SHARPhub is offering training sessions to educate research faculty, students, post docs, clinicians, and university grant administrators on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Find out about SBIR/STTR program basics, including program purpose, eligibility, and sources of funding. “Commercialization Planning for SBIR/STTR Orioisaks” takes place on Monday, October […]

Great Plains Primary Care PBRN Launch Meeting Great Plains Primary Care PBRN Launch MeetingNovember 2nd, 2020 12:00 PM-1:00 PM CSTZoom link:Topic: PBRN Launch MeetingTime: Nov 2, 2020 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)https://unmc.zoom.us/j/7350312307Meeting ID: 735 031 2307Agenda:

The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) will host Cheryl Beseler, PhD, as she presents “Using Contribution Analysis to Refine your Logic Model and to Manage for Results” on Wednesday, November 11th at 11am via Zoom. Dr. Beseler is an Associate Professor in the UNMC College of Public Health Department of Environmental, […]

The Neurology Career Development Young Investigator Workshop takes place on Tuesday, November 17th from 7:30am to 5:30pm (CT). Supported by an NIH/NINDS grant, the objectives of this workshop include the exploration of career pathways, successful research program and lab development, and the basics of research grant funding mechanisms and how to apply. This workshop is […]

University of Nebraska Medical Center infectious disease experts Kelly Cawcutt, MD, and Mark Rupp, MD, will discuss COVID in Nebraska at 10am on Tuesday, November 17th as part of the Omaha Science Café series. Dr. Cawcutt is an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine and associate medical director of infection control and epidemiology […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to prolonged social isolation and loneliness across the lifespan. Loneliness is known to have deleterious effects on older adults. This lecture, presented by Dr. Cecilia Poon, seeks to highlight the scope of the problem, summarize existing interventions to combat loneliness among older adults during the pandemic and identify tips and […]

Hosted by the Association of Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), “A Practical Approach on How to Address Health Disparities in Clinical and Translational Research Proposals” will be presented on Wednesday, November 18th at noon (CT). This webinar will discuss the original conceptual model develop by the workshop leader named, "Pyramid of the Interrelation between basic […]

Registration is open for the American Brain Coalition (ABC) 2020 Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, November 18th from 1 to 3pm (CT). This virtual meeting is an opportunity for the brain community of patient advocates, researchers, clinicians, our industry partners, and government agency friends to join together in our educational, engagement and advocacy efforts. In […]

Hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Ethical Quandaries in the COVID-19 Pandemic will be presented virtually on Thursday, November 19th from 11am to noon (CT). Dr. Christine Grady is chief of the Clinical Center's Department of Bioethics. Her research contributions are both conceptual and empirical and are primarily in the ethics of clinical […]

ACTS presents a webinar designed to guide attendees on establishing a five-year career plan on Thursday, December 3rd. They will discuss what trainees need to be a successful scientist, how to prioritize tasks, and how to view themselves as a leader. The workshop includes completing a self-analysis, setting SMART goals, planning their career with a […]

Deepmala Nandanwar, MD, a movement disorder fellow at UNMC, will present “Approach to the Diagnosis of Tremor” on Thursday, December 3rd from 11:50am to 12:50pm via Zoom. Attendees will learn about tremor identification by classification and the challenges in the diagnosis of tremor. Access the presentation using THIS LINK at the start time of the […]