Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Research
Clinical trials are the critical steppingstone for drugs or medical devices to become available for use by health care practitioners. These products must be thoroughly [...]
Spotlight on 2021 Holland Future Scientist Awardees
University of Nebraska Omaha student Sarah Alsuleiman knows the fear caused by a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Three years ago, her father was diagnosed with [...]
From the Desk of the President – Fall 2021
By David Crouse, Ph.D. For many years the standard approaches to treating cancer have been surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Scientists have also clearly shown [...]
UNMC announces Holland Future Scientist Award winners
(UNMC Press Release September 1, 2021) Ten undergraduate students from five Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2021 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from [...]
From the Desk of the President – Summer 2021
By David Crouse, Ph.D. On May 26, 2021, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released updated Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical [...]
From the Desk of the President – Update on Stem Cell Clinics
By David Crouse, PhD In the fall of 2019 edition of this newsletter, I provided an update on the problems with “direct-to-consumer marketing” of stem [...]
Nebraska Cures honors biomedical research advocates
by Karen Burbach, UNMC strategic communications | May 04, 2021 | Published in UNMC Today The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures recently honored three UNMC [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Experience
Executive Director Amanda McGill Johnson is in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. Originally, the clinical trial was supposed to last two years. However, due [...]
From the President’s Desk: Climate and Public Heatlh
The mission of the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures (Nebraska Cures) states that we promote, support and advocate for research to advance our quality of [...]
From the President’s Desk, November 2020
Recent news about the role of fetal tissue research in COVID-19 treatments and vaccines comes as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. I thought that it [...]