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UNMC researcher one of 22 scientists selected for stem cell study
A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher, Angie Rizzino, Ph.D., is one of 22 scientists from around the country to receive a one-year grant supplement from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to study induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). Dr. Rizzino, professor in the Eppley Institute, received approximately $115,000 from NIGMS for his […]
Oct 29, 2009
UNMC receives $1.18 million grant to increase number of psychiatric nurse practitioners statewide
The controversy surrounding Nebraska’s Safe Haven Laws revealed only part of the enormous need for mental health services. Most of those affected were parents or children with mental illnesses. Though there are about 1.7 million residents in Nebraska, there are only 211 psychiatrists, 46 psychiatric nurse practitioners and nine psychiatric physician assistants. About […]
Oct 26, 2009
$1.18 million grant to increase number of psychiatric nurse practitioners
Grant will increase behavioral health services for rural citizens.
Oct 26, 2009
UNMC leaders, 12-year-old Nebraskan express gratitude for stimulus funds
Chloe Lamprect of Bellevue is 12-years-old and has Type 1 diabetes. On Wednesday, she joined members of the American Association Medical Colleges (AAMC) at a Washington news conference to thank President Obama and Congress for passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The act is referred to as stimulus funding. […]
Oct 22, 2009
UNMC research team makes major breakthrough in stem cell research
EMBARGOED — FOR RELEASE AT 6 P.M., THURSDAY, OCT. 22 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-style-parent:””; font-size:11.0pt;”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; mso-fareast-“Times New Roman”; mso-bidi-“Times New Roman”;} A University of Nebraska Medical Center research team led by Iqbal Ahmad, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has reprogrammed […]
Oct 22, 2009
UNMC Eye Institute to transform vision care in Nebraska
An eye institute that will transform vision care in the region will be built at the University of Nebraska Medical Center through a major gift from a legendary Omaha ophthalmologist. The gift by Stanley Truhlsen, M.D., to the University of Nebraska Foundation will create the Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute, pending approval by the […]
Oct 21, 2009
Cheaper drugs as effective as expensive drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers find $1,000 treatment, $25,000 treatment have same effectiveness for some.
Oct 17, 2009
Nov. 10 Omaha Science Cafe talk focuses on mini robot surgery
“Your Doctor is a Robot,” will be the featured talk Nov. 10 during the Omaha Science Café, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The talk will focus on innovative surgical research being tested through the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at UNMC. The talk will include a discussion […]
Oct 14, 2009
UNMC researcher’s grant renewed for nearly $10.4 million
Shelley Smith, Ph.D., director of molecular genetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, recently learned her Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant for nearly $10.4 million was renewed for five years. Kirk Beisel, Ph.D., Creighton University, and Edward Walsh, Ph.D., Boys Town National Research Hospital, are co-primary investigators of the grant. […]
Oct 13, 2009
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., honored for inventions
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., one of the most prolific inventors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from UNeMed Corporation for his innovations that have transformed the clinical laboratory. Even as a child growing up in Lincoln, Dr. Markin loved to problem solve. Together, he and his […]
Oct 12, 2009