Creighton UniversityThe First AnnualNebraska Innovation ForumKimberly A. Galt, Pharm.D.Associate Dean for ResearchDirector, Creighton Health Services Research Programkgalt@creighton.edu

Committed to science education innovative science and technology integration Investing in endowments for scholarships and faculty needs research and technology

Building upon firm foundation of private business and community partnerships excellent relationships with the surrounding communities. outstanding undergraduate student research program solid graduate program

Creighton Today...

Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., University President

Professional Schools and ProgramsCreighton University Medical Center - Creighton Health Sciences CenterSchool of Medicine School of Pharmacy and Health Professions School of Nursing School of DentistryGeneral UniversitySchool of Business AdministrationArts and SciencesSchool of LawGraduate SchoolUniversity College50 Undergraduate programs22 Masters degree programs3 Ph.D. programs

Research Grants and Contracts

Total approximates 26 million annually

Federal and state awards are prominent in Clinical and Basic ScienceFederal awards for Infrastructure Capacity Building Federal and state awards for Translational Research Federal and state awards for Educational Research

www.chrp.creighton.edu

Creighton Health Services Research Program

Services and Expertise Available Patient Safety research Health Information Technology assessment studies Clinical Informatics studies Medicaid and Medicare research Clinical, Economic and Humanistic Outcomes studies Psychometric instrumentation Interprofessional and team based studies Translation and Dissemination studies Studies of Models of Care Delivery and Effectiveness Consumer based studies Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Educational Research Workforce distribution studies Faith-based intervention studies

Other Program HighlightsSchool of Dentistry Innovative educational programs in restorative dentistry, dental implants, dental service learningInternationally recognized dental materials research programNewly developing inter-professional health services initiatives in conjunction with CHRP

School of Business AdministrationJoe Ricketts Center -promote Information Technology (IT) education and build bridges with the business community. Supports graduate and faculty research in IT; annual Information Technology in the Workplace (ITW) conference (www.itwconference.org)

School of NursingHealth promotion research collaboration in osteoporosis, hereditary cancer prevention and other areasImproving nursing care outcomes

Other Program HighlightsSchool of Pharmacy and Health Professions Rehabilitation Science Research Laboratory Novel drug delivery systems pharmaceutical designNanotechnology researchPharmacogenomics, pharmacokinetics and patient outcomesService learning and distance education researchCollege of Arts and SciencesCenter for Marriage and FamilyCenter for Mathematics of UncertaintyKripke Center for the Study of Religion and SocietyKlutznick Chair in Jewish CivilzationUndergraduate student honors programIrish Studies ProgramEncuentro Dominicano Justice and Peace Studies School of LawWerner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Other Program HighlightsSchool of Medicine

Discoveries

Lynch Syndrome, most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer American Founder mutation as a screening target for diagnosis of colorectal cancer gene mutation related to hearing loss novel estrogen signaling pathway in breast cancer relationship of bone loss to calcium intake and absorption efficiency calcium absorbability in various dietary sources gut hormone that inhibits food intake which may have potential for preventing and treating obesity

Research areasBioterrorism and Bacterial ResistanceCancer BiologyHearing loss and regenerationInflammatory DiseasesInherited Cancer/Cancer GeneticsOsteoporosis/Bone QualityStudy of Violence in Society

Research and Innovation: EPSCoR/IDeA and CreightonFounding member organizationNSF Members of Underrepresented Groups in ScienceSchool of Pharmacy and Health Professions, College of Arts and SciencesNSF Summer Research Program for Minority StudentsHS-MACA Office of Multicultural Affairs at CreightonNSF Research Infrastructure Improvement GrantNebraska Center for Cell Biology (NCCB)NIH COBRE (Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence)Center for Molecular Genetics - Dr. Shelley Smith, UNMCNebraska Center for Cell Signaling - Dr. Margaret Wheelock, UNMCNebraska Center for Virology - Dr. Charles Wood, UNL

Nebraska Center for Cell BiologyNSF-EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvment GrantFor more information: http://www.biomedsci.creighton.eduContact informationRichard Hallworth Nebraska Center for Cell Biology Department of Biomedical Sciences Creighton University 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 hallw@creighton.edu (402) 280-3057

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Contact InformationCreighton UniversityOffice of Technology TransferLee I. Fenicle, DirectorMain Office: 402-280-3633

Office of Development, University RelationsLisa Calvert, Vice-PresidentOffice: 402-280-2741

Grants Administration and Research ComplianceKathleen Taggart, DirectorOffice: 402-280-2360

EPSCoR State Committee Representatives

Dr. Michael Cherney, Professor of PhysicsOffice: 402-280-3039

Dr. Richard F. MurphyChairman, Biomedical SciencesOffice: 402-280-2918School of Pharmacy and Health ProfessionsDr. Kimberly Galt, Associate Dean for ResearchOffice: 402-280-4259

School of NursingDr. Joan Norris, Associate Dean for ResearchOffice: 402-280-2023

School of DentistryDr. Mark Latta, Associate Dean for ResearchOffice: 402-280-5044

School of MedicineDr. Barbara McLaughlin WittebortAssociate Dean for ResearchOffice: 402-280-2588