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National DNA Day 2025: Celebrating Genetics, One Base at a Time
by Morgan Blood and Lauren O’Leary, genetic counseling students What is National DNA Day? National DNA Day first began in 2003 and occurs annually on April 25. It is a day to recognize the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. National DNA Day […]
Apr 25, 2025

Sanderson receives Abstract Fellowship Award
Scott Sanderson, program director and associate professor for clinical perfusion, was invited to speak at the 2025 American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) International Meeting in San Diego and was awarded the 2025 Abstract Fellowship Award. This award is presented annually to the individual who presents the most outstanding abstract over the course of the […]
Apr 8, 2025

Rare Disease Day 2025: How you can support 1 in 10 Americans
by Samantha Antekeier and Autumn Sparks – genetic counseling students What is Rare Disease Day? Medical students are taught to first think about the most common causes of illness, rather than spending time on the rare ones. Dr. Theodore Woodward created a saying in the 1940s to remind students of this idea: “When you hear […]
Feb 27, 2025

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- by Jeffrey RobbJordan Rowley, PhD, succeeds James Eudy, PhD, a molecular biologist who retired and was the core’s inaugural director.
- by John KeenanRebekah Gundry, PhD, will join the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program.
- by John KeenanCamp Munroe, an occupational therapy camp and a physical therapy camp all begin in June.
- by Kelsey KirkMembers of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Speech-Language Pathology participated in two events in May to raise awareness of its services.
- by Jeffrey RobbCheck out this link for a video highlighting the Omaha commencement ceremony.