InterCOM

Dr. Ellis appointed president of Nebraska AAP

Cynthia Ellis, M.D., began two-year term as president of the Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics on July 1.

Aug 17, 2018

Cynthia Ellis, M.D.

Paul Sorgen, Ph.D., takes over INBRE program

Dr. Sorgen replaces retired Jim Turpen, Ph.D., as head of student research program.

Aug 17, 2018

CHAIN center seeking developmental grant applicants

The program is designed to mentor and support new investigators and new ideas in HIV/AIDS research.

Aug 14, 2018

Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors names new CEO

James Linder, M.D., will lead the health care system.

Aug 8, 2018

James Linder, M.D.

UNMC solves big data problem in EHRs

Scott Campbell, Ph.D., and Jim Campbell, M.D., develop system to codify and name the multitude of facts that come from cancer gene testing.

Aug 7, 2018

Great Plains IDeA-CTR taking grant applications

$50,000 pilot grants are available for clinical/translational research projects.

Aug 7, 2018

UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry

Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research.

Aug 6, 2018

Matthew Rizzo, M.D.

UNMC’s $135 million in research funding sets record, again

Increase in number of grants, number of unique principal investigators, average size of grants, and number of large (center) grants.

Aug 6, 2018

Dr. Zhen named to ASTRO fellowship

Weining Zhen, M.D., recognized by the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

Aug 1, 2018

UNMC conducts biocontainment research, training for Department of Defense

Evaluating equipment, procedures used in airlifting patients in insolation systems

Jul 31, 2018

Airmen from the 628th and 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons transport a simulated highly infectious patient during a training exercise with UNMC-led investigators. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Maund)