Review a listing of recent competitive grant awards to faculty from the UNC School of Medicine.

Meghan E. Rebuli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, and her team with the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, had their publication, "Electronic-cigarette use alters nasal mucosal immune response to live-attenuated influenza virus. A clinical trial." named Extramural Paper of the Month for February 2021 by the NIEHS Environmental Factor.

In March, Devin Hubbard's days were filled with phone calls, Zoom meetings, and design tests as he and his team at FastTraCS worked around the clock to engineer new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designs in response to COVID-19. Ten months later, as millions of Americans adjust to the "new normal" of pandemic life, Hubbard and his colleagues are busier than ever. They have successfully engineered a frame that can improve both the fit and comfort of existing face masks.

The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level.

The UNC Integrated Translational Oncology Program (iTOP) training program focuses on training clinicians, basic scientists, and MD-PhD candidates in clinical/translational disease-based research.

Pew-Thian Yap, PhD, associate professor of Radiology and director of the UNC Image Analysis Group, is the senior author of a study published in Nature Machine Intelligence demonstrating effective use of an Retrospective Artefact Correction (RAC) neural network learned with unpaired data to disentangle and remove unwanted image artifacts.

The Departments of Allied Health Sciences and Neurology award its 2020-2021 Sleep Innovative Research Grant to Nicole Short, PhD.

Linda Kelly, a 66-year-old mother of four daughters, was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago and received treatment that included a mastectomy and radiation. The medical intervention saved her life but led to some later complications that forced her to seek additional care. COVID-19 almost brought a complete stop to Linda's medical care but after meeting with doctors at UNC, they immediately admitted her and started her on the road to recovery.

Each year, the UNC School of Medicine Standing Committees election offers faculty an opportunity to participate in medical school governance by serving on a committee as a faculty representative or simply voting in the election. Nominate a faculty member or self-nominate to express interest standing for election to a committee.

The Academy of Educators (AOE) is now accepting nominations for new faculty and resident members. Nominations are due by March 18, 2021 at 11:59 PM. Click to learn more and submit a nomination.

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE) is soliciting nominations for this year’s Teaching Awards. Submit a nomination for an outstanding faculty member by Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 11:59 PM. Nominees do not have to be members of the Academy.

Anyone 18 or older who works in a healthcare setting is eligible to join the HERO Registry. Those who receive a vaccine for COVID-19 can self-enroll through the HERO Registry participant portal within 60 days of receiving a vaccine.

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Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty

Work by Rebuli and colleagues recognized as Extramural Paper of the Month in NIEHS’ Environmental Factor

FastTraCS launches company with successful new mask technology

Limited Submissions Internal Call for Proposals: Pew Biomedical Scholars 2022

T32 in UNC-iTOP: Accepting Applications

UNC Radiology Image Analysis Group Evidences Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence in MRI Artefact Removal

Short Receives the 2020-2021 Sleep Innovative Research Grant

Linda Kelly Finds Hope and Care During COVID-19

Call for Nominations to SOM Standing Committees Ballot

Call for Membership Nominations to the UNC SOM Academy of Educators

Call for UNC SOM Teaching Award Nominations

Healthcare workers participate in COVID-19 vaccine research to help understand long-term impact