Weather Alert

EARLY CLOSURE MARCH 4 - Due to the forecast for severe winter weather, Creighton's Omaha campus will close at 7 P.M. this evening. 

All in-person classes, clinics, and events, regardless of start time, are asked to end by 7 P.M. For those needing a shuttle, please visit my.creighton.edu for the most up-to-date maps and schedule. Shuttles will run until 8 P.M. this evening. We encourage you to be mindful of other closures or impacted services across the city as well. 

Employees, including those classified as responsible for “essential operations” should review Creighton's Weather and Emergency-Related Absence Policy and work with your immediate supervisor on expectations for job functions during this curtailment of campus operations. 

Please take proper winter weather precautions throughout the day and contact public safety at 402.280.2911 for any emergencies.

Biomedical Sciences Alumni

Here are where some of our recent program alumni are currently working or studying after completing their degrees:

Lauren Barbush, MS ‘24

Creighton Lab: Dr. Marisa Zallocchi

Subsequent or Current Role: Matriculated to MD Program

Creighton University


Shrestha Dash, PhD ‘24

Creighton Lab: Dr. Peter Steyger

Subsequent or Current Role: Research Scientist

University of Washington, Seattle


Seraphine Kamayirese, PhD ‘24

Creighton Lab: Dr. Sandor Lovas

Subsequent or Current Role: Postdoctoral Fellow

Stanford University, Stanford, CA


Margaret McCann, PhD ‘24

Creighton Lab: Dr. Richard Dortch

Subsequent or Current Role: MD-PhD Program

Creighton University


Daniel Snyder, MS ‘24

Creighton Lab: Dr. Jun Xia

Subsequent or Current Role: Laboratory Technician

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE


Carolyn Baker, MS ‘23

Creighton Lab: Dr. Annemarie Shibata

Subsequent or Current Role: Unknown


Rachel Johnson, MS ‘23

Creighton Lab: Dr. Laura Hansen

Subsequent or Current Role: Research Technician

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE


Rotachi Niekwuwa, MS ‘23

Creighton Lab: Dr. Brian North

Subsequent or Current Role: Research Scientist

Auragent Bioscience, St. Louis, MO


Celia Bloom, MS ‘22

Creighton Lab: Dr. Brian North

Subsequent or Current Role: Matriculated to BMS PhD Program

Creighton University


Caroline Pass, MS ‘22

Creighton Lab: Dr. Jian Zuo

Subsequent or Current Role: Matriculated to PhD Program

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL


Fred Millan, MS ‘22

Creighton Lab: Dr. Jian Zuo

Subsequent or Current Role: Matriculated to BMS PhD Program

Creighton University


Patrick Kuwong, MS ’21

Creighton Lab: Dr. Laura Hansen

Subsequent or Current Role: Matriculated to MD-PhD Program

Creighton University


Jila Dabestani, MS ‘20

Creighton Lab: Dr. Jian Zuo

Subsequent or Current Role: MD-MS Program

Creighton University


Kim Giffen, PhD ‘20

Creighton Lab: Dr. David He

Subsequent or Current Role: Assistant Professor

University of Georgia, Athens, GA


Seth Morrill, PhD ‘20

Creighton Lab: Dr. David He

Subsequent or Current Role: Assistant Professor

Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha, NE

Contact Us

Biomedical Sciences – MS & PhD Programs

Garrett Soukup
PhD Professor of Biomedical Sciences
garrettsoukup@creighton.edu
402.280.5754

Senior Program Coordinator

Sabina Coffiel
SabinaCoffiel@creighton.edu
402.280.3356