July 12, 2019
A new study led by UNC Lineberger’s Antonio “Tony” Amelio, PhD, and colleagues was published in the journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, and featured on the cover of the July issue. Amelio is an assistant professor in the UNC Adams School of Dentistry Division of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences. …
July 12, 2019
Jack Goldstein, 14, and his family had to make sacrifices when Jack was diagnosed with leukemia. But when Jack put his schoolwork and baseball training on hold, his family and friends were there to support him.
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, …
July 9, 2019
David B. Darr has been appointed associate director of administration of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this important cancer center role, Darr is responsible for overseeing the general administration and staff of UNC Lineberger as well as facility operations, space assessment of Center campus and off campus units, strategic planning, …
July 2, 2019
Ten years after he first discovered cancerous brown marks growing on his shoulder, Michael Martin learned the skin cancer was back. He already had the melanoma removed surgically twice, but the cancer came back a third time, and it had spread. Now the cancer was on his lung — the cancerous cells were surgically removed …
July 2, 2019
The 2019 UNC Lineberger-Sylvia Lauterborn and Warren Trent Piver Oncology Nursing Fellows were recognized at a luncheon on Friday, June 21. This year’s fellows are Bekah Friday, Celina Jimenez, Hayley Nusser and Gabriela Valchanova. The fellowship program was designed to stimulate and foster professional development in oncology nursing among rising seniors at the UNC School …
July 2, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Get Real & Heel hosted a block party for its current and former members on Saturday with the goal of building a stronger community. Many braved the sultry mid 90s temperature to enjoy a picnic, catch up on each other’s lives outside Get Real & Heel, introduce their loved ones to each other, …
July 1, 2019
In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix their most important DNA. That is the case in the livers of mice at least, according to a new study from UNC School of medicine researchers. The lab of Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, …
July 1, 2019
The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute recently announced the recipients of several award programs. UNC Lineberger members were among the recipients of the institute’s Translational Research Matched Pilot Grants, the UNC School of Medicine and NC TraCS Translational Team Science Awards. Of the recipients of the matched pilot grant awards, UNC Lineberger’s Laura …
July 1, 2019
The American Association for Cancer Research and American Head and Neck Society recently awarded Siddharth Sheth, DO, MPH, a medical oncology fellow from the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, a Scholar-in-Training Award at the AACR-AHNS Head and Neck Cancer Conference held in Austin, Texas, April 29-20. AACR-AHNS Scholar-in-Training Awards are highly competitive and …
