Led by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine lab of Blossom Damania, PhD, a study in Nature Communications shows how Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus hijack a human…
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine (SOM) seeks an innovative, collaborative leader to serve as the Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum in the Offices of Medical Student Education….
Announcements, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, Faculty, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Narges Farahi, MD, MPH, of UNC Family Medicine is PI for a grant to develop and test a holistic polycystic ovary syndrome management program within a federally qualified health center….
Faculty, Family Medicine, News, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Primary Care, Research, Social Medicine, Vital Signs, Women's Health
WCC supports cohorts of leaders to advance health equity in rural North Carolina by increasing local power to focus on priorities by and at the community level and co-creating a…
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Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty with project start dates from Jan. 2 – Jan. 15, 2023.
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday January 27, 2023.
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, is senior author of the article published in JAMA Psychiatry.
This article was published in the Triangle Business Journal on January 30, 2023. To read it, click on the link below.
This research, led by UNC School of Medicine scientists Laura Kincer, Sarah Joseph, PhD, and Ron Swanstrom, PhD, with international collaborators, shows that in addition to HIV’s ability to lay…
Biochemistry, HIV/AIDS, Immunology And Microbiology, News, Research
Carla Chibwesha, MD, MSc, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the University of North Carolina’s Division of Global Women’s Health and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will…
Led by Pew-Thian Yap, PhD, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine created monthly infant brain atlases to help researchers analyze the developing brain to investigate neurological disorders and other…
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…
Biology, News, Pharmacology, Technology and Innovation, Vital Signs
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…
Biology, Education, News, Technology and Innovation, Vital Signs
Rural hospitals and healthcare facilities face amplified financial challenges amid persisting workforce shortages, rising costs and leveling reimbursement. Cristen Page, MD, executive dean of the UNC School of Medicine shares…
Family Medicine, News, North Carolina, Primary Care, Vital Signs
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday January 20, 2023.
This article was published in the Asheville Citizen Times on Jan. 24, 2023. To read it, click on the link below.
The annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, sponsored by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), is open now through February 28, 2023! The prize is a symbol of…
Pharmacology graduate student Kaitlan Smith was recently awarded a diversity supplement from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to study the effects of aging and necroptosis. She shares her resilient…
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Karen, Bluth, PhD, in the Department of Psychiatry, authored an award-winning article showcasing research on the power of self-compassion to help protect teens against depression, anxiety, and stress.
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Psychiatry And Mental Health
UNC Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program faculty Justin Byron, PhD, Chineme Enyioha, MD, MPH, and Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, have published a lead commentary in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research…
