The nanomedicine group originated from the laboratory of Dr. Alexander ("Sasha") Kabanov at the UNMC Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1994. The first trainees of this laboratory, Dr. Serguei Vinogradov, Dr. Tatiana Bronich and Dr. Elena Batrakova, subsequently assumed faculty positions in the department. Dr. Joe Vetro joined the department in 2004 as a new faculty recruit. These individuals now lead independent research projects that are described at this site. They also actively collaborate and support a joint nanomedicine group seminar to foster creative environment, exchange of ideas, and interdisciplinary education of students and postdoctoral scientists.