February 11, 2010
UNC Fellow Tyler Buckner Looks for the Positive
This profile is part of a series highlighting how UNC Lineberger and the UNC School of Medicine are shaping the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians
Category: News Archives
February 8, 2010
School Mourns Death of Dr. Jessie Satia
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – With great sadness, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the death Feb. 4, 2010, of Jessie Satia, PhD, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology and special assistant to the School’s dean for diversity. Dr. Satia, 39, died at her home in Chapel Hill after a long illness. “We …
February 8, 2010
Sole Sisters 10th Exercise Program for Women Recruiting 2010 Participants
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Interested in starting a regular exercise program and supporting a good cause? More than 900 women have improved their overall fitness during the 10-year Sole Sisters program and provided close to $35,000 for Susan G. Komen N.C. Triangle affiliate programs. Women over the age of 21 who are interested in becoming …
February 8, 2010
UNC Challenges 1000 to Be the MatchSM
Join the National Marrow Donor Program’s registry and you could save a life!
February 3, 2010
Touchdowns, Three-Pointers Score Big for UNC Lineberger
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In the world of fast food, it all comes down to speed, delivery and quality. The world of sports is much the same. Put the two together, and you’ve got a great defensive strategy…against cancer. Hardee’s donates $50 to UNC Lineberger for each touchdown made by the Tar Heels football team …
February 3, 2010
Bill Zamboni, PhD, PharmD, Featured in Latest Issue of Carolina Alumni Review
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – UNC Lineberger member Bill Zamboni, PhD, PharmD, associate professor in the pharmacy school’s division of pharmacotherapy and experimental therapeutics, was profiled in the article “Bill Zamboni: Finding the Elusive Few Drugs That Work” published in the Carolina Alumni Review. This article appeared in the January/February 2010 issue of the Carolina Alumni …
February 1, 2010
Grants Awarded by Triad Golfers Against Cancer to Support Research at UNC Lineberger
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Triad Golfers Against Cancer has awarded one-year research grants to two physician-scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Stefanie Sarantopoulos, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, received $25,000 to study ways of improving survival in patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Andrew Wang, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology, received $34,000 to …
February 1, 2010
Jon Serody, MD, Featured in Latest Issue of endeavors
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Jon Serody, MD, Elizabeth Thomas Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and UNC Lineberger member, is featured in the article “T-cell Mutiny” published in the Winter 2010 issue of endeavors magazine. The article was written by Meagen Voss, a doctoral student in neuroscience in the School of Medicine. endeavors …
January 25, 2010
UNC Women’s Gymnastics Shares the Love with Get REAL & HEEL on Valentines Day
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women’s gymnastics team will hold its annual Blue & Pink meet on February 14 at newly-renovated Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels will take on the University of Maryland in a special meet that includes a cancer awareness health fair, benefiting the Get REAL & HEEL program. …
January 19, 2010
UNC Lineberger Research Provides New Insights Into Deadly Brain Cancer
Study from The Cancer Genome Atlas an important step towards personalized therapy