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UNMC Grants – Dr. Haider receives first RO1 grant

Neena Haider, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, has secured her first National Institutes of Health RO1 grant to support her research into genes to correct human retinal disease.

Apr 14, 2009

MMI Symposium on Down syndrome April 25

UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute will host a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of children with Down syndrome on Saturday, April 25 in the Sorrell Center.

Apr 14, 2009

Holocaust survivor to speak at medical center

Livia Bitton-Jackson, Ph.D., born Elli L. Friedmann in Czechoslovakia, was 13 when she, her mother and her brother were taken to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.

Apr 14, 2009

Leave your computer on tonight

Information Technology Services will patch computer updates for the campus tonight. Please leave your machine on when you leave work.

Apr 14, 2009

Nominate excellent co-workers for the Chancellor’s Silver ‘U’

Got an excellent co-worker? Nominate him or her for the monthly Chancellor’s Silver U award.

Apr 14, 2009

Scout leader Dr. Baldwin receives community service award

A love of the outdoors was sparked in Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm. D., associate professor of pharmacy practice, as he grew up in north central Pennsylvania.

Apr 13, 2009

Society to help student-run clinics share ideas, practices

With the launch of the Society for Student Run Free Clinics at the recent SHARING the Vision conference, health profession students now have a place to turn to for information.

Apr 13, 2009

First female Navajo surgeon to speak at UNMC today

Renowned American Indian doctor, Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D., will present “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: Combining Western Medicine and Traditional Navajo Ceremonies to Create Healing Environments” today at 7 p.m. in the Durham Research Center Auditorium

Apr 13, 2009

Blood cancer treatment the focus of April 21 presentation

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites cancer patients, family members, nurses, social workers and other health professionals to a free presentation Tuesday, April 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (CDT).

Apr 13, 2009

Important procedures for NIH public access compliance

All National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded investigators are required to submit their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.

Apr 13, 2009

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