November 8, 2021
Jim Hagood, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, and Ronit Freeman, PhD, Associate Professor in Applied Physical Science, have been awarded a grant by Eshelman Institute for Innovation to pursue research in lung fibrosis.
November 4, 2021
In honor of University Research Week, the UNC School of Medicine is featuring three winning images from its “Art in Science” competition, images that embody the spirit of discovery, the importance of innovation and collaboration, and the visual beauty of biomedical research.
November 2, 2021
Gracie Howell, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participant, continues her journey. Hear her story as she returns nine months later to receive her booster shot and why she values participating in COVID-19 research.
November 2, 2021
From Buncombe County to the Outer Banks, people across North Carolina are interested and searching for research participation opportunities. Research for Me, the centralized resource at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to find research opportunities and learn about research, aims to connect these people with research teams.
November 2, 2021
Gabrielle Adams, a UNC undergraduate Pre-Med student, authored a new study in a special issue on Cancer for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, entitled “Attitudes and Behaviors That Impact Skin Cancer Risk among Men.” Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, Professor of Family Medicine and Director of Departmental Advancement, and Kristen Jarman, MSPH, Associate Director of the Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program, co-authored the study.
November 2, 2021
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy leaders in professional development created a resource to help the National Institutes of Health evaluate T32 graduate and postdoctoral training programs at universities across the country. UNC School of Medicine’s Rebekah Layton, PhD, and Rob Nicholas, PhD, were co-leaders of this effort.
October 27, 2021
Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio.
October 27, 2021
The application cycle is open for the NC TraCS Postdoctoral Training Program. The goal of this program is to immerse postdoctoral scientists in the actual translation of research products within one of three tracks in the translational pipeline – clinical trials/regulatory; entrepreneurship and commercialization; and health systems. Applications due November 15, 2021.
October 26, 2021
This Emory-led study shows a link between post-trauma brain activity and symptoms of anxiety and PTSD six months later. It is part of the AURORA study, led nationally by Sam McLean, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine.
October 26, 2021
A multidisciplinary team of researchers will use new technology and imaging strategies to improve impaired waste clearance of the brain due to sleep disruption. The collaborative project is being co-led by Dawn Kernagis, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues from the University of Washington, Oregon Health Science University, BEL Company, and Montana State University.
October 22, 2021
Led by Ben Philpot, PhD, and Matt Judson, PhD, the new therapy was generally well-tolerated and prevented key signs of the condition in animal models.
October 20, 2021
This is a listing of recent competitive grant awards to School of Medicine faculty.