Rebekah L. Gundry, PhD, FAHA
Stokes-Shackleford Professor and Chair, Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
Director, Center for Heart and Vascular Research
Scientific Director, Multiomics Mass Spectrometry Core Facility
University of Nebraska Medical Center
1999 - Honor's B.S. - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
2001 - M.S. - Forensic Science, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Thesis research conducted at the FBI Forensic Science Research Unit in Quantico, VA.
2006 - PhD - Pharmacology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2006 - 2010 - Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Division of Cardiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
During this time she also studied at the ETH, Zurich as well as the NIH.
December 2010, Dr. Gundry joined the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
August 2019, Dr. Gundry joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Notable Honors/Awards
2009 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from NHLBI.
2013 - inaugural Robert J. Cotter Young Investigator Award from the US Human Proteome Organization
2017 - Outstanding Graduate Student Educator Award, MCW
2018 - Outstanding Medical School Teacher Award, MCW
2019 - Elected Fellow of the American Heart Association
2021 - NHLBI Emerging Investigator Award
2021 - Distinguished Scientist Award, UNMC
2023 - Clinical and Translational Proteomics Award - International Human Proteome Organization
Rebekah particularly enjoys…
Cake Decorating! My children are allowed to request any design they want. They continue to challenge me to impress them.