February 17, 2022
Steven Grover, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the division of hematology and the UNC Blood Research Center has been selected to receive a Fellow to Faculty Scholar Award from the American Society of Hematology.
February 10, 2022
The Rapid Response Recognition Report is a quarterly recognition of providers who are “remarkable examples of excellence” during rapid response events at UNCMC.
February 9, 2022
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded $1.5 million to Charles Carter, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, who will lead lab experiments showing how critical molecules precisely interacted, evolved together, and led to life on Earth billions of years ago.
February 1, 2022
This is the fourth designation in a row for the SICU team, and an advancement to Gold.
January 27, 2022
The prestigious honor for David Margolis, MD, Sarah Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, and Epidemiology, recognizes his distinguished contributions to the field of virology, particularly for key discoveries on the mechanisms of HIV latency and devising new strategies to pursue a cure for HIV.
January 26, 2022
TraCS Team Science is seeking to assist UNC researchers with the formation and development of multidisciplinary research teams focused on tackling challenging problems in clinical or translational medicine through the new ACTeR program. Phase 2 provides up to $50,000 and up to 0.5 FTE Project Manager support for up to 12 months to support the generation of preliminary data and grant application preparation. Submissions are due March 16, 2022.
January 20, 2022
The UNC Medical Center is the only organization in North Carolina accredited by the Commission on Cancer’s National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
January 19, 2022
Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. The objective of this 5-year, $2.68 million R01 research grant is to investigate how the indoor environment impacts peanut allergy development in children.
January 18, 2022
Paul Dayton, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor and Interim Chair of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, was chosen for his contributions to contrast agents and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in medical diagnostics and therapeutics.
January 12, 2022
Allied Health professionals have been on the forefront of interprofessional education and practice for decades. This has been especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, as UNC students have mobilized to serve their communities. This is one reason why the UNC Department of Allied Health Sciences has received a national award of excellence for its interprofessional work.
December 23, 2021
Jenny Ting, PhD, is the recipient of the Illinois State University Distinguished Alumni Award for her outstanding immunology research.
December 15, 2021
Kizzmekia Corbett, PhD, a vaccine scientist formerly at the National Institutes of Health and UNC School of Medicine Alumna, was named one of Time magazine’s Heroes of the Year for her work on developing a COVID-19 vaccine. She is now an assistant professor at Harvard University.