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NIH renews Dr. Wheelock’s CoBRE grant
When you’re a new investigator, having just one person to ask for suggestions about the complicated world of grant writing is helpful. Having two high profile researchers as your mentors for five years is unheard of. But that is exactly the winning formula Peggy Wheelock, Ph.D., said led to the success of seven junior investigators at UNMC to obtain their own RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Jul 2, 2008
UNMC associate anesthesiology professor Ben Boedeker, M.D., Ph.D., shows congressional candidate Jim Esch how to use a device the medical center scientist developed to improve intubation of patients.
Jul 2, 2008
BRIN scholars on campus — meet Garrett Paulman
Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. … Today, we meet Garrett Paulman, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Jul 2, 2008
UNMC researchers shine positive light on negative results
A UNMC research study has determined that using a statistical method that was published nearly 250 years ago could save lives, more efficiently move drugs to market and help physicians predict a patient’s response to medication for severe sepsis.
Jul 1, 2008
Amazonian rhythms to be heard on campus today
Dr. Anthony Seeger will bring music from the Amazon to UNMC today during a Durham Museum presentation at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Jul 1, 2008
BRIN scholars on campus — meet Frank Miller
Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program.
Jul 1, 2008
UNMC researchers aim to improve mantle cell lymphoma therapy
To develop a more effective therapy, UNMC investigators wanted a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms that regulate mantle cell lymphoma proliferation and survival. Their answers have been published in the cover story of the June issue of “Molecular Cancer Therapeutics,” a preeminent journal published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Jun 30, 2008
BRIN scholars on campus — meet John Olley
Twenty-two students from eight different undergraduate and community college programs have joined the Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)/ Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) program. …
Today, we meet John Olley, one of the new BRIN scholars on campus.
Jun 30, 2008
Orthopaedic surgery residents complete their training
Graduation ceremonies were held last week for the four orthopaedic surgery residents who wrapped up their training at UNMC.
Jun 30, 2008
Library to roll out McGoogan Docs loan system
Starting July 1, the look and feel of the Order Articles forms on the McGoogan Library of Medicine’s Web site will change. The UNMC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Department is excited to introduce its new ordering system, McGoogan Docs.
Jun 30, 2008