Research

COM research highlights, October 2023

The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $3.9 million in new funding in August.

Oct 6, 2023

Hanjun Wang, MD

Project NExT moves to more detailed design phase

The NU Board of Regents’ vote allows the first phase of design and construction planning to move forward.

Oct 6, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, addresses the University of Nebraska Board of Regents during the board's meeting Thursday at UNMC's Wigton Heritage Center.

Regents approve UNMC’s program statement for office, research facility

Construction on the CORE Building will begin this fall, with completion expected in February 2026.

Oct 6, 2023

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

UNMC’s research awards, expenditures grew in FY23

Total research expenditures increased to the largest total in UNMC’s history.

Oct 5, 2023

Ken Bayles, PhD, vice chancellor for research

Cattlemen’s Ball raises $1.9 million for cancer research

The annual event, hosted this year by the Weborg family of Cuming County, has raised more than $19 million since 1998.

Oct 2, 2023

INBRE experience invaluable to Moderna scientist 

That first introduction to basic science research confirmed for Jamie Gilmore, PhD, her desire to pursue a research career.

Sep 28, 2023

Jamie Gilmore, PhD

The Holland Future Scientist award winners 

Ten undergraduate students received a total of $5,000 in awards.

Sep 28, 2023

Pictured left to right are: Sunayan Cheku, Hannah Ladwig, Emma Foley, Brigid Toomey and Noah Shackelford

UNMC team develops NIH-backed genomic data analysis tools on the Google Cloud Platform 

The explosion of research data being generated in the last 10 years has presented several computing challenges from its production to consumption.

Sep 28, 2023

Babu Guda, PhD, and Jordan Rowley, PhD

Excitement, awards and recognition cap off the 2023 NE-INBRE Annual Conference 

The 2023 NE-INBRE Annual Conference highlights the growing expertise of INBRE Scholars who show off their work with poster and oral presentations, as well as meet those who came before them and are now working in academia or for the research industry.

See all the action from the annual meeting here.

Sep 28, 2023

INBRE Scholars share their summer research experiences 

From glowing worms to finally nailing those intense lab techniques, three INBRE Scholars immerse themselves in biomedical research during their 2023 10-week summer research experience. 

Here they share what it is like to work and learn in their respective assigned research labs.

Sep 28, 2023