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UNMC scientists achieve research milestone with Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at UNMC tested a drug that transforms the immune system for therapeutic and diagnostic gain in Parkinson's disease.
Free tickets for Kari Byron available April 1
Best known as a host for the popular TV show Mythbusters, Kari Byron will headline the 2017 Nebraska Science Festival on April 21.
Bioprinting the topic of March 14 Science Cafe
Dr. John D. Jackson, Ph.D., leads the discussion titled "Bioprinting: Enabling Technology for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine." Jackson is an associate professor in the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at [...]
How Trump Could Slow Medical Progress
Several of Trump’s cabinet nominees have been outspoken critics of using embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in research, and now some scientists fear the worst.
Kari Byron to headline 2017 Nebraska Science Festival
Kari Byron, best known as a host on Discovery Channel’s "Mythbusters" and "The White Rabbit Project" on Netflix, will headline the 2017 Nebraska Science Festival on April 21.
A History of Forward
We formed in 2000 to advance research—stem cell research—and uncover lifesaving cures. This is still what fuels us today. Learn more about our history in our timeline.
Get Involved with the 2017 Nebraska Science Festival
Registration is full for the 2017 Nebraska Science Festival Student Expo, at both locations: the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum near Ashland, Neb. April 20; and the Durham Museum, [...]
Dr. Franklin West Woos Packed November Science Cafe Audience
On a Tuesday in mid-November, Franklin West, Ph.D., and world-leading expert in stem cell biology, fed giraffes at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. His interest in the popular tourist destination was [...]
NCLC wins AIGA Nebraska award for “Change Lives Forever” Video
The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures was honored recently with an AIGA Nebraska award for its video, Change Lives Forever, which is featured on the homepage of NebraskaCures.com. The AIGA [...]
Cannibidiol is topic of Oct. 18 Omaha Science Cafe
Deepak Madhavan, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, leads the discussion titled "Cannabidiol" on October 18, 7 p.m. at The Slowdown.