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Leigh Callahan, PhD, is a co-author on the first research paper to quantify -- on a state-by-state basis -- the number of physically inactive people with arthritis who could reduce their anxiety and depression through exercise. The study showed that more than 3 million people could benefit from exercise, and provides particularly useful insights when the data are broken down to a state level.

Prior to being voted President-Elect, Leigh Callahan, PhD, who is Associate Director of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and National Director of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance, has served in multiple leadership roles within the organization.

Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD

UNC School of Medicine researchers Aravinda de Silva, PhD, and Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and colleagues developed a COVID-19 test that pinpoints human antibodies specific to a particular part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The test can be ramped up to document past and recent COVID-19 infections and possibly used to identify asymptomatic virus infection and the level of immunity in individuals.

Sandeep Sainathan, MD, joins UNC Surgery as an assistant professor in the division of cardiothoracic surgery. He sat down to discuss what inspired him to become a surgeon, why he chose to focus on the heart, and what brought him to UNC Surgery.

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, along with the SOM Nominating Committee, is delighted to announce the results of the 2020 School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections.

In the journal Cell Reports, Brian Strahl, PhD, and colleagues engineered a genome regulator to reveal its important biological functions of genome access.

The UNC Allergy and Immunology Clinic has been selected to become an FCN Discovery Center of Distinction. With this new designation, lead principal investigator, Edwin Kim, MD, MS, will receive a $100,000 stipend to help develop critical infrastructure necessary to deliver optimal clinical care and leadership in the community to patients with food allergy.

Carolina is committed to fostering an environment whereby the personal rights, lives and dignity of every member of our community matters. This statement was posted by University Communications May 30.

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators, housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, launched a series of videos containing high yield teaching techniques during the pandemic.

The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) harnesses the infrastructure and expertise of partners, including Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program hubs, distributed clinical data networks (PCORnet, OHDSI, ACT/i2b2, TriNetX), and others.

From left to right: Dr. Steve Bogdewic, Dr. Sarah Smithson, and Johanna Foster

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many faculty in the School of Medicine (SOM) were tasked with restructuring courses and content for medical students to ensure they could effectively finish their semesters. A true testament to how the SOM community is better when working together is the creation and implementation of the Medical Management of COVID-19 elective for medical students, created by Drs. Stephen P. Bogdewic and Sarah Smithson, and Johanna Foster.

The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Jones as health sciences librarian at the Health Sciences Library, effective April 13.

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Callahan quantifies impacts of exercise on anxiety and depression in people with arthritis

Callahan Voted President-Elect of the U.S. Bone & Joint Initiative

UNC Researchers Create New Type of Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Test

New Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Sandeep Sainathan, MD, Joins UNC Surgery

School of Medicine Standing Committee Elections Results

Strahl Lab Decodes Another Piece of the Histone Code Puzzle

FARE Clinical Network Selects UNC Allergy and Immunology as FCN Discovery Center of Distinction

Message from campus leaders on events in Minneapolis

New Video Series – Best Teaching Practices During A Pandemic

The National COVID Cohort Collaborative

Teaching COVID-19’s Real-Time Lessons

Jones Appointed Health Sciences Librarian by the University Libraries