Current Awardees
2024 Pilot Grant Awardees
Su Chen, PhD
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics

Shaun Cross, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Charity Evans, MD, MHCM, FACS
Professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery Chief, Division of Acute Care Surgery Medical Director, Dusk to Dawn and Encompass Omaha Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Abbis Jaffri, PT, PhD
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Faculty, Faculty - Pharmacy, OT, PT, Rehabilitation Science Research Laboratory, Doctor of Physical Therapy - Omaha

Russell McCulloh, MD
Vice President for Research, Nebraska Medicine; Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research, UNMC; Professor, UNMC Division of Biomedical Informatics and Health System Sciences; Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases; Director of Clinical and Translational Research Operations, Children’s Nebraska

Elizabeth Mollard, PhD, WHNP-BC, CNM
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing

Gwenndolyn Porter, PhD
Researcher specializing in Public Health and Implementation Science

Amanda Ramer-Tait, PhD
Professor, Food & Science Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Marcia Shade, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing

Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD
Professor, Chair, PT Global Health Opportunities Program

Jingwei Xie, PhD
Professor, UNMC Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery Mary & Dick Holland Regenerative Medicine Program

Ying Yan, PhD
Professor, UNMC Department of Radiation Oncology
