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.
January 7, 2026
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research provided pilot funding to five teams for cutting-edge New Approach Methodologies research.
December 17, 2025
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
October 15, 2025
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
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
October 5, 2025
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
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
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!
September 10, 2025
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
August 28, 2025
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
June 12, 2025
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
April 9, 2025
Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty

April 3, 2025
Crystal Schiller, PhD has been selected to serve as Director of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. She was previously serving as Associate Director under Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody’s leadership.