May 28, 2026
UNC Recognized as Top University for Research, Market Translation
Carolina was named the 18th “Most Innovative Institution” among hundreds of universities across the nation by the Cure Innovation Index.
Tag: Awards and Recognition
April 1, 2026
Cook Elected to 2025 AAAS Class of Honorary Fellows
The prestigious honor recognizes biochemist Jean Cook, PhD, and her work on cancer development and the human cell cycle, a biological process crucial for development, healing, and continued maintenance of the body.
March 13, 2026
UNC School of Medicine Names 2025-26 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars
Li Wang, PhD, and Soumya Rahima Benhabbour, MSc, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the ninth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.
March 2, 2026
UNC School of Medicine Oncologist Named Recipient of Winn Clinical Investigator Leadership Award
UNC School of Medicine’s Yara Abdou, MD, is among the third cohort of physician researchers to receive the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Clinical Investigator Leadership Award.
October 21, 2025
Vogt Honored with 2025 Young Investigator Award by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has named Dr. Matthew Vogt, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the recipient of its prestigious 2025 Young Investigator Award.
September 19, 2025
UNC Research Announces 2025 PARE Award Recipients
Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars.
September 16, 2025
UNC Pediatrician Honored with Prestigious Prize for Work to Improve Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, received a $100,000 Sherman Prize for his groundbreaking work to optimize care and treatment for children with IBD and define the burden of these diseases.
August 14, 2025
Robles, Lazear Awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
UNC School of Medicine third-year PhD student Celeste Robles and PhD advisor Helen Lazear named in 2025 cohort of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows Program.
April 30, 2025
UNC School of Medicine Names 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars
Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, Misty Good, MD, MS, and Jason Stein, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.
January 8, 2025
UNC ‘Breakthrough’ Research on Food Allergy Drug Featured in National Geographic
Drug work one of “7 Medical Breakthroughs that Changed Medicine in 2024.”
December 17, 2024
Ginty Named 23rd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient
Harvard Neuroscientist David D. Ginty, PhD, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for his pivotal discoveries on the sensation of touch and how our body communicates with the brain.
October 23, 2024
UNC School of Medicine to Receive $3-Million Award from ARPA-H’s Sprint for Women’s Health
Led by Kathleen Caron, PhD, UNC School of Medicine researchers earned a Sprint for Women’s Health Award to develop a new therapeutic approach to treating debilitating migraines that affect women.