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New Peanut Allergy Treatment Passes Phase 2 Trial, Shows Effectiveness and Safety
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UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Edwin Kim, MD, show that tiny under-the-tongue doses of peanut protein can offer safe and substantial protection against peanut allergy.
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September
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Greganti Retires After Distinguished Career
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Andrew Greganti, MD, the Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor and vice chair of the department of medicine, has retired following more than 40 years of distinguished service.
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September 5
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Sidney Smith awarded WHF Lifetime Achievement Award
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The award was presented August 31 at the World Congress of Cardiology in Paris.
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September
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Researchers find combined therapy for RA may help speed remission
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RTI and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, including Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Beth Jonas, MD, analyzed results from 22 studies to support combination therapy as a way improve outcomes for some rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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August
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HIV-infected cells persist in cerebrospinal fluid, linked to poorer neurocognitive performance
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A new study finds that nearly half of cells sampled from the cerebrospinal fluid of HIV patients had viral DNA, even though the patients had been on antiretroviral treatment for several years. The late Kevin R. Robertson, PhD, was co-lead author, and Joseph J. Eron, MD, is a co-author.
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July
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UNC Project-Malawi Researchers Receive Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund groundbreaking research in global health and development, including a project to lessen infant antibiotic use in Africa led by UNC Project-Malawi’s Tisungane Mvalo.
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June
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Remembering Dr. Charlie van der Horst
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Retired professor of medicine and internationally renowned HIV researcher Charlie van der Horst passed away Friday.
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June
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UNC School of Medicine selects Chung, Liu as Jefferson Pilot Award Recipients
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Arlene Chung, MD, and Jiandong Liu, PhD, will use their four-year, $20,000 awards to further their research and scholarly work at the UNC School of Medicine.
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June
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UNC researchers featured in PCORI, ADA video for international conference
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Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, in the department of family medicine and Laura Young, MD, PhD, and John Buse, MD, PhD, in the department of medicine were featured in this American Diabetes Association video about the MONITOR Trial and a $1.3 million PCORI-funded effort to translate UNC diabetes research into the clinic.
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June 13
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Ciccone receives Thrasher Research Foundation Early Career Award
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Emily Ciccone, MD, MHS, will use the $25,000 award to differentiate viral and bacterial respiratory infections among malaria-negative children. The overall goal is to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use without compromising safety in an area where access to care is a real issue.
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June 13