December 1, 2019
The Web of Science Group’s 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list recognized 18 UNC Lineberger members for being among the world’s most influential researchers of the past decade. The listing is limited to researchers who have published multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations for field and year. Approximately only 6,200 …
November 19, 2019
Thomas C. Shea, MD, professor emeritus, co-authored a study published in the journal Blood Advances. The study aimed to determine the optimal induction regimen for patient’s mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) receiving an autologous stem cell transplant. There is a standard option for the initial management of transplant-eligible mantle cell lymphoma. The approach is an aggressive …
November 19, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s William Wood, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, co-authored an opinion column published in STAT, an online medical and life sciences news site. The column describes the value of collecting patient information outside of the clinic. That data is captured by a sensor used outside of the clinic …
November 18, 2019
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer honored Rahul Mirlekar, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at UNC Lineberger, as a recipient of its 2019 Young Investigator Award. The society honored Mirlekar at its 34th Annual Meeting, held Nov. 6-10 in National Harbor, Maryland. The meeting was expected to attract more than 4,000 researchers, clinicians, pharmacists and …
November 5, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Matthew Milowsky, MD, the George Gabriel Villere Distinguished Professor of Bladder and Genitourinary Cancer Research, section chief of Genitourinary Oncology and co-director of the Urologic Oncology Program, was published in JAMA Oncology. He was a co-author on the paper, which was published as a special communication in the journal. The report details discussions …
November 1, 2019
L’Oréal USA announced the recipients of the 2019 For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellowship, including Christine Roden, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at UNC Lineberger. L’Oréal USA annually awards five female postdoctoral scientists grants of $60,000 each to advance their research. This is the 16th year of the program, which to date has recognized 80 …
October 21, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Wesley Legant, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC-NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Pharmacology, received a prestigious Packard Fellowship to enhance his research on new kinds of microscopy techniques to further biomedical discoveries at the UNC School of Medicine and beyond. Legant was one of 22 early-career scientists …
October 21, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Joseph G. Ibrahim, PhD, Alumni Distinguished Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Department of Biostatistics and director of the UNC Lineberger Biostatistics Core, and Jen Jen Yeh, MD, professor of pharmacology and surgery in the UNC School of Medicine, and vice chair for research in the Department of Surgery …
October 9, 2019
The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina has awarded Emily B. Harrison, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at the UNC Lineberger, a two year, $150,000 Career Development Grant to further her career in lung cancer research.
October 8, 2019
Five members of the North Carolina Cancer Hospital team were recognized at the 2019 UNC Oncology Excellence Awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 3. The awards honor oncology nurses, allied health professionals, and administrative staff for exceptional care of and devotion to individuals with cancer and their families and to the oncology profession. Celebrated annually since …
