Program News
News and stories about members of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Cell Biology Research Program
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Earp named chair of NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
UNC Lineberger Director Shelley Earp, MD, has been appointed chair of the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors. The board advises the NCI director and program leaders on research priorities.
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UNC School of Medicine Names 2023-24 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars
UNC Lineberger’s Pengda Liu, PhD, and Benjamin Vincent, MD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.
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UNC researchers present at American Association for Cancer Research’s 115th Annual Meeting
Researchers and trainees from UNC and UNC Lineberger at will present more than 30 talks and participate in scientific and educational panels and discussions on the latest cancer research.
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Researchers gain insight into why T-cells lose energy in solid tumors
Research by the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, and colleagues has unveiled new clues behind T-cell metabolism that could enhance immunotherapies that rely on T-cells to fight cancer.
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The path of escape: How breast tumor cells avoid common cancer therapy
A team of UNC researchers investigated how cell cycle flexibility allows tumor cells to escape the effect of anti-cancer drugs that target cell division.
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UNC researchers present latest findings at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Researchers from UNC Lineberger and UNC will present findings from studies, speak at scientific symposia and lead educational sessions at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.
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Cancer center faculty receive career development awards from the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Program
Yara Abdou, MD, Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, and Joannie Ivory, MD, recently received career development awards from the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Program.
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UNC Lineberger faculty named world’s most highly cited researchers
Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, which recognized scientists who published papers that ranked in the top 1% of cited publications in their field between 2012-2022.
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UNC Lineberger faculty catch a ride on Tar Heel Bus Tour
UNC Lineberger members were among the more than 70 UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and senior administrators along for the ride on a trip to connect with North Carolinians across the state.
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Liu earns exceptional early-career faculty honor
Pengda Liu, PhD, is one of five UNC faculty members being honored with the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.