January 8, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 20 – January 9
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January 6, 2025
Study Reveals Importance of Bile Acids and other Metabolites in Food Allergies and Treatment
New research led by Yamini Virkud, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics, director of Bioinformatics at the UNC Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) in the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals key metabolite pathways associated with food allergy and differential responses to oral immunotherapy to treat food allergy.
December 18, 2024
UNC School of Medicine’s Living Donor Liver Transplant Program Receives Full Approval
UNC School of Medicine’s Living Donor Liver Transplant program has been recognized by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) as a center with expertise to offer Living Donor Liver Transplants. Sorabh Kapoor, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, will serve as the Surgical Director of the program.
December 18, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 12 – December 19
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, December 13, 2024.
December 11, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 6 – December 12
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December 4, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of November 22 – December 5
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December 3, 2024
PCORI Awards UNC Researcher $14.4 Million to Study Emerging Medications for PIBD Patients
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced funding totaling $14.4 million for a Duke-UNC research collaboration to study new treatment options for pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (PIBD). Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, will serve as principal investigator.
November 21, 2024
Kappelman Leads Landmark Study Revealing That 100,000 American Youth Are Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A comprehensive analysis published in the journal Gastroenterology and led by Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals that U.S. pediatric IBD rates have increased, ranking among the highest globally.
November 20, 2024
READY TO RESPOND: An Inside Look Into UNC’s SPARC Program
The UNC Special Pathogens Response Center (SPARC) at UNC Hospitals is a regional and national resource for safely caring for patients with a special pathogen. Get an inside look on how healthcare professionals prepare and train during an exercise at the UNC Medical Center.
November 20, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of November 15 – November 21
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November 14, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of November 8 – November 14
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November 7, 2024
Five Questions with Spencer Sullivan
Helping people with musculoskeletal problems reduce their pain and live a better life full of mobility is a professional goal that UNC School of Medicine 4th-year student Spencer Sullivan is pursuing. Originally from Franklin, Indiana, he shares more about pivotal moments that led him to want to pursue a career in orthopedics.