Research

Nebraska registry to help newborns at risk of neonatal brain injury

The goal of the registry is to gather data to unlock clues that could lead to improved detection and treatment of infants with neonatal encephalopathy

Feb 20, 2018

Marvin Welstead will receive UNMC Community Service to Research Award

Fremont man has devoted his life to finding cure for Alzheimer’s disease

Feb 9, 2018

Marvin Welstead

Faculty Publications – Fourth Quarter 2017

Authors, Title, Year, Source Title, Volume, Issue, Pages, Document Type, Link, Source, EID   Poole J.A., Mikuls T.R., Duryee M.J., Warren K.J., Wyatt T.A., Nelson A.J., Romberger D.J., West W.W., Thiele G.M., A role for B cells in organic dust induced lung inflammation, 2017, Respiratory Research, 18, 1, , Article, https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038935516&doi=10.1186%2fs12931-017-0703-x&partnerID=40&md5=17baec72aa956d228b944a531175e16b, Scopus, 2-s2.0-85038935516   Akhtar […]

Feb 9, 2018

Research and Non-Research Awards – Fourth Quarter 2017

From 10/01/2017- To 12/31/2017 Proposal Title, ID#, Sponsor, Dates, Direct Cost, Indirect Cost, Total Cost   Duan, Bin, MSC derived myelinating schwann cell for PN regeneration, 21387, NE DHHS – LB606, 10/01/17-06/30/18, $101,500 , $0 , $101,500 Casey, Carol A, Altered Lipid Droplet Trafficking Role in Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 19689, DHHS/NIH/NIAAA, 05/01/17-04/30/18, $57,596 , […]

Feb 9, 2018

Chemically modified drug shows promise for HIV treatment and elimination

UNMC discovery reported in Nature Communications

Feb 6, 2018

The four key researchers on the breakthrough that could eventually lead to an HIV cure were (left-right) Benson Edagwa, Ph.D., Aditya Bade, Ph.D., Brady Sillman, and Howard Gendelman, M.D.

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s brings in more than $20,000

More than 600 skaters participate in 24-hour event

Jan 27, 2018

Ryan Cary (center) is flanked by his father, Stephen, and his mother, Jeanne, after completing the UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. Cary recruited 42 skaters for the event and brought in $2,600. His LeaseTeam, Inc. competed in the Rock the Clock category, which required the team to have at least one skater on the ice throughout the 24-hour event. Stephen Cary, a retired property manager for NP Dodge, has had Parkinson's disease for the past 12 years.

UNMC, UNL collaborating in search for new drugs to counteract radiation exposure

Two-year Department of Defense contract could provide nearly $8 million in funding

Jan 22, 2018

Ken Bayles, Ph.D

UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 26-27

24-hour ice skating event – now in its 8th year at UNMC – has raised more than $170,000

Jan 17, 2018

Six skaters skated all 24 hours at the 2017 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. They celebrated their accomplishment by chilling out on the ice at the end of the event.

Faculty Members Recognized with Publication of the Quarter Honor

Three faculty members were recognized at Research Grand Rounds on December 15 for receiving the Publication of the Quarter honor in 2017. Internal Medicine has been selecting a “Publication of the Quarter” since 2012 and the final selection is based on criteria including impact factor of the journal.

Jan 12, 2018

Research, Turkey, Quarters: UCAS Students’ Three Months at UNMC

Two research students, Hongyun Wang and Shuang Liang, visited UNMC from October to January.

Jan 8, 2018

Hongyun Wang (4th from left) and Shuang Liang (5th from left) outside of the Friendship House with students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.