Skip to main content

August 13, 2019

Researchers develop method for identifying aggressive breast cancer drivers

Precision cancer medicine requires personalized biomarkers to identify patients who will benefit from specific cancer therapies. In an effort to improve the accuracy of predictions about prognosis for patients with breast cancer and the efficacy of personalized therapy, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have developed a method to precisely identify individual …

Gina Ogilvie

July 19, 2019

Ogilvie receives Michael S. O’Malley Alumni Award for Publication Excellence in Cancer Population Sciences

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has recognized Gina Ogilvie, MD, MSc, FCFP, DrPH, with the Michael S. O’Malley Alumni Award for Publication Excellence in Cancer Population Sciences. The award, which comes with a $3,000 prize, recognizes an outstanding publication by a graduate of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health that …

July 12, 2019

Scientists publish overview of the latest in cancer vaccine target research

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have published a review of experimental cancer vaccines that identified areas of promise and challenges for the field. In the Nature Reviews Cancer, researchers outlined current research into targets for therapeutic cancer vaccines, an area of active investigation focused on boosting immune responses to cancer. “Generally, …