Press Release
UNMC to boost geriatric, gerontology training across the state with $2 million grant
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a five-year, nearly $2 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to educate and train health professionals and faculty members across the state in geriatrics and gerontology. The grant will create the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center (NEBGEC) to improve the health care and health […]
Aug 2, 2004
Howard Gendelman, M.D., named chair of UNMC department of pharmacology
Howard Gendelman, M.D., David T. Purtilo Distinguished chair of pathology and microbiology and director of the Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases (CNND), has been named chair of the department of pharmacology in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Medicine. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, 2004, according to John Gollan, M.D. Ph.D., […]
Jul 30, 2004
UNMC faculty member to lead national pediatric ethics review board
Bruce Gordon, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and co-chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been named chairman of the newly constituted Pediatric Central Institutional Review Board (PedCIRB). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) made the announcement recently. “This is a wonderful honor and yet another recognition that […]
Jul 29, 2004
Speakers will address a variety of topics, including the emotional toll of bioterrorism events, working with the media, backup communications, prions and Mad Cow disease, and a recap of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) experience in Toronto. The symposium’s target audience is emergency medical technicians, nurses, physicians, laboratory and infection control employees, and public […]
Jul 29, 2004
University Medical Associates and its partners, The Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, are planning to develop a comprehensive, full-service medical campus on the southeast corner of 180th and Dodge Streets, just west of the new Village Pointe shopping area. The West Omaha medical campus will be a key component of […]
Jul 23, 2004
Public invited to Internet chat July 28 to ask 3 UNMC experts about leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma
Three cancer experts from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will conduct a live Internet chat sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s patient Web site, People Living With Cancer (www.PLWC.org). The live chat is scheduled for Wednesday, July 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. (CDT) on Understanding Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma. The chat […]
Jul 20, 2004
Local students make UNMC College of Nursing dean’s list
Students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing were named to the deans list following the spring semester 2004. To qualify for the deans list, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, based in Omaha, with divisions in Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff, is […]
Jul 20, 2004
UNMC-led international anti-malarial drug discovery progresses to first phase of human trials
A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy-led team of scientists is celebrating with cautious optimism as the drug it developed has taken another step toward success. The anti-malarial drug candidate is now being tested in phase I clinical trials in London, where it is being evaluated for safety in a small group of […]
Jul 20, 2004
UNMC-led international anti-malarial drug discovery progresses to first phase of human trials
A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy-led team of scientists is celebrating with cautious optimism as the drug it developed has taken another step toward success. The anti-malarial drug candidate is now being tested in phase I clinical trials in London, where it is being evaluated for safety in a small group of […]
Jul 20, 2004
A University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty member, Stephen Rennard, M.D., Larson Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, in response to a request from the National Institutes of Health, has applied for a grant to study emphysema that, if funded, would use two of the human embryonic stem cell lines approved by President Bush. Dr. Rennard has […]
Jul 13, 2004