An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the Department of Genetics and the leadership of its chair, Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, professor and Olivier Smithies Investigator. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on April 24.

Applications are now open until April 5 for the 2023 - 2024 Clinical Trialist Training Program, which provides 10% salary support for UNC School of Medicine faculty to obtain training on how to be a site investigator for sponsor-initiated multicenter clinical trials.

The study, which was conducted at UNC-Chapel Hill between 2016 and 2022, concluded that metformin use did not reduce risks for adverse neonatal outcomes in pregnancies with type 2 diabetes. The study findings were reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine in February.

This response is being organized by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. the deadline to provide information is April 14, 2023.

Medical students Amanda Nemecek, Bailey Moran, Bassam Shawamreh, Forrest Wilke, Kayla Tennant, and Maggie Crouse have been accepted into the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program. The students were selected based on their commitment to the specialties of family medicine, pediatrics and psychiatry.

The UNC Academy of Educators is currently seeking nomination for teaching awards until April 19. Self-nominations are encouraged.

UNC-Chapel Hill is part of a national effort funded by the National Institutes of Health Diversity Program Consortium to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.

This award honors faculty who merit recognition for significantly contributing to the advancement of interprofessional education and practice by developing intentional opportunities for students to learn from, with, and about each other to advance health.

Poster abstract submissions are due April 8 for those interested in presenting their work at the AOE Alan W. Cross Evening of Scholarship on June 1 at the Friday Center.

Latest grant awards for project dates from Feb. 15 - Feb. 28, 2023, with an award amount greater than $100,000.

The UNC School of Medicine is accepting applications for bridge and boost funding. The deadline for applications is April 24.

Founded on enhancing research and scholarship toward excellence in teaching, the AOE seeks faculty, staff and trainees, from main campus and regional North Carolina campuses, who are committed to medical and biomedical education. Applications are due by April 19.

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