July 30, 2024
In this Vital Signs series, we feature UNC School of Medicine recent graduate Jacob Pascual, MD. Born in the Philippines and moving to Durham, NC, when he was six years old, Dr. Pascual began to develop multiple interests he wanted to pursue, including medicine. He shares more about his residency in family medicine and why he loved learning from some of the best pioneers at UNC.
July 30, 2024
A research team led by Priya Palta, PhD, MHS, an associate professor of neurology at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that certain Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegenerative blood biomarkers in midlife and late life had strong associations with late-life dementia.
July 18, 2024
In this Vital Signs series, we feature UNC School of Medicine recent graduate Heather Swain, from Timberlake, NC. Dr. Swain's journey into medicine began at an early age. She explains how rural residents, like her family, experience barriers in healthcare and why she is striving to help improve access to North Carolinians.
July 10, 2024
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded Gilliam Fellowships to 50 graduate students in science – and their advisers – following the largest competition in the program’s history. John Patrick Flores and his adviser Douglas Phanstiel, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, were selected in the 19th year of the program.
June 12, 2024
William Woodard “Bill” McLendon, MD, Professor Emeritus and Vice Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, former Director of the Department of Hospital Laboratories, UNC Hospitals, passed away at age 93.
May 30, 2024
In this Vital Signs series, we feature 4th-year UNC School of Medicine student Charlene Brown. From Woodbridge, VA, Charlene’s journey into medicine began through offering spiritual guidance and emotional support as a hospital chaplain.
May 21, 2024
In this Vital Signs series, we feature 4th-year UNC School of Medicine student Emily Broaddus. From Houston, Texas, Emily’s interest in research and academic medicine began to evolve early in her life, especially while witnessing her father practice medicine as a physician.
May 14, 2024
In this new Vital Signs series, we feature graduate student Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza in the Parr lab. Through her research at UNC, Gerdes Gyuricza has developed a clearer vision of how her work in genetic epidemiology can influence public health policies and make a difference in people's lives.
April 23, 2024
Three UNC School of Medicine students are among 16 recipients of prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The UNC SOM students are Micah Hysong, Ryan Salcido, and Gates Schneider.
April 8, 2024
Born and raised in Asheboro, NC, fourth-year medical student Austin Allen initially saw himself as a skilled aviator, but it wasn’t until his senior year in high school when he decided to navigate the world of medicine.
April 2, 2024
Perinatal mental illness is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in the U.S. Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, professor of maternal fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, authored a study with colleagues on how a holistic approach comprising seven domains can foster conditions for women and birthing people to thrive.
March 24, 2024
Congratulations to the UNC School of Medicine MD Class of 2024, which celebrated their achievements in Roper Hall, the school's new medical education building named after former Dean Bill Roper.