November 11, 2025
Bauserman Elected Member of American Pediatric Society
The society recognizes distinguished academic leaders, educators, and researchers whose contributions have earned national and international acclaim.
Category: Research
November 5, 2025
UNC Study Supports Wider Use of FDA-Approved Drug for Rare Muscle Disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers led an international clinical trial of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis, finding the therapy is safe and effective across all subtypes.
October 28, 2025
UNC Researchers Unlock New Way to Help Fight Skin Cancer
Researchers found that inhibiting a problematic protein in the body helps immunotherapies and CAR T-cell therapy to better fight off melanoma.
October 20, 2025
Digital Health Outreach Improves Lung Cancer Screening
A new multi-site study, co-led by researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has demonstrated that a direct-to-patient digital health program can significantly increase recommended lung cancer screening for high-risk individuals.
October 15, 2025
New Secure Cloud Computing Environment to Change How Researchers Work with UNC Health Electronic Health Record Data
In a joint effort to modernize our clinical data research infrastructure, UNC School of Medicine, NC TraCS Institute, and UNC Health have built the new Secure Health Informatics Research Environment (SHIRE). The SHIRE, going live on November 3, is a full-featured analytics platform designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of projects using data from UNC Health’s electronic health record.
October 14, 2025
UNC Researchers Discover Method to Combat Antibiotic Treatment Failure
Microbiologists at the UNC School of Medicine identify a molecule that helps boost antibiotic effectiveness against staph, tuberculosis, and salmonella.
October 13, 2025
UNC School of Medicine Secures Two Major NIH Grants for Autism Research
Laura Klinger, PhD, of psychiatry, and Jason Stein, PhD, in genetics, together with Joseph Piven, MD, in psychiatry, received two $4 million grants to study the root causes and improve therapies to help autistic people live happier and healthier lives.
October 13, 2025
UNC Research Uncovers Ways to Address Early Suicidal Thoughts in Children
A new study is uncovering ways to assess early suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children as young as 5 –years old.
October 8, 2025
The Enduring Legacy of Dr. Aziz Sancar
A decade after winning the Nobel Prize, the UNC professor continues to push the boundaries of discovery while inspiring the next generation and building cultural bridges between the United States and Türkiye.
October 6, 2025
New Calculator to Better Predict Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
The new and improved tool, created by a first-year hematology and oncology fellow Samuel Short, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, can help physicians better assess stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation.
September 24, 2025
Mungo Awarded $2.5M for Research Project to Improve HPV Treatment Outcomes for Women Living with HIV
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG, has been awarded $2.5M over five years by the National Institutes of Health for her research focused on improving human papillomavirus treatment outcomes in women living with HIV in Africa.
September 24, 2025
2025 Art in Science Competition Winners Announced
In celebration of University Research Week (October 20–24), the UNC School of Medicine is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 “Art in Science” competition. This year’s theme, “UNC Research is North Carolina,” inspired stunning visual representations of biomedical research that reflect both scientific innovation and artistic beauty. We would like to extend congratulations to the laboratories of Sarah Cohen, Paul Manis, and Hyejung Won for submitting the winning images!