.D., Melissa Campbell, Aaron Sasson, M.D., and Rachel Burg.

James Armitage, M.D., receives national recognition

American Society of Clinical Oncology honors Dr. Armitage’s pioneering efforts in lymphoma treatment.

Jun 9, 2014

Sandra Swain, M.D., past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), at right, presents James Armitage, M.D., with the Special Achievement Award. (Photo courtesy of ASCO.)

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Jun 6, 2014

From left, Chris Draft, Ron Hartman and Rudy Lackner, M.D.