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Study reveals new molecular target for melanoma treatment
Chapel Hill, NC – A laboratory study led by UNC medical oncologist Stergios Moschos, MD, demonstrates how a new targeted drug, Elesclomol, blocks oxidative phosphorylation, which appears to play essential role in melanoma that has not been well-understood.
B Cell survival holds key to chronic graft vs. host disease
Chapel Hill, NC – Leukemia and lymphoma patients who receive life-saving stem cell or bone marrow transplants often experience chronic side effects that significantly decrease quality of life, can last a lifetime, and ultimately affect their long-term survival.
The V Foundation selects UNC team as 2012 translational grant recipients
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research foundations, has awarded a $600,000 grant to a UNC Lineberger team.
Kathy DeClue: a selfless gift from a younger brother
A Randolph County woman with leukemia receives stem cells from her youngest brother in hopes of restoring her health and returning to work as a baker.
Making the case for adjuvant chemotherapy for older patients with colon cancer
Hy Muss, MD, and Debra Bynum, MD, co-authored an editorial in the July 20, 2012 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
UNC team describes novel inflammatory protein function
A UNC-led team of scientists describes the function of a previously uncharacterized protein that dramatically influences inflammation.
UNC Lineberger announces first Marci Kramish Campbell Dissertation Award recipient
Chapel Hill, NC – Carmina G. Valle, MPH, is the recipient of the first Marci Kramish Campbell Dissertation Award, a competitive $5,000 award to recognize excellence in dissertation research focused on cancer and the population sciences.
DeSimone gives podcast interview to EarthSky
Joseph DeSimone, PhD, Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry, gave an interview to EarthSky regarding his green inventions, his current work and the future of science.
McCrory earns medal at Olympic games
Nick McCrory, the son of Ana and Doug McCrory, won a bronze medal in the Olympic men’s 10-meter synchronized diving competition with partner David Boudia. Nick’s mother, Ana, works in the UNC Lineberger Tissue Culture Facility.
Evans discusses company's request for FDA approval of personalized DNA test
James P. Evans, MD, PhD, Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Medicine, is quoted in an article on NPR's website discussing a recent request by a genetic test maker for the Food and Drug Administration to approve its personalized DNA test.
UNC team reports a novel DNA Damage-Dependent Tumor Suppressor
Life is full of choices, and even cells come to a fork in the road. They have to decide what to do about damage to their DNA: repair the damage, force the damaged cell to die, or allow the damage to transform the cell to a tumor cell.
UNC graduate students awarded Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowships
Three UNC graduate students were awarded International Predoctoral Fellowships by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Onur Dagliyan, Alakananda Das, and Mira Pronobis each received a $43,000 fellowship.
UNC Lineberger scientists receive grant for pulmonary inflammation research
Three UNC Lineberger researchers are collaborating on a project recently awarded more than $3.3 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Human papillomavirus types do not replace others after large-scale vaccination
Vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) are now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for both teenage boys and girls. The vaccine protects against the two most common types of the virus that cause cervical cancer: HPV 16 and 18. Is there a chance that the increased number of people vaccinated might result in an increase of other types of HPV that cause cancer?
Diving into the Summer Olympics, UNC Lineberger employee's special connection
Ana McCrory of the Tissue Culture Facility will be making a special trip to London in July. She, her husband, Doug, their son, Lucas, and other family members are traveling to cheer on her son, Nick, who is a member of the 11-member US diving team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Dittmer selected to serve as chair of AIDS-Associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer Study Section
Dirk Dittmer, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology, has been selected to serve as chair of the AIDS-Associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer Study Section, for the Center for Scientific Review, a program of the National Institutes of Health.
“Corona Cares” supports patients, families dealing with cancer
RALEIGH, NC – Crown Imports announced today that the highly successful “Corona Cares” charitable donation program in North Carolina will kick off on August 1 to benefit patient and family support programs at the N.C. Cancer Hospital. Over the past two years, “Corona Cares” has provided more than $210,000 for these programs.
Study shows colon and rectal tumors constitute a single type of cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas generates genomic data for colon and rectal cancers that point to potential targets for treatment.
