December 10, 2019
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is regulated by the activity of a particular set of neurons in a specific brain region, a discovery that could lead to a better understanding of why some casual drinkers develop an alcohol use disorder.
December 6, 2019
In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix their most important DNA. That is the case in the livers of mice at least, according to a new study from UNC School of medicine researchers.
December 6, 2019
The research laboratory directed by Dr. Greg Wang, associate professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Cancer Cell Biology Program at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, recently identified a gene termed PHF19 to be critically involved in the development and progression of multiple myeloma, and also provided proof-of-principle evidence supporting pharmacological targeting of this pathway for therapeutics of this common hematological cancer. These findings were recently published by BLOOD, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.
December 5, 2019
Krista Perreira, PhD, professor in the department of social medicine, published an article in The Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies special issue on “Children of Immigrants in an Age of Deportation.”
December 5, 2019
Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS, will assume the role of Interim Chair of the Department of Urology, effective January 1, 2020.
December 5, 2019
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the Center for Health Innovation are accepting proposals for the 2020 UNC School of Medicine Well-Being Pilot Awards. Applications are due Jan. 14, 2020, and as many as three awards of up to $10,000 each will be announced in March 2020.
December 5, 2019
Drew Webster is a senior in the Division of Radiologic Science who had a non-traditional path to UNC-Chapel Hill. As a community college student at Alamance Community College, Webster found that the transition to the university opened a pathway to higher education for him.
December 5, 2019
The Association of Professional Women in Medical Sciences (APWIMS) is hosting a panel on daily career and life transitions – from giving care at work to care at home. Click to learn more and to register!
December 5, 2019
Our Carolina Care Highlight this week recognizes Dr. Darren DeWalt in internal medicine. Here's what one of Dr. DeWalt's patients had to say: "Dr. DeWalt is very respectful, thoughtful, compassionate, sensitive, patient, good humored, thorough, & humble, and has great knowledge & expertise. I can trust Dr. DeWalt and am safe with him. He also takes time to listen to me and never acts like he is rushed even though he has many people to see..."
December 5, 2019
Joseph Pino, MD, Associate Dean and Campus Director, UNC School of Medicine Wilmington Campus, has been recognized as a Health Care Hero by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal.
December 5, 2019
UNC medical students Lorena Millo and Noelani Ho co-authored a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine about the cost of attending medical school as a barrier to diversifying the medical profession.
December 5, 2019
Smartphone technology from Gozio Health provides directions, doctor directories and more