Research

Department Impact at Upcoming ASA Meeting

Several Department of Anesthesiology physicians will attend the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, October 13, through Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

Oct 9, 2018

Cattlemen’s Ball raises nearly $1.75 million

Amount raised is second highest in 21-year history

Oct 4, 2018

Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D. (third from left), director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, went to Hebron, Neb., on Sept. 6 to receive a proceeds check of more than $1.55 million from the planning committee for this year's Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of Nancy McGill)

Research exploring different therapies’ effects in children with cerebral palsy

Researchers are examining the benefits of power training, a treatment more related to muscular function, and an action-perception approach that stresses movement planning.

Sep 26, 2018

Renowned pediatric oncologist/cancer researcher joins UNMC/Children’s Hospital

Donald Durden, M.D., Ph.D., brings more than $9 million in NIH grant support

Sep 19, 2018

Donald Durden, M.D., Ph.D.

APRDP Student Completes Research Rotation

Chengxi “Tracy” Tan, a third-year medical student in the Asia Pacific Rim Development Program (APRDP), concluded her seven-week research program with Department of Anesthesiology researcher, Gurudutt Pendyala, Ph.D.

Sep 5, 2018

Nursing study to evaluate if smartphone can help rural men with weight loss

Study designed with input from northeast Nebraska men and will reflect their preferences for mobile health technologies that fit their unique lifestyle and workplace needs.

Aug 6, 2018

UNMC’s $135 million in research funding sets record, again

Increase in number of grants, number of unique principal investigators, average size of grants, and number of large (center) grants.

Aug 6, 2018

UNMC College of Pharmacy reaches research funding milestone

For first time, College of Pharmacy has cracked national top 10 for NIH funding

Jul 19, 2018

Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., has served as dean of the UNMC College of Pharmacy since 2007.

UNMC scientists play key role in significant cancer breakthrough

Genome-editing technology could reprogram T cells to allow them to better fight cancer cells

Jul 12, 2018

Two UNMC scientists - Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, D.V.M., Ph.D. (left), and Rolen Quadros - played a key role in the cancer breakthrough that was featured in the July 11 issue of Nature.