Research & Scholarship

• Pathology Grand Rounds
  

  • "Toxemia of Pregnancy" will be presented by Chhanda Bewtra, MBBS, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from noon to 1 p.m., at CUMC, Morrison Seminar Room.

• Free Dental Cleaning
  

  • Creighton University School of Dentistry is seeking volunteers to help complete a clinical research study. Volunteers are needed if they have sensitive teeth. This study involves placing a prophy paste for the reduction of tooth hypersensitivity after cleaning. Volunteers must be at least 19 years of age to participate and have not had a dental cleaning within 30 days prior to being in the study. You may wait until after 30 days. Please contact Gina McCallum at 280.4317 or ginamac@creighton.edu for a screening appointment. Cleaning will be done by Mark Latta, D.M.D., or another dental school faculty member.

• Chartrand Memorial Grand Rounds Sept. 10
  

  • The 10th Annual Stephen Chartrand Memorial Grand Rounds is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 10, at 8 a.m. in the Children’s Hospital Glow Education Center. Janet Englund, M.D. (professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Wash.), will present “Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Influenza.” If you have any questions regarding the Grand Rounds, please contact Bonnie Niemeier at 280.1238.

• Do You Like Grapefruit Juice?
  

  • The Cardiac Center is looking for healthy volunteers ages 19-40 to participate in a four-week study on the effects of grapefruit juice on an anti-platelet medication. If you do not take any prescription or over-the-counter medications on a regular basis, you may qualify. Compensation will be given to participants. For more information, call Jennifer Campbell at x4826.

• Asthma Research Study - Investigational Medication
  

  • Research participants with asthma are needed for a research study. Do you have asthma? Have you used prednisone pills in the last 12 months? Are you between the ages of 19 and 65? The Creighton University Allergy Division is currently seeking non-smoking asthmatics for a 12-month study of an investigational asthma medication. All study medications and visits are provided at no cost to you. You may be eligible to receive compensation for your time and participation. For more information, please call Janie at 280.5972.

• Asthma Research Study
  

  • Do you have asthma? Creighton University Medical Center Allergy & Immunology Division is looking for qualified participants for an asthma trial. If you are at least 19 years of age, have a diagnosis of asthma, are a non-smoker and use an inhaler as needed, you may qualify for this research study. Qualified participants will have 10 scheduled visits over approximately a 20-week time period. You will be compensated for time and travel. For more information please call Jean at 280.5965.

• Pediatric Asthma Study
  

  • Does your child have asthma? Are they between the ages of 6 and 12 and on an inhaled steroid? If so, they may qualify to participate in an investigational asthma medication research trial that lasts approximately 10 weeks. Compensation will be available for your time and travel if you qualify. For more information please call Janie at 280.5972 or Renee at 280.4613.