Vice Chancellor Research

Oldfield, Reagan awards underscore importance of research

Three were honored at UNMC this year with annual awards for researchers who battle Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions related to aging.

Dec 21, 2011

Register for IRB online submission training

A series of training sessions have been set up to help researchers and others prepare for the UNMC Institutional Review Board’s Jan. 16 launch of an online submission system.

Dec 19, 2011

IRB to launch online application form

On Jan. 16, the UNMC Institutional Review Board (IRB) will launch a new online electronic application submission system.

Dec 13, 2011

UNMC dean part of landmark study looking at antibiotic resistant bacteria

Results could provide foundation for making antibiotics more effective A University of Nebraska Medical Center physician-scientist, Bradley Britigan, M.D., was one of the authors on a landmark study that has determined why bacteria are antibiotic resistant and how disrupting key bacterial functions could result in making antibiotics more effective.   The study, which appears in […]

Nov 18, 2011

Introducing the Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance

Read and watch a video about the new alliance, which brings UNMC’s various neuroscience experts together for better patient care and research.

Oct 31, 2011

Meet Post Doc of the Year – Prakash Radhakrishnan, Ph.D.

Prakash Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., recently received the UNMC Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award for 2011.

Oct 28, 2011

Innovation Week 2011 – Dr. Padanilam’s invention shows promise

A talk with the recipient of this year’s Most Promising New Invention Award recipient, Babu Padanilam, Ph.D.

Oct 17, 2011

UNMC selected for clinical trial using non-invasive treatment for depression

One of only 10 sites participating in trial A novel, non-invasive medical device may one day provide a drug-free treatment option for people with depression. The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of 10 universities across the country conducting a clinical research trial with a transcranial magnetic stimulation device, known as NEST, or NeoSync […]

Oct 12, 2011

William Burke, M.D.

Innovation Week 2011 — UNeMed helps Drs. Kabanov and Gaymalov with startup

In the next year, UNeMed Corp., plans to help launch several new startup companies that have sprung from UNMC research. Among those is Neuronano 10 to Minus 9, which will be led by Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., D.Sc., and Zagit Gaymalov, Ph.D.

Oct 11, 2011

UNMC researchers to study role of tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

Hope to develop better therapeutics by learning more about pancreatic cancer cells

Oct 10, 2011

Surinder Batra, Ph.D.