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: Biomedical
December 15, 2025
UNC Biomedical Researcher Receives NCInnovation Grant to Transform Osteoarthritis Research
Jason Franz, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at the UNC School of Medicine, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from NCInnovation to advance groundbreaking research involving wearable sensors and artificial intelligence to revolutionize rehabilitation for individuals with arthritis.
May 19, 2025
UNC Neurology’s Shih Developing Improved, Silent MRI for Better Brain Imaging
NIH highlights UNC Neurology researcher’s newly developed silent functional MRI (fMRI) technique created to improve biomedical research.
April 23, 2025
Study Reveals Key Roles in Developmental Milestones of the Brain in Children
Led by UNC School of Medicine’s Weili Lin, PhD, researchers document cognitive milestones revealed in children from birth to toddlerhood in brain imaging study.
March 6, 2025
Meet The Researcher Who Is Revolutionizing Women’s Health
Rahima Benhabbour, PhD, a tenured associate professor of biomedical engineering, is developing the first 3D-printed intravaginal ring, revolutionizing how women receive treatments for infertility, HIV, menopause, and more.
January 8, 2025
Study Unveils 13 Genes That Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis
A new study by researchers at the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the UNC School of Medicine has identified 13 risk genes that can increase chances for developing osteoarthritis, jumpstarting research that could lead to new, targeted treatments.
February 28, 2024
Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
Under the direction of assistant professor of radiology Li-Ming Hsu, the research demonstrates how long-term cocaine use affects brain functions, making recovery and stifling cravings more difficult.
September 25, 2023
Researchers Develop AI Model to Improve Tumor Removal Accuracy During Breast Cancer Surgery
Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, Kevin Chen, MD, and Shawn Gomez, EngScD, in the UNC School of Medicine have developed an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery.
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.
February 9, 2023
CDC-UNC Collaboration Yields Potential Long-term HIV Protection
Rahima Benhabbour, PhD, MSc, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, led a successful effort to create an injectable implant that can release effective HIV PrEP medications into the body for six months in non-human primates.
January 26, 2023
Researchers Unveil New Collection of Human Brain Atlases that Charts the Early Developing Brain in Fine Detail
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 conditions.
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.