Scientists Pinpoint Protein’s Role in Critical Gene Expression
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Brian Strahl, PhD, and Jibo Zhang detail how a newly defined domain in a protein regulates gene expression, and how cells compensate when…
Scientists Discover Biological Mechanisms Caused by Deficits in High-risk Autism Gene
Damaris Lorenzo, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, led research to reveal crucial downstream effects of rare genetic variants, an important insight into the underlying biology of autism.
Researchers Reveal Structure of Itch Receptors on Cells
UNC-Chapel Hill and UC San Francisco scientists have published work in Nature, laying the groundwork for better anti-itching medications with fewer side effects. The work was led by UNC School…
Brain Activity Patterns After Trauma May Predict Long-Term Mental Health
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…
DOD Funds $4.3-million Initiative to Improve Sleep, Clearance of the Brain
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…
Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise as Angelman Syndrome Treatment
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.
The OA Action Alliance and Partners Launch a Program to Help Veterans with Osteoarthritis
The partnership makes it easier for veterans to take specific actions to manage their osteoarthritis, by providing tools and resources to help prevent joint injuries and reduce the pain and…
Powerful Technique Allows Scientists to Study How Proteins Change Shape Inside Cells
This new method, created by the UNC School of Medicine labs of Klaus Hahn and Tim Elston, has the potential to super-charge the study of human proteins as they interact…
Carolina Research Leads to Effective Experimental Pill to Treat COVID-19
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research set the stage to seek emergency authorization of the first oral antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, a pill developed by the pharmaceutical…
Plasmodium Falciparum Evolving to Escape Malaria Rapid Diagnostics in Africa
UNC School of Medicine, the World Health Organization, and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute conducted a joint study to find that malaria parasites are spreading undetected across the Horn of…
Therapy Using Dual Immune System Cells Effectively Controls Neuroblastoma
Hongwei Du, PhD, and Gianpietro Dotti, MD, published research in Nature Cancer showing that a dual-threat CAR-T immunotherapy was effective in animal models of neuroblastoma, a nerve cell cancer.
UNC Awarded $24-million NIH Grant to Improve Genomic, Precision Medicine
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, is a principal investigator of The Clinical Genome Resource, a multi-institution consortium initially launched in 2013 by the National Human…
Scientists Show How Mucus Protein Contributes to Worsening COPD, Asthma, Lung Conditions
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, has further illuminated the molecular intricacies of mucus and its role in pulmonary diseases, laying more groundwork for better therapies…
News, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pulmonology, Research
Blue Cross NC, UNC Health Join Forces for New Clinical Study to Improve Food Security, Chronic Health Conditions
With a $3.2-million dollar investment, Blue Cross NC is collaborating with UNC Health and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to conduct a first-of-its-kind clinical study to establish sustainable best practices for helping…
News, North Carolina, Research, School of Medicine, UNC Health
UNC Researchers Awarded $9.25 Million to Study DNA Variance Related to Disease
Hyejung Won, PhD, is principal investigator of five-year project, part of the NIH’s $185-million Impact of Genomic Variation on Function consortium. UNC’s Karen Mohlke, PhD, and Michael Love, PhD, are…
Duke, UNC Awarded Grant to Establish Joint Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
The NIH-funded center of excellence will focus on identifying early changes in dementia and factors driving disparities. The UNC-Chapel Hill principal investigator is Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD, chair and professor…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, News, Research, Strategic Plan
Carolina Researchers Lead CZI Collaborative on Childhood Diseases
Principal investigators James Hagood, MD, and Richard Boucher, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
Mother-infant Hepatitis B Treatment, Prevention Feasible in Sub-Saharan Africa
A study in Lancet Global Health led by UNC School of Medicine’s Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR and Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH showed the feasibility and acceptance of hepatitis B virus…
UNC HIV Cure Center Awarded $26.2 million over the next 5 Years
The National Institutes of Health will award $53 million annually to 10 research organizations over the next five years to continue working toward curative therapies for HIV. The Collaboratory of…
SuperSNAP Helps Food Insecure Households Afford Healthy Foods
Led by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, a new JAMA study showed that an additional $40 per month for SNAP beneficiaries substantially increased the purchase of healthier food options for people who…
