The Nebraska Center for Virology is sponsoring the Tenth Annual Symposium in Virology at the Nebraska Union on Oct. 29. The day-long, free symposium will begin with continental breakfast at 8 a.m. and conclude with a poster session/wine and cheese reception. Presentations will be made by national experts, including: Lynn Enquist, Princeton University; Kamel Khalili, […]
Nearly every adult carries the Epstein-Barr virus. Most will never know it, but for some, the virus will lead to cancer. UNL biologist Luwen Zhang has identified a gene that the virus targets to cause disease. His research may one day lead to better treatments against Epstein-Barr virus-related lymphomas. Zhang received $545,682 from the National […]
UNL has been awarded $8 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health to expand the Ken Morrison Life Sciences Research Center, home to the Nebraska Center for Virology. The grant from NIH’s National Center for Research Resources is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It will enable […]
The Nebraska Center for Virology is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Symposium in Virology at the Nebraska Union on Oct. 2. The day-long, free symposium will begin with continental breakfast at 8 a.m. and concludes with a poster session/wine and cheese reception where attendees will have an opportunity to visit with the speakers. Presentations will be […]
Award takes Kuwa from campus lab to Zambia Nithal Kuwa, a graduate student in biological sciences, has received a Fulbright grant to take her to Zambia for nine months. Her research could eventually have a profound effect on the medical treatment of the more than 1.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa who are living with […]
To Taylor Johnson, it’s a pretty simple formula: To capture high-school students’ attention and teach them science, start first by capturing science – on video. “It’s more creative than reading about it in a textbook,” the ninth-grader said. “I think people will get more out of it that way.” For two weeks in July, Johnson […]
Nithal Kuwa, a graduate student in biological sciences, has received a Fulbright grant which will take her to Zambia for nine months. Her research could eventually have a profound effect on the medical treatment of the more than 1.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa who are living with HIV and AIDS. Kuwa has spent the […]
The eighth annual Symposium in Virology is Oct. 10 at the Nebraska Union. The free, day-long symposium, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Virology, includes presentations by speakers, a continental breakfast, poster session, and wine and cheese reception. Presentations will be made by national experts, including: Paul Friesen, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Don Ganem, University of […]
