Gus Wang

UNMC researcher synthesizes new antibiotic peptides

August 20, 2020

OMAHA Neb. (Aug. 19, 2020)—One year removed from publishing a groundbreaking...

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UNMC researcher bridges antibiotic gap in major breakthrough

June 26, 2019

OMAHA, Nebraska (June 24, 2019)—Gus Wang, Ph.D., a world-leading expert on...

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Cheer up kid, it’s worse than it looks. If we can get past the pattern-recognition receptors, those murderous macrophages, pools of acid sweat and gooey oils, those infernal helper bacteria— traitors!— and these new-fangled antimicrobial peptide bombs... we’ll still have all the internal defenses to deal with. But, we gotta’ job to do, kid... you didn’t wanna’ live forever, did you?

Skin holds off nearly all infections, but no...

April 4, 2018

Bacterial infections are a glitch. The marvel that is the human immune system...

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Dr. Wang

Antimicrobial peptide work goes on with $1.8 million...

March 17, 2015

From UNMC Today by Elizabeth Kumru, UNMC OMAHA, Neb. (March 17,...

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The year in review: Highlights from 2013

December 30, 2013

Before moving forward it’s often useful to pause for a moment and reflect on...

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UNMC, Japanese firm strike research deal

June 19, 2013

by Charles Litton, UNeMed OMAHA, Neb. (June 19, 2013)—Thanks to research at...

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UNeMed to again give $10,000 research award

July 16, 2009

OMAHA, Neb. (July 16, 2009)—UNeMed Corporation is gearing up for their annual...

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