February 11, 2026
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
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February 4, 2026
UNC Researchers Awarded $7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases
UNC researchers have received ~$7.3M from NHLBI to lead the Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium, advancing research on four rare lung diseases that cause progressive bronchiectasis. The effort builds on UNC’s national leadership and aims to accelerate discovery, clinical trials, and new therapies for underserved patient populations.
February 4, 2026
UNC BIRCWH Program Announces New Cohort of Women’s Health Scholars
The UNC Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program has appointed three scholars who will receive funding and protected time for research relevant to women's health and sex as a biological variable.
January 21, 2026
UNC Family Medicine Launches Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative at East Pittsboro, Advancing Whole‑Person Care
The UNC Department of Family Medicine has launched UNC Health’s first private practice–based Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative, embedding mental health services into primary care to improve access, reduce stigma, and enable earlier intervention across the lifespan. Based at UNC Health Family Medicine & Pediatrics at East Pittsboro, the initiative is supported by generous donor funding.
January 14, 2026
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
January 7, 2026
Five Teams Receive ECBR Grants for New Approach Methodologies Research Pilot Projects
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research provided pilot funding to five teams for cutting-edge New Approach Methodologies research.
December 17, 2025
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
October 15, 2025
New Secure Cloud Computing Environment to Change How Researchers Work with UNC Health Electronic Health Record Data
In a joint effort to modernize our clinical data research infrastructure, UNC School of Medicine, NC TraCS Institute, and UNC Health have built the new Secure Health Informatics Research Environment (SHIRE). The SHIRE, going live on November 3, is a full-featured analytics platform designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of projects using data from UNC Health’s electronic health record.
October 9, 2025
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
October 5, 2025
Henderson Receives $1 Million NHGRI Grant to Host Three Biennial Conferences
Gail Henderson, PhD of the Social Medicine Department was recently awarded a U13 grant from the NHGRI Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program.
September 24, 2025
Mungo Awarded $2.5M for Research Project to Improve HPV Treatment Outcomes for Women Living with HIV
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG, has been awarded $2.5M over five years by the National Institutes of Health for her research focused on improving human papillomavirus treatment outcomes in women living with HIV in Africa.
September 24, 2025
2025 Art in Science Competition Winners Announced
In celebration of University Research Week (October 20–24), the UNC School of Medicine is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 “Art in Science” competition. This year’s theme, “UNC Research is North Carolina,” inspired stunning visual representations of biomedical research that reflect both scientific innovation and artistic beauty. We would like to extend congratulations to the laboratories of Sarah Cohen, Paul Manis, and Hyejung Won for submitting the winning images!