August 3, 2022
2022 Art in Science Competition – Accepting Applications
The School of Medicine is solicitating innovative scientific images that showcase the biomedical research in the School. Submissions are due September 19.
August 3, 2022
The School of Medicine is solicitating innovative scientific images that showcase the biomedical research in the School. Submissions are due September 19.
August 3, 2022
The UNC School of Medicine's Office of Research is accepting applications for the fall 2022 round of Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Research Award through October 3. This year's theme is Basic Science Discovery Research.
August 1, 2022
UNC School of Medicine Graduate students Kimberly Lukasik and Maria Ortiz-Juza were among 51 students from around the country named as Gilliam Fellows by the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
July 27, 2022
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, found variants in one tiny serotonin receptor in neurons, and these variants could be why some patients fare much better after psychedelic therapy than other patients.
July 27, 2022
The UNC site lead investigators are Michelle Hernandez, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics, and Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, professor and vice chair of research in the UNC Department of Family Medicine.
July 26, 2022
Led by Temple University scientists and involving a national collaboration among researchers, a new study shows how decreased hippocampus engagement is associated with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder. Sam McLean, MD, MPH, leads the NIH-funded AURORA study.
July 25, 2022
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the UNC School of Medicine research portfolio reached $623.8 million in funding, including $345.6 million from the National Institutes of Health.
July 25, 2022
Led by UNC School of Medicine’s Weili Lin, PhD, researchers documented significant decrease in neural flexibility across the entire brain of children with ADHD and throughout sub-networks considered crucial to cognitive flexibility.
July 21, 2022
Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of RNA in health and disease.
July 19, 2022
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Hyejung Won, PhD, used a new kind of computational tool to parse the complicated genetics that put some people at higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, cigarettes, and likely other substances of abuse.
July 14, 2022
Five scholars from across the School of Medicine have been selected to participate in the Clinical Trialist Training Program, a one-year experiential and didactic training program to develop their skills as principal investigators for multi-site clinical trials.
July 12, 2022
As part of the American Heart Association’s pledge to address social determinants of health in women of color, Alison Stuebe, MD, and her team of researchers received a $2.4-million grant to develop a curriculum that cultivates trust among patients and health team members.