BMS Research
The faculty and graduate students in the Biomedical Sciences Department are diligently working on innovative and groundbreaking research projects. Their projects are supported by grants from such esteem entities as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, State of Nebraska, and the Deafness Research Foundation.
The following are an example of the research that is performed here:
- design and chemical synthesis of analogs of regulatory peptides
- the role of peptides in the regulation of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular functions and of bone growth and development
- the role of proteolytic enzymes in the biosynthesis of peptide hormones
- nucleic acid catalysis and molecular engineering
- the molecular biology of collagen synthesis
- the regulation of gene expression and molecular diagnostics
- the cellular and genetic basis for differentiation of the brain, inner ear and cardiovascular system
- molecular delineation of the developmental and functional mechanisms of the inner ear
- comparative neuroanatomy
- cellular mechanics
- intracellular electrophysiology and respiratory mechanics and control
The research is supported by facilities, including cores for bioimaging, structural bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics and molecular diagnostics.. The Department encourages collaborative research interaction with faculty in the Departments of Pharmacology, Medicine and Surgery; the Osteoporosis Research Center, The Girls and Boys Town National Research Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital.
