Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
@BuffettCancer
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Building hope with every breakthrough.
Omaha, NE
Joined March 2024
Happy Independence Day from Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center! Hope you are enjoying a happy, healthy and safe 4th of July.🇺🇸
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Join us for Grand Rounds next Tues July 8, 12pm! @DrRobWinn, @VCUmassey director & @AACI_Cancer president, presents "One Team. One Fight: An Update on the Fight Against Cancer." Learn about his innovative "community-to-bench" model in-person or virtually:
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Recent study in @jcansurv finds cognitive impairment nearly doubled in older adults 3 months after stem cell transplant. MoCA screening can help identify at-risk patients early!.Great work Thuy Koll, MD, @VijayaRBhatt1, Daisy Dai, PhD & Tanya Wildes, MD!.
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Behind every organoid is a patient's story. The UNMC H.O.P.E. program honors patients by ensuring their legacy lives on through research that advances cancer detection, prevention and treatment. Read more:
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Two pale blue dots. 🌍🧫.Left: Glorious Earth. Right: Prostate Cancer Patient-derived Organoids. Both fragile ecosystems telling stories of life, survival, and adaptation. @GrinuMathew's lab uses these "mini-Earths" to decode prostate cancer metastasis:
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The 2025 Henry M. Lemon Short Course in Cancer Biology was outstanding! Thanks to incredible speakers @BlaineBartholo2 (@MDAndersonNews) @HargreavesLab (@salkinstitute) @TheRobertsLab1 (@StJudeResearch) Anthony Imbalzano (@UMassChan) & faculty hosts Angie Rizzino @BrahmaComplex!
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Game-changer for rural NE! The Greater Nebraska Rural Research Network (GNRRN) will connect 62 critical access hospitals with tools and infrastructure to support research designed by and for rural practitioners and patients - creating rural solutions!
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New review by Jingjing Sun, PhD explores how nanocarriers could overcome pancreatic cancer's immunosuppressive barriers - improving drug penetration and reshaping the tumor microenvironment to boost anti-tumor immunity. Read it in @PPPublishing here:
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Great turnout at our recent OLLI community education session where Dr. Tony Hollingsworth shared exciting advances in pancreatic cancer early detection! Learn how you can attend remaining sessions of the free Highlights in Cancer Research and Care course:
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Cancer patients, survivors & caregivers: Join our focus groups on June 25, 27, or 30 to share your perspective on cancer clinical trial barriers & solutions. $50 gift card provided. More info & signup:
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Nicole Shonka, MD and @unmc colleagues review how exosomes are transforming glioma care - from noninvasive liquid biopsies to targeted drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier. Published in.@ClinicsReviews Advances in Oncology! Read here:
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This year's Pediatric Cancer Research Symposium is happening on October 7, 2025.🩸Mark your calendars to learn from experts, spark collaborations, and advance #PediatricCancer research! Find more information here:
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Big thank you to the @CattlemensBall for making the 2025 event in Blue Springs a grand success!! Your generosity supports the @buffettcancercenter in advancing science, improving care & reducing cancer incidence in #Nebraska. Thank you for fueling hope through #cancerresearch.
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Recent research by Rob Lewis, PhD and Kurt Fisher, MD, PhD in @MCT_AACR shows KSR1 protein is essential for both tumor initiation and cisplatin resistance in small cell lung cancer—providing molecular insights that may inform future targeted therapies.
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RT @UNMCFund: This month is National Cancer Survivors Month and today we want to recognize our friends and partners at @BuffettCancer and a….
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26 years strong! Nebraska's finest gather in Blue Springs this weekend for the @CattlemensBall which transforms generosity into cancer breakthroughs. Grateful to the Acton family and every supporter turning hope into healing! #Nebraska #CancerResearch
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First reception ✅ Outstanding research being presented ✅ So proud of our @BuffettCancer team at #ASCO25!.
The first ever reception hosted by UNMC Buffett Cancer Center! Missing @DrJulieVose @Chandra__Are @joshuamammen from the picture.
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🎗️June is National Cancer Survivors Month! Join us on Friday June 13th for the Cancer Survivorship Conference: Surviving and Thriving Together. Registration is required, but its FREE to attend!.Find information about the event here:
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Don't miss the opportunity to join Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center reception at #ASCO25! Sunday, June 1, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at 8th Floor Pool Deck Hilton Chicago. Network with colleagues, hear about our initiatives, and enjoy refreshments. Guests welcome!
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New review by Surinder Batra, PhD & @MoorthyPP in @TrendsCellBio explores how altered glycosylation—sugar modifications on proteins—drives cancer progression by influencing tumor metabolism, stem cell properties, and immune evasion. Read here: #NCRM25
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