Registration is open for the 2021 Nebraska Public Health Conference taking place on the afternoons of Tuesday, April 6th and Thursday, April 8th. The statewide public health conference will provide an opportunity professionals and supporters from across the public health system to convene with one another, to learn, and to share professional insights. This year’s […]
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center hosts Dr. Janos Zempleni, a Willa Cather Professor of Molecular Nutrition and Director of the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD), on Thursday, April 8th from 3:30 to 4:30pm via Zoom. Dr. Zempleni will share an overview of NPOD, including its cores and projects, and […]
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center is pleased to announce an opportunity for pilot funding that is open to all disciplines through an NIH/NIGMS grant. Applicants must be full-time faculty in the University of Nebraska system who are eligible for NIH funding. There are no disciplinary, department, or college restrictions on applicants. Successful applicants […]
The NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative is hosting a virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 14th from 11am to 5pm (CT). Entitled “Opioid Use in the Context of Polysubstance Use: Research Opportunities for Prevention, Treatment, and Sustained Recovery,” purpose of this meeting is to gain a deeper understanding of opioid and stimulant co-use, […]
Anna Dunaevsky, PhD, Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the Department of Neurological Sciences at UNMC, will present “Contribution of Astrocytes to Fragile X Syndrome Pathogenesis” on Wednesday, April 14th at noon for the next Mind and Brain Health Seminar Series. This talk will focus on a review of her recent data. Use THIS LINK to […]
On Thursday, April 15th at 11am (CT), join the NIDA Division of Neuroscience and Behavior's Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) for “Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience: Views by Two,” a new virtual seminar series brings together two scientists from disparate fields to discuss how basic, translational and clinical neuroscience research can inform, and be informed […]
Scott Diesing, MD, Associate Professor at UNMC, will present “Neuro COVID” on Thursday, April 15th from 11:50am to 12:50pm via Zoom. Attendees will learn how to identify the pathophysiologic mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 is currently thought to effect neurologic disease, examine the currently recognized clinical neurologic manifestations and associations of COVID-19 related illness, and recognize […]
The Department of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine at Creighton University will host Jane Wu, MD, PhD, from the Northwestern University School of Medicine, to present “Neural Guidance Cell Migration and Cancer Metastasis” on Thursday, April 15th at noon. Use THIS LINK to access the Zoom presentation at the start of the event.
Beverly Davidson, PhD, will be the guest speaker for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: “Advancing Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders” on Thursday, April 15th from 2 to 3pm (CT). Dr. Davidson is the Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Arthur V. Meigs, […]
The Eastern Nebraska Stroke Case Conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 15th from 6:30–8:15pm and is intended for stroke neurologists, neurology residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care professionals involved in the care of stroke patients. This conference will feature case study presentations will include visual aids, discussion of patient history, […]