Nebraska Cures

Wednesday night was a lovely evening celebrating our Life Saver honorees John Sampson and Cori Sampson Vokoun and our Woman in STEM Dr. Angela Pannier. Thanks to all of those who came out to celebrate with us!

“If we can figure out a way to reduce listening fatigue, that has implications not just for teen hearing loss but for hearing loss at all ages,” Kelsey Anbuhl said. Read more - nebraskacures.com/teen-hearing/ #NebraskaResearch #CreightonResearch #hearingloss

"We’re living in a time when facts are questioned or simply canceled, expertise is often dismissed and replaced by dogma, and science itself is under siege. And yet, this moment is also filled with opportunity." Read more from Dr. Anderson Berry tinyurl.com/48w76hd4

Max Kurz, Ph.D., and the PoWER Lab use some of the most advanced tools to understand how to help people move. Read about it here -> nebraskacures.com/cerebral-palsy/ #NebraskaResearch #Boystown

📢 Join us October 1 in Lincoln for the 2nd Annual Nebraska Mental Health & Substance Use Statewide Convening – From Insights to Impact: Advancing Behavioral Health Together. Free & open to all | 9a to 4p | Travel stipends available 🔗 Register at bit.ly/4fG55cg!

Janisch-Hanzlik became what ... Nebraska Medicine researchers believe to be the 1st in the world to receive allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy, meaning it used cells derived from healthy donors, for treatment of MS as part of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial. nebraskacures.com/mscart/

“EDGE District will become a dynamic hub for health-focused scientific discovery, entrepreneurship and commercialization, some of the key items needed to ensure the state of Nebraska remains competitive on the national stage.” nebraskacures.com/creating-a-dyn… #nebraskaresearch

"We need more researchers. We don’t have enough. The more we discover, the more we can improve the quality of life for others. I’m always trying to recruit students to research." - Marisa Zallocchi, PhD Read about Dr. Zallocchi's work: nebraskacures.com/hearing-loss-g… #creightonresearch

While the end goal is improving patient outcomes, Austin Nuxoll and fellow researchers are currently in the stage of laying a foundation of knowledge about antibiotic tolerance. nebraskacures.com/making-discove…

From our first “mama” or “dada,” we spend a lifetime learning language. But for about 1 in 14 children, words and sentences don’t come easily. These children may have Developmental Language Disorder. Their brains have a harder time with language. tinyurl.com/yphe3dd8

"The research partnership between universities & the federal government has been vital for American competitiveness and prosperity." nebraskacures.com/federal-suppor… #NebraskaResearch #ResearchFunding

“The DoD recognizes that academia has a lot of capability to contribute to national security. The University of Nebraska has faculty who are experts; we have cutting-edge research facilities and technology that that is valuable to them." nebraskacures.com/keeping-our-co… #NebraskaResearch

We have a number of successes we are celebrating as we reflect on the now concluded Nebraska legislative session. Read about them as well as about what's ahead in our Legislative Wrap Up. nebraskacures.com/2025-legislati…

Hoffman receives $330K VA grant to address health disparities in rural communities. nebraskacures.com/hoffman-receiv… #NebraskaResearch #CreightonUniversity #ruraldisparities #healthdisparities #researchfunding #medicalresearch

"Stergiou’s work isn’t just about creating groundbreaking inventions. It’s about bettering lives. His research has impacted the training...of surgeons, as well as the treatment of health conditions like peripheral arterial disease." nebraskacures.com/how-biomechani… #NebraskaResearch

Executive Director Amanda McGill Johnson was recently on the KidGlov Agency for Change podcast. You can check out the YouTube recording here - youtu.be/g6d66TD7Jdk

"This disease is difficult. And so, if this is just one drop in the bucket, to change how it impacts people & their prognosis, I am incredibly proud to be here & doing this.” - Christina Hoy about pancreatic cancer research. nebraskacures.com/bringing-hope-… #NebraskaResearch #UNMC

Big news! We've locked in the dates for the 2026 Nebraska Women in STEM Conference! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for updates. #nwstem2026

"This work will...be important for assessing if...diseases like chronic wasting disease of cervids (deer, moose, elk) can transmit to other species, including humans." nebraskacures.com/nih-asks-creig… #nebraskaresearch #research #CreightonUniversity

Learn about University of Nebraska at Kearney's Michael Moxley and his work on regulating metabolism and seasonal affective disorder. nebraskacures.com/rewarding-rese… #nebraskaresearch #research #scientist