In collaboration with Krista Perreira, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Hannah Gill, PhD, at the UNC Institute for the Study of the Americas, the Urban Institute published a report titled, Supporting North Carolina’s Immigrant Families: Addressing Barriers and Promoting Solutions for a More Inclusive Safety Net.

During University Research Week, the labs of Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Jack Griffith, PhD, and Joshua Strauss, PhD, won the Art-in-Science Competition held by the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research.

UNC School of Medicine scientists led the largest-ever genomic study of postpartum depression showing genetic correlations between PPD and other psychiatric conditions, as well as providing potential evidence of how the only FDA-approved treatment for PPD works.

Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, professor of family medicine and director of tobacco intervention programs at the UNC School of Medicine, was featured in the Triangle Business Journal.

Hersh Shroff, MD, a transplant hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine, has seen the human impact of a recent, rising trend: Severe alcohol-related liver disease with high rates of death or need for liver transplantation. The new IHEAL Clinic at Eastowne addresses this trend.

Dr. Robyn Jordan, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine, gave NC Attorney General Josh Stein a tour of their newly opened mobile clinic for substance use disorder.

The Doris Duke Foundation honored Christina Cruz, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, as a physician scientist award recipient, dedicated to advancing insights for improved human health.

James Howard, MD, professor of neurology at the UNC School of Medicine, was the principal investigator of the RAISE clinical trial of zilucoplan, one of two drugs under regulatory review to treat myasthenia gravis.

The Awards for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring went to Joyce Besheer, PhD, Sharon Campbell, PhD, Charles Perou, PhD, and Will Valdar, PhD. The Nova Awards for Mentoring went to Adriana Beltran, PhD, Jessica Bowser, PhD, and Natalie Stanley, PhD.

David Wohl, MD, and Billy Fischer, MD, published an op-ed in the News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer, and McClatchy subsidiaries on their work trying to gain a better understanding of COVID-19 through a largely observation study of thousands of volunteers in North Carolina.

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.

Brian C. Jensen, associate professor of medicine and pharmacology in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Cardiology, speaks about his research on kinase inhibitor cardiotoxicity.

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UNC Researchers Co-author Report on Safety Net Barriers for Immigrant Families

Dittmer, Griffith, Strauss Labs Win Art in Science Competition

Researchers Confirm Postpartum Depression Heritability, Home in on Treatment Mechanism

Goldstein, Tobacco Intervention Program Featured in TBJ

UNC Hospitals Meets Rising Need for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

New Mobile Clinic to Treat Opioid Addiction Opens in Robeson County

Cruz Awarded Doris Duke Foundation Physician Scientist Grant

Rozanolixizumab, Zilucoplan Phase 3 Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Study Results Published in The Lancet Neurology

SOM Office of Graduate Education Recognizes Seven Faculty Members with Mentorship Awards

NC COVID Experts: We Still Have Blind Spots Understanding the Virus. You Can Help.

How Self-Compassion Can Improve Teen Mental Health

Getting to the Heart of Chemotherapeutic Cardiotoxicity