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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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ellis0104.jpg)
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
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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
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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.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LinderJames0808.jpg)
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
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Great Plains IDeA-CTR taking grant applications
$50,000 pilot grants are available for clinical/translational research projects.
Aug 7, 2018
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UNMC seeks volunteers for research registry
Participants will be asked to participate in mind/brain health research.
Aug 6, 2018
![Matthew Rizzo, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rizzo0117.jpg)
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
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Dr. Zhen named to ASTRO fellowship
Weining Zhen, M.D., recognized by the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Aug 1, 2018
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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)](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Train_1_180719_F_SU156_0200.jpg)