Research Studies

UNMC participating in COVID-19 vaccine study, plans to enroll 1,000

Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine candidate is a protein based vaccine created from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and an added component that boosts a person’s immune response to stimulate higher levels of antibodies.

Dec 29, 2020

Diana Florescu, MD

UNMC physician: drug added with remdesivir provides benefits to hospitalized pts

The clinical trial was conducted in 67 hospitals in eight different countries with 1,033 volunteer study participants, including at UNMC, which was among the sites with the largest number of participants

Dec 11, 2020

UNMC part of multi-center drug trial on relapsed acute myeloid leukemia

The aim is to enroll 24 patients before April 2021.

Nov 17, 2020

Vijaya Bhatt, MBBS

UNMC’s Dr. Susan Swindells co-chairs landmark TB study

Study shows effectiveness safety of shorter-course treatment

Nov 5, 2020

Susan Swindells, MBBS

Dr. Raikes to discuss child development disparities

Virtual Olson Center Brown Bag Lecture is set for Oct. 20

Oct 7, 2020

Abbie Raikes, PhD

$710,000 grant from VA to study lung cancer brain metastases

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world

Sep 30, 2020

UNMC collaborating on $2.2 million grant to improve mental health in teens

Researchers plan to enroll 80 youths in Nebraska and Iowa between the ages of 14 and 18 to study the impact of different doses of oxytocin on the brain.

Sep 17, 2020

Dr. Soonjo Hwang

UNMC, COVAXX sign agreement paving way for clinical trials of COVAXX therapeutic

The vaccine clinical trial agreement between UNMC and COVAXX is the second COVID-19 related partnership in 2020 between the two organizations.

Sep 10, 2020

Dr. Beam’s N95 usage study proves timely

American Journal of Infection Control has published study on donning and doffing procedures.

Jun 19, 2020

Elizabeth Beam, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNMC College of Nursing and assistant director of research for the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, appears in the training video used in the study.

UNMC physician/researcher among authors of major study on remdesivir

Remdesivir first drug known to treat COVID-19

Jun 3, 2020