February 2, 2019
Channing Der, PhD, a member of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, will receive the “Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement” at an awards banquet April 8. Der is one of 24 faculty members and teaching assistants who have been named winners of Carolina’s …
November 6, 2018
UNC Lineberger’s Zhiyuan Hu, PhD, was co-corresponding author of a study published in NPJ Breast Cancer along with UNC Lineberger co-authors Lisa Carey, MD, physician-in-chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital and the Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor in Breast Cancer Research, and Yan Li, PhD. The study found that elevated expression of 17 immunity-related genes is associated with better outcomes among women with aggressive forms of estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer.
November 5, 2018
The Hoosier Cancer Research Network will recognize Tony Drier from UNC Lineberger’s Office of Clinical Translational Research for his contributions to advancing cancer research.
August 8, 2016
UNC Lineberger researcher and postdoctoral fellow Kirsten Bryant, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant by the American Association for Cancer Research and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
October 13, 2015
The five-year 2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership grant was awarded to Kirsten Bryant, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at UNC Lineberger, for her project titled "Exploring pancreatic cancer cell metabolism for therapeutic gain."
