August 27, 2019
UNC Lineberger's Greg Wang, PhD, and colleagues discovered that a gene’s over-expression is key to the development and progression of multiple myeloma. They also demonstrated the potential benefit of an experimental treatment in laboratory models.
August 26, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Antonio Amelio, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Adams School of Dentistry, was named the first place recipient of the 2019 IADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators. The award is managed by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), and supported by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., makers of Listerine. The competition …
August 26, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Andrew Z. Wang, MD, an associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, was corresponding author of a paper published in Advanced Science. The study reported on the development of a “nanopatch” to prevent postsurgical adhesion, which is when scar tissue joins two different tissues after surgery. They reported …
August 22, 2019
E-cigarette “vaping” is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina have uncovered evidence suggesting that vaping promotes the same cellular responses found in smokers with emphysema. In a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the UNC scientists found that the lungs of vapers …
August 13, 2019
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 …
August 13, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Channing Der, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, was corresponding author of a paper published in Science Signaling. The study identified a potential therapeutic target for patients with KRAS-mutant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Der and his colleagues described in the paper the use of a screening strategy …
July 19, 2019
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 15, 2019
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has awarded Jessica Islam, MPH, with the 2019 Marci K. Campbell Dissertation Award, which is a competitive award given to recognize excellence in dissertation research focused on cancer and the population sciences. Islam, a doctoral candidate in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was honored …
July 12, 2019
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, …
March 8, 2019
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center announces its annual competitive awards program for graduate students in basic sciences. Applications are due Sept. 30, 2018.
