July 25, 2022
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the UNC School of Medicine research portfolio reached $623.8 million in funding, including $345.6 million from the National Institutes of Health.
July 6, 2022
The American Society for Microbiology selected Miriam Braunstein, PhD, in the UNC Department of Microbiology & Immunology, as a distinguished lecturer for a two-year term.
July 5, 2022
Mauro Calabrese, PhD, Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD, and Adam Hantman, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the sixth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.
June 21, 2022
Following trauma, feeling detached from one’s surroundings may suggest a higher risk of later developing psychiatric symptoms, according to research led by Harvard and McLean Hospital investigators, who are part of the NIH-funded AURORA Study led nationally by UNC’s Sam McLean, MD.
June 15, 2022
Enabling or inhibiting the capsase-7 enzyme could trigger the body’s natural immune response, according to a paper published in Nature from scientists at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and UVA.
May 4, 2022
The NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs featured the lab of Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, chair of the UNC Department of Genetics, for its crucial scientific contributions to improving research conducted with mouse models of human diseases.
April 29, 2022
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ian Shih, PhD, used fMRI and a genetic mouse model to study the effects of a neurotransmitter on brain network functional connectivity, a dynamic process crucial for human health and behavior.
April 25, 2022
The UNC-CH Peer Support Core is looking for student volunteers willing to lend an empathetic listening ear to their peers, help peers identify their own needs, subsequently access relevant campus and community resources, and provide ongoing support as requested. Please apply by Sunday, May 22 at 11:59PM.
April 13, 2022
The Physician Assistant Education Association featured Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, among five women who have advanced the PA profession.
April 12, 2022
UNC Lineberger’s Blossom Damania, PhD, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, are each 2021 recipients of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award, and will be honored at a reception in June 2022 for their individual high impact research accomplishments that have advanced the field of tumor virology, their service to the UNC School of Medicine and university …
April 6, 2022
James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, was principal investigator of the ADAPT+ trial for the experimental drug efgartigimod, developed by Belgian pharmaceutical company Argenx.
March 30, 2022
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists led by Camille Ehre, PhD, show how cells packed with SARS-CoV-2 detach from the upper airway and spread deep into lungs where severe COVID can take root. They also discovered how an asthmatic reaction to allergens battles the virus to hold severe COVID at bay.