Research
UNMC History 101 – Happy 50th Eppley Institute!
The Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases — or simply the Eppley Institute as it’s commonly called on campus — celebrates its 50th anniversary this week.
Sep 6, 2011
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Call for FIRST Award pre-proposals
Pre-proposals for Nebraska EPSCoR’s FIRST Award grant program are due by 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 3.
Aug 29, 2011
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Research looks to simplify HIV treatment
UNMC researchers have made strides on a new therapy that would allow patients with HIV to receive a weekly injection rather than take daily a regimen of pills to manage their disease.
Aug 25, 2011
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Foundation grants support research collaboration in China, India
International research programs at UNMC focused on diabetes, environmental health factors and lymphoma have received support through $250,000 in grant awards from the University of Nebraska Foundation.
Aug 24, 2011
UNMC researchers developing more effective drug delivery for HIV
Dr. Gendelman lands $4.6 million NIH grant
Aug 24, 2011
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Study shows therapy effectively prevents HIV
UNMC’s Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., participated in study detailed in New England Journal of Medicine that showed that HIV infection in the HIV-negative person can be prevented by giving antiretroviral therapy to the HIV-positive person.
Aug 17, 2011
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Dr. Susan Fritz named NU associate vice president-academic affairs
Susan Fritz, Ph.D., a longtime University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty member and administrator, has been named associate vice president-academic affairs in the Office of the Provost at the University of Nebraska.
Aug 16, 2011
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Antiretroviral therapy effective in preventing HIV infection
UNMC researcher participates in study detailed in New England Journal of Medicine
Aug 16, 2011
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Shared Resource/Core Facility Day set for Sept. 20
The fourth biennial “Shared Resource/Core Facility Day” will be held Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Interaction Space between the Durham Research Centers.
Aug 16, 2011
Study looks to limit use of powerful antibiotic
The use of vancomycin — a powerful antibiotic often considered the last resort in the treatment of bacterial infections — is a focal point of a clinical study at UNMC and other medical centers in the U.S. and Europe.
Aug 10, 2011
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