Principal investigators Misty Good, MD, MS, and Scott Magness, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Jennifer Canvasser, MSW, NEC Society will lead a $1-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map cellular roles in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Keriayn Smith, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, was selected as one of six inaugural recipients of grants from the Hypothesis Fund to advance early-stage innovative research.

Researchers from the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, UNC's Department of Genetics, and Yale University have teamed up to narrow down areas of the genome previously marked relevant to schizophrenia risk.

The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), led by Ian Shih, PhD, received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2.6 million for a new MRI instrument and to upgrade an existing MRI system.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research awarded researchers Karen Erickson (UNC), Lori Geist (UNC), and Jeff Higginbotham (University at Buffalo) funding to the improve expressive communication of individuals with complex communication needs.

Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina its 2020-2021 Research Fellows, including Shetal Patel, MD, PhD, who is also this year’s Lung Cancer Initiative Outstanding Fellow Applicant.

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative recently awarded a $433,000 grant to Ralph Baric, PhD, for lab equipment that will accelerate research to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tonia Poteat, PhD, assistant professor of social medicine, and Krista M. Perreira, PhD, professor of social medicine, have received an R01 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

The Anticoagulation Forum’s Ansell Fellowship Program has awarded the UNC School of Medicine with a grant that will fund one year of fellowship training in vascular medicine. Stephan Moll, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, is principal investigator.

Dr. Amanda Nelson's $365,000, 2-year grant will facilitate much-needed research strategies designed to lead to more personalized and successful management of OA.

Tag: Grants and Recognition

Carolina Researchers Awarded $1 Million by CZI to Combat Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Smith Selected as Hypothesis Fund Seed Grant Recipient

With $8-million Grant, Researchers Aim to Better Understand Disease Mechanisms of Schizophrenia

Center for Animal MRI at BRIC Receives NIH Grants to Upgrade Facilities

Researchers for the Center for Literacy & Disability Studies Receive $2.5-Million Grant

Patel Receives $25,000 Lung Cancer Initiative Research Fellowship Grant

Grant Arms UNC-Chapel Hill with Technology to Accelerate COVID-19 Research

Poteat and Perreira Awarded Grant

New Fellowship Grant Will Provide Training in Non-Interventional Vascular Medicine

Nelson Receives NIAMS Grant To Apply Advanced Methodologies to Osteoarthritis (OA) Phenotyping