“A computationally aided strategy to recover gene activity profiles from post-mortem HIV+ brain specimens” will be presented by Dr. Cecilia Marcondes, Associate Professor at San Diego Biomedical Research Institute, on Wednesday, May 19th at 11am (CDT). Hosted by GeneXplain, Dr. will discuss her group’s attempt to overcome a challenge in the research of human tissue, […]
Tammy Webster, PhD, MPA, RT(R)(M), FAEIRS and Kevin Clark, EdD, RT(R)(QM) will present “Strategies to Increase Scholarly Productivity” on Wednesday, May 19th at noon, hosted by College of Allied Health Professions at UNMC. Dr. Webster is the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and is the radiography, cardiovascular interventional technology, and computed tomography director with the […]
ND3P Symposium will take place May 20-21 from 10am to 4pm each day and will feature world leaders in drug discovery, in areas such as in silico screening, cryo-EM, medicinal chemistry and engineering biomaterials. The format will be entirely virtual, with opportunities to interact with both internationally renowned external speakers and top NU researchers, both […]
Afsaneh Shirani, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at UNMC, will present “Shared Decision-Making and MRI in Multiple Sclerosis: Patient Experience, Gaps, and Opportunities” on Thursday, May 20th at 11:50am via Zoom. Dr. Shirani will review the evolving role of MRI in Multiple Sclerosis, discuss gaps in shared decision-making surrounding MRI […]
On Friday, May 21st at noon, the Child Health Research Institute (CHRI) will host Madison McPherson and Kristen Fishler, MS, and Amanda Dave, MD, MS, for their May seminar. Madison and Kristen will present “Uptake of Genetic Counseling Follow-Up for Patients in the NICU” and Amanda will present “Cholesterol Dysregulation in Neonatal Encephalopathy” via Zoom. […]
On Friday, May 21st at noon, the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center will feature a live screening of the fifth episode from the docuseries "Taking Back What's Ours! An Oral History of the Movement of People Who Use Drugs" followed by a group discussion led by RDAR Center colleagues and staff. In this episode […]
Ashley Wysong, MD, founding chair of dermatology at UNMC, will discuss skin cancer - the most common cancer in the United States - and its prevention, diagnosis and management during the next virtual Science Café on May 25th at 10am via Facebook Live. She also will discuss sun safety and overall skin health. Dr. Wysong, […]
Bethany Lowndes, PhD, MPH, CPE, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at UNMC, and Victoria Kennel, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research, and Practice at UNMC, will present “Integrating Human Factors Engineers and Industrial Organizational Psychologists into Healthcare Delivery Research and Practice” during the next Mind Brain […]
Dr. Ming Lei, Director of the Division for Research Capacity Building at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), will speak at the IDeA-wide Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 26th from 1 to 3pm (CDT) via Zoom. Dr. Lei will give a general overview of the IDeA program, discuss the IDeA program-sponsored COVID-19-related […]
The Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC) will host a virtual Un-Meeting titled “Exploring the Inclusion of Community Hospitals in Clinical Research” on Thursday, May 27th from 10am to 2pm (CDT). Participants will discuss how to work with community hospitals when preparing for a future public health emergency, when recruiting for academic clinical trials, […]