March 30, 2023
Shoenbill Named Clinical Informatics Fellowship Director
Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, has been named the new director of the UNC Clinical Informatics Fellowship.
Category: Technology and Innovation
February 24, 2023
How a New Blood-Vessel-on-a-Chip Can Help Researchers Further Understand Vascular Malformations
A research team led by William Polacheck, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, has engineered a microfluidic model that mimics a rare genetic disorder affecting the structure of veins, arteries, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels.
January 25, 2023
Wesley Legant, PhD Receives CZI Grant for Team Project on Lattice Light Sheet Nanoscopy
Wesley Legant, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Pharmacology and the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a grant called "Observing Molecules in Context with 4Pi Lattice Light Sheet Nanoscopy" as part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's (CZI) Dynamic Imaging projects.
January 25, 2023
Michelle Itano, PhD Receives CZI Grant to Help Train the Next Generation of Imaging Scientists
Michelle Itano, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, is one of ten co-principal investigators who received a two-year grant called "Curated Imaging Science Education for Learners and Trainers."
November 22, 2022
Halladay, Cummings Lead Study to Improve Blood Pressure Control Testing Effectiveness
Jacqueline Halladay, MD, MPH, from UNC Family Medicine, and Doyle “Skip” Cummings, PharmD, from the ECU Brody School of Medicine, are leading a five-year, $5.6 million PCORI grant to understand if a technology-enabled team-based approach results in greater blood pressure control compared to usual care in populations of people with uncontrolled high blood pressure.
August 8, 2022
Scientists Develop New Method for Improved Fiber Optic Measurement of Brain Activity Changes
UNC School of Medicine researchers, led by Ian Shih, PhD, associate professor of Neurology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, developed an improved fiber-based optical method to measure activity changes in the brain.
July 8, 2022
Applications Open for RTI Innovation Advisors Market Testing Program
The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute and FastTraCS are partnering with RTI Innovation Advisors—an RTI International business unit that supports innovators who are developing new products, technologies, and services—to conduct early market testing of your UNC technology or concept.
June 8, 2022
School of Medicine IT has Strong Showing at the 2022 IT in Academic Medicine Conference in NYC
The AAMC Conference, sponsored by the Group on Information Resources, took place in NYC June 1-3 and was attended by nine members of School of Medicine IT. IT colleagues presented on wide-ranging topics from research to academic and medical education technologies and had an opportunity to network and collaborate with colleagues from esteemed schools across the U.S. and Canada.
March 2, 2022
Security Enhancement – Email Scanning Technology
Due to increased threats from email, UNC has implemented a new solution from Microsoft called Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Safe Attachments to protect our users from malicious file attachments received by email.
January 5, 2022
Upcoming Educational Technology Training Opportunities
Here are some of the School of Medicine IT educational technology training opportunities for January and February 2022.
December 15, 2021
Reminder: Eshelman Institute Grant Funding Available
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious disease, and neuroscience, including rare diseases, and all digital health technologies. The Institute also welcomes ideas for devices and diagnostics, and other therapeutic areas and services.
December 1, 2021
AHS Alumni Cephus Simmons Uses RA Experience and Innovation to Launch New Business
Cephus Simmons graduated in 2012 with a Master’s in Radiologic Science from the Division of Radiologic Science within the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences. A 25-year career in the radiology field cultivated his affinity for innovative problem-solving, leading to his most recent endeavor - the launch of SealCath and a shift to full-time business owner.