May 20, 2026
UNC Researchers Develop Faster, Low-Cost Method to Diagnose Common Pediatric Cancer
The genetic tool allows doctors to better tailor treatments to each patient's unique subtype of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Category: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
February 2, 2026
UNC Researchers Develop New Metric to Monitor Lung Health
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma before symptoms start.
May 23, 2025
UNC Study Offers New Hope for Safer Bleeding Treatments
Published in Blood, a new study led by UNC School of Medicine’s Alisa Wolberg, PhD, reveals that reducing or blocking the protein that causes blood clot breakdown does not increase the formation of dangerous clots known as thromboses.
February 8, 2025
Remembering Dr. Joe Grisham
Dr. Joe Grisham passed away on January 29th, 2025. Dr. Grisham was the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1973-1999. He oversaw the creation of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory medicine, along with Bill McLendon, conducted impactful NIH research in liver pathology, and was a recipient of the American Society of Investigative Pathology’s highest honor, the Gold-Headed Cane Award.
June 12, 2024
Remembering William Woodard “Bill” McLendon
William Woodard “Bill” McLendon, MD, Professor Emeritus and Vice Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, former Director of the Department of Hospital Laboratories, UNC Hospitals, passed away at age 93.
May 9, 2022
Qian receives Graduate School’s 2022 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Li Qian, PhD, received the annual award, which recognizes graduate faculty who provide outstanding support and guidance to their doctoral students.
April 12, 2022
Better Matching. Better Outcomes. UNC Researchers Create New Platform to Improve Organ Transplantation
In an effort to improve patient access to organs and transplantation, Eric Weimer, PhD, and Katherine Newhall, PhD, combined their expertise to create an AI-driven approach to virtual crossmatching – a new platform designed to analyze donor/recipient pairs more efficiently, leading to better outcomes and lives saved.
March 21, 2022
Nominate a Super Antimicrobial Steward
Super Steward Awards recognize colleagues’ meaningful contributions to support the appropriate and effective use of antimicrobials at UNC Medical Center.
January 13, 2022
Dent to Step Down as Associate Dean for Student Affairs in June 2022
Georgette Dent, MD, has served in the role since 1998.
September 22, 2021
Scientists Show How Mucus Protein Contributes to Worsening COPD, Asthma, Lung Conditions
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, has further illuminated the molecular intricacies of mucus and its role in pulmonary diseases, laying more groundwork for better therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other airway conditions. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
August 6, 2020
Antoniak awarded $2.2 million grant from NIH-NHLBI
Silvio Antoniak, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and member of the UNC Blood Research Center and the UNC McAllister Heart Institute, was awarded a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the NIH-NHLBI to investigate the potential therapeutic approach in inhibiting PAR1 to treat chemotherapy-induced heart failure.
March 11, 2020
Jennette Receives Lifetime Achieve Award
J. Charles Jennette, MD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and professor of medicine, has received the Robert H. Heptinstall Lifetime Achievement Award from the Renal Pathology Society (RPS). The honor was presented February 29 at the RPS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.