2022 Luncheon Honorees
We are excited to announce Nebraska Cures is honoring Dr. Howard Gendelman and his wife Dr. Bonnie Bloch at its 19th Annual Tribute Luncheon on [...]
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 [...]
Devoted Omaha couple, Carol and Rick Russell, receives Lifesaver Award
Article courtesy of Tom O’Connor, UNMC public relations One of Omaha’s most devoted couples – Carol and Rick Russell – received the annual Lifesaver Award on April 29 [...]
Winter 2019 Newsletter
Read about the 17th Annual Spring Luncheon, the upcoming Nebraska Science Festival, the Chairman's Report from James Turpen, Ph.D. of the Education Committee, and other [...]
Two UNMC Physicians Honored For Their Support of Medical Research
One of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s most dynamic couples – Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., and Alison Freifeld, M.D. – received the annual Lifesavers [...]
UNMC researcher recognized for his work on cancer of the bile ducts, which is as deadly as pancreatic cancer
via news release by UNMC Liver cancer has become fastest growing type of cancer. It’s a form of cancer that’s every bit as deadly as [...]
Spring Luncheon Honors Husband and Wife Duo of Doctors
Alison Freifeld, M.D., and her husband, Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., were the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Lifesaver Award recipients. Freifeld has been a professor of infectious [...]
Kelly: Omaha husband-and-wife doctors win award, stress importance of medical research
At an Omaha celebration this week, husband-and-wife physicians recalled falling in love long ago at a Christmas party at the National Institutes of Health while [...]
Winter 2018 Newsletter
Read about the upcoming spring luncheon, a letter from NCLC President Dr. Crouse and predictions for stem cells and regenerative medicine in 2018.
You’re Invited! Buy Tickets Now for the 2018 Spring Luncheon
Monday, April 30 is this year's spring luncheon, honoring Dr. Alison Freifeld and Dr. Ken Cowan. Buy your tickets now! Dr. Alison Freifeld has been [...]