Program News
News and stories about members of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Cell Biology Research Program
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UNC RNA Discovery Center awards inaugural fellowship grants
The UNC RNA Discovery Center has awarded three fellowship grants to support innovative research investigating various roles of RNA in health and disease.
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Researchers identify how cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis
A team of UNC researchers have discovered how colon cancer “hijacks” enzyme motif mutations, a finding that may help identify new targets or directions for cancer treatments.
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NCI awards Pecot $1.8 million lung cancer research grant
The grant will support Chad Pecot, MD, and his research investigating the roles circular RNA may have in regulating whether a form of lung cancer will spread beyond the original cancer site.
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Top UNC cancer researcher receives 2023 Oliver Max Gardner Award
H. Shelton “Shelley” Earp, MD, director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and UNC Cancer Care, received the prestigious Oliver Max Gardner Award.
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Gladfelter elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Amy Gladfelter, PhD, was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She is the eighth current UNC Lineberger member to earn this honor.
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NCI awards Earp, Pylayeva-Gupta five-year, $2.69 million pancreatic cancer research grant
The NCI has awarded has awarded Shelley Earp, MD, and Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, a research project grant to investigate approaches to overcome barriers to pancreatic cancer immunotherapies.
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Office of Graduate Education recognizes four Lineberger members with mentorship awards
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Graduate Education presented mentorship awards to four UNC Lineberger members, Jessica Bowser, PhD, Sharon Campbell, PhD, Charles Perou, PhD, and Will Valdar, PhD.
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Baldwin honored with Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Albert Baldwin, PhD, is the 2022 recipient of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award. The award recognizes exceptional cancer research at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Devising a smarter way to treat brain tumors
Shawn Hingtgen, PhD, and his lab team have developed a method they call a “slice platform” that may help clinicians choose the best treatment for their brain tumor patients.
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UNC Lineberger pancreatic cancer researchers receive five-year, $4.6 million grants from National Cancer Institute
The NCI awarded $9.3 million in support of two five-year research projects from researchers in the UNC Lineberger Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence in partnership with other institutions.