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Research funding during past month exceeds $2.8 million
Grants will study HIV, gout, cell signaling Twenty-six new research awards representing more than $2.8 million in new funding were received by College of Medicine faculty during the past month. They included: Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, has received a National Institutes of Health U24 grant from the National Institutes of Mental […]
Sep 5, 2013
The following industry-sponsored contracts have been received. Here is more information on clinical trials enrolling patients at UNMC. James Gigantelli, M.D., ophthalmology and visual sciences, is the UNMC lead for a multi-center Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a novel protein therapy for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). […]
Sep 5, 2013
UNMC among national leaders in nanoimaging
One of only two U.S. institutions to have atomic force microscope First, Yuri Lyubchenko, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical science in the College of Pharmacy, has a question: Are you familiar with the concept of a record player? When the answer is "Yes," Dr. Lyubchenko is relieved. So many students these days know only iPods, MP3s […]
Sep 4, 2013
Consumate educator, Dr. Hodgson, dies at age 91
Former UNMC surgery chairman called a ‘gentleman and a scholar’ Paul Hodgson, M.D., a former chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Surgery, died Aug. 28 in Omaha from multiple health issues. He was 91. A memorial service for Dr. Hodgson will be held on Oct. 19 at Dundee Presbyterian Church with […]
Sep 4, 2013
Physicians need to be aware of law surrounding meals, honoraria, gifts
Sunshine Law went into effect on Aug. 1 A law designed to bring transparency to financial relationships between physicians, teaching hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry went into effect Aug. 1 and is something that all physicians need to heed. The Physician Payment Sunshine Act, referred to as OPEN PAYMENTS, was passed as part of the […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC ranked among world’s top 75 universities in clinical medicine/pharmacy
Rankings have been produced since 2003 by Shanghai University The University of Nebraska Medical Center is ranked among the top 75 universities in the world in clinical medicine and pharmacy according to rankings released last month by a leading Chinese university that has been ranking universities worldwide since 2003. "The rankings validate that UNMC is […]
Sep 4, 2013
Dr. Berg named director of maternal-fetal medicine
Teresa Berg, M.D., has been named the director for the division of maternal-fetal medicine in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. She takes over for Paul Tomich, M.D., who held the position for 11 years. “The division of maternal and fetal medicine is fortunate to have Dr. Berg as its new director,” said Carl Smith, […]
Sep 4, 2013
Ernest Prentice, Ph.D. Ernest Prentice, Ph.D., genetics, cell biology & anatomy and associate vice chancellor of academic affairs, was elected chair of the University of Miami (UM) Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Executive Advisory Board (EAB). The CITI Program provides online research ethics education to UNMC and 2,000 other institutions, including 230 international sites in 42 […]
Sep 4, 2013
UNMC designated as endoscopic surgery testing center
UNMC is one of the first three centers in the country to be designated as a testing center for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic SurgeryTM (FES) program, a comprehensive educational and assessment tool designed to teach and evaluate the fundamental knowledge, clinical judgment and technical skills required in the performance of basic gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic surgery (endoscopy).
Sep 4, 2013
Dr. Liu receives award for academic innovation
Howard Liu, M.D., psychiatry, has been recognized with the 2013 Innovations Award from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). Dr. Liu and his collaborator, Martin Klapheke, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, received the award for their Clinical Simulation Initiative, a project that […]
Sep 4, 2013
