May 2, 2022
Latest Grant Awards to UNC School of Medicine Faculty
Awards include those with project start dates from April 15 – 30, 2022, with a total award amount greater than $100,000.
May 2, 2022
Awards include those with project start dates from April 15 – 30, 2022, with a total award amount greater than $100,000.
April 29, 2022
James F. Howard, Jr, MD, in the UNC Department of Neurology is the lead primary investigator in the CHAMPION-MG trial for Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) as a treatment for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive, which represents 80% of people living with the disease.
April 29, 2022
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ian Shih, PhD, used fMRI and a genetic mouse model to study the effects of a neurotransmitter on brain network functional connectivity, a dynamic process crucial for human health and behavior.
April 28, 2022
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Laura Young, MD, PhD, received a grant from the National Institute of Health to increase uptake of diabetes self-management education. The study will focus on two factors: provider and diabetes care and education specialist engagement with patients, and patient peer support.
April 28, 2022
Awards include those with project start dates from April 1 - 15, 2022, with a total award amount greater than $100,000.
April 19, 2022
This virtual seminar series will provide a background in the use of machine learning tools to answer clinical questions, understand the strengths and limitations of these methods, and examine real-world examples of machine learning methodology in clinical research. The series is co-sponsored by the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research and the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care.
April 14, 2022
The study outlines the main drivers of parent hesitancy as perceived safety and efficacy of the vaccines and lower severity of illness in children. Many vaccine-hesitant parents may be open to vaccination in the future and welcome additional discussion and data, the researchers found.
April 12, 2022
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.
April 12, 2022
UNC Lineberger’s Blossom Damania, PhD, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, are each 2021 recipients of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award, and will be honored at a reception in June 2022 for their individual high impact research accomplishments that have advanced the field of tumor virology, their service to the UNC School of Medicine and university …
April 11, 2022
UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center experts provided important research updates and insights, and led talks regarding osteoarthritis at the conference.
April 11, 2022
Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Samuel Cykert, MD, recently published a study that found a cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention improved rates of tobacco screening and cessation support in small primary care practices in North Carolina.
April 8, 2022
UNC School of Medicine researcher Jerry Guintivano, PhD, led a first-of-its-kind transcriptome-wide association study looking at the biological differences of women with postpartum depression to find significant changes in B-cells, with pathway analyses implicating altered B-cell activation and insulin resistance.