Medical Research

About us

The Office of Medical Research (OMR) seeks to streamline the research process by offering comprehensive support through all facets of the research lifecycle. We provide pre-award and post-award grant management, act as a liaison for equipment and facility needs, coordinate safety training to maintain compliance and manage recharge centers to support research operations. Our goal is to empower researchers to conduct ground-breaking research by delivering dependable and efficient administrative services from project inception to completion.

Research Labs

Medical Research is proud to work with a talented group of researchers to advance the future of research. With over 35 active labs made up of prominent faculty, postdocs, and graduate and undergraduate students, and groundbreaking discoveries in smooth muscle biology, infectious disease diagnostics, muscular dystrophy, and cardiac arrhythmias, research labs at UNR Med are making life-changing advances in biomedical and translational research.

Biomedical Research News

Vanessa Berner, Ph.D. and third-year medical student Peter Asimenios stand in a lab.

Rapid food poisoning detection created at UNR Med

New diagnostic test developed by faculty and student researchers

Dean Burkin in his lab holding a syringe.

Unlocking new paths in muscular dystrophy treatment

Dean Burkin’s research and mentorship are shaping future therapies and training tomorrow’s biomedical scientists

Robert Harvey standing in his laboratory.

From post-doc to Foundation Professor

Robert Harvey’s decades-long journey at UNR Med is marked by discovery, mentorship and leadership in cardiovascular research

Our team

Our team supports the research labs, centers, core facilities, and faculty and student research opportunities at UNR Med.