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UNMC researcher gains funding to study promising nicotine vaccine
Sam Sanderson, Ph.D., knows all about serendipity. A University of Nebraska Medical Center biochemist, Dr. Sanderson was conducting some experiments several years ago to determine how certain tiny molecules called peptides interact with the immune system. One peptide surprisingly jumped out at him in the experiments. It caught my attention right away, said Dr. Sanderson, […]
Mar 22, 2004
Premier cancer research fund-raising event to be held June 5
Ty England to be featured at 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball Country music artist Ty England will be featured at the 2004 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska on Saturday, June 5, at the Upper 84 Ranch near Brady, Neb. England started his solo career in 1995, but he may be best known as Garth Brooks’ touring guitarist. Since […]
Mar 15, 2004
UNMC Primary Care Day to Educate Medical Students About Need for Primary Care Physicians
University of Nebraska Medical Center medical students will host National Primary Care Day Thursday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The purpose of the fourth annual event is to educate first- and second-year UNMC medical students on the fields of primary care and encourage students to choose primary care as a practice. Primary […]
Mar 6, 2004
UNMC Second Quarter Research Grants Total $9.7 Million
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received $9.7 million in federal research grants during the second quarter of fiscal year 2003-2004. The second quarter included the months of October, November and December. As of February 2004, the universitys annual funding from the National Institutes of Health is $44.3 million, said Thomas Rosenquist, Ph.D., vice chancellor […]
Mar 1, 2004
Regents approve purchase of dental simulators, chairs
The Board of Regents today approved the purchase of new simulation lab equipment and dental chairs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry for $2.5 million. This will enhance our clinical and pre-clinical education, said College of Dentistry Dean John W. Reinhardt, D.D.S. Our students already are skilled, but, with the simulation […]
Feb 28, 2004
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers awarded $890,000 for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
New York, NY — The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) announced today funding to help hunt for clues to cure and better treat a rare form of blood cancer, mantle cell lymphoma. The nine institutions named this month are part of an overall $12.8 million funding initiative the foundation announced in December. A total of 18 […]
Feb 26, 2004
UNMC College of Pharmacy Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Fifty students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy were named to the deans list following the fall semester 2003. To qualify for the deans list, students must place in the top 20 percent of their class and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or above. The students that qualified […]
Feb 25, 2004
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state Feb. 22 to recognize 126 new nursing students as they commit to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse. The ceremony also reiterated some of the most important values for the professional nurse and […]
Feb 24, 2004
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research has awarded Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, UNMC College of Dentistry, a two-year $125,000 grant to study the effectiveness of a drug to stop the destruction of cells in mouse models with Parkinsons Disease. Dr. Pahan is one of eight Parkinsons disease researcher groups whove […]
Feb 24, 2004
In February 2003, Scientist magazine published survey results that placed the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in the nation’s top 10 institutions for Best Places to Work for Postdocs. This February, that reputation is about to get even better. The university will open the Office of Post-Doctoral Education a new administrative department dedicated to […]
Feb 23, 2004