September 24, 2019
Two scientists who trained in laboratories at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill returned to campus for UNC Lineberger’s 44th Annual Postdoc-Faculty Research Day to share lessons from their careers. Katherine Fries, PhD, deputy director in the Global Clinical Immunology department at Sanofi Pasteur, and Jennifer Gerton, PhD, investigator with the Stowers Institute …
September 23, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Greg Wang, PhD, has been honored as one of four recipients of this year’s Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement. The late Phillip Hettleman, a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill class of 1921, and his wife, Ruth, established the prestigious award in 1986 to recognize the achievements of outstanding junior faculty. The recipients …
September 23, 2019
The U.S. Army has awarded a $559,799 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, to investigate the role of the immune system in promoting pancreatic cancer’s spread.
September 20, 2019
While mutations in BRCA genes are well known to increase breast cancer risk, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a different series of genes they believe might be contributing to breast cancer through a lesser-known mechanism. Mutations in BRCA cause cells to lose the ability to repair errors …
September 17, 2019
Andrew Smitherman, MD, MSc, was awarded a two-year, $200,000 Hyundai Young Investigator Grant to investigate approaches to identify pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer patients most at risk for late stage treatment side-effects.
September 16, 2019
Susan G. Komen® today announced it was providing $1.45 million in research grants to three UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members as part of a national campaign focused on metastatic breast cancer, developing new, more-effective treatments, and addressing disparities in breast cancer outcomes. The grants support Komen’s commitment to achieve its Bold Goal to reduce …
September 16, 2019
Cancer cells have a clever approach to avoid key immune cells intent on killing them. Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center report in the journal Cancer Immunology Research they have developed a strategy to shut down signals that keep cancer-killing immune cells from infiltrating melanoma. By blocking receptors on the …
September 12, 2019
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient’s tumor. This finding could help overcome a significant obstacle in the development of personalized cancer vaccines. In a study published in the journal Cancer Immunology Research, …
September 9, 2019
UNC Lineberger’s Noel Brewer, PhD, and Allison Lazard, PhD, led a recent publication in the journal Tobacco Control. The study, “Communicating about chemicals in cigarette smoke: impact on knowledge and misunderstanding,” delved into whether websites with information about harmful chemicals in tobacco products were “understandable and not misleading to a lay person.” In the study, …
September 6, 2019
E-cigarette usage may impair fertility and pregnancy outcomes, according to a study Kathleen Caron, PhD, and colleagues published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
