Week of Events
Tar Heal Tuesday
Tar Heal Tuesday is how UNC celebrates the international day of giving, Giving Tuesday! UNC Lineberger is doing our part to secure a healthier future for our neighbors in North Carolina and around the world. Our goal is to raise $10,000 on Tar Heal Tuesday. Will you help us make an impact? You can donate … Read more
Caregiver Support Group
Caregiver Support Group
This group offers support for those currently providing care to a loved one. Hear about effective caregiving and share experiences in comfortable surroundings. The facilitator has led caregiver support groups for more than 30 years. No registration necessary, just come! The group meets every Monday in the Sunroom at the SECU Hospice Home in Pittsboro. … Read more
Glasshalfull Fundraiser
Glasshalfull Fundraiser
Every Tuesday, Glasshalfull in Carrboro donates 10 percent of their sales to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Drop in for a glass of wine or dinner for a great cause! Glasshalfull is a contemporary American restaurant, bar, and wine shop located in Carrboro, North Carolina. Its food selection is influenced by the cuisine of the … Read more
Widowed Mothers Support Group
Widowed Mothers Support Group
This support group is for mothers after the loss of a spouse. The group focuses on helping your children cope, adjusting your role as a parent, and coping with your own grief. The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month, and dinner is provided. You are welcome to bring your children. They will … Read more
Breast Cancer Support Group for Young Women
Breast Cancer Support Group for Young Women
Support group gathering for women ages 18 to 45 with breast cancer. For details, email Michelle Manning at mmanning@unc.edu.
Duke-UNC Symposium on Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy
Duke-UNC Symposium on Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy
Morning talks followed by lunch and poster session. Free online registration required for attendance and poster session. Michael Lagunoff, PhD Professor of Microbiology, University of Washington "“Metabolic Requirements for KSHV Latency.” Sankar Swaminathan, MD Chief, Infectious Diseases Division, University of Utah Medical School “Transcriptional Virus‐Host Relationships of Gammaherpesviruses.” Cary Moody, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology … Read more
Novel Therapeutic Strategies For Lung Cancer
Novel Therapeutic Strategies For Lung Cancer
Kwok-Kin Wong, MD, PhD, Anne Murnick Cogan and David H. Cogan Professor of Oncology, Director of Medical Hematology/Oncology, Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health. Hosted by Shelton Earp, MD.
CycleBar Brier Creek
CycleBar Brier Creek
Come ride and socialize! Join CycleBar Brier Creek and the V Foundation to learn more about the Victory Ride to Cure Cancer event, and enjoy a free indoor training ride. This is a great way to learn more and get involved with the UNC Lineberger Victory Ride team! The 45 minute spin class is open … Read more
3rd Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium
3rd Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium
The 3rd Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium will feature a keynote speaker, abstract talks, and a poster session. Abstract submissions closed on Nov. 15. Sponsors Jointly sponsored by the Carolina Chromatin Consortium, Cancer Epigenetics Training Program, IBGS, NIEHS, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Symposium Keynote Speaker Danesh Moazed, PhD Professor, Department of Cell Biology Investigator, Howard … Read more
The 15th Annual Marc J. Mass Memorial Distinguished Lecture: Tumor Suppressor Networks
The 15th Annual Marc J. Mass Memorial Distinguished Lecture: Tumor Suppressor Networks
Scott W. Lowe, PhD, Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, and Chair of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center. Presented by the Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate Program and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Bobby F. Garrett Cancer Benefit Concert
Bobby F. Garrett Cancer Benefit Concert
The Bobby F. Garrett Cancer Benefit Concert is an inspirational afternoon featuring gospel groups from across the Triangle and beyond. The concert is held in loving memory of Bobby Fletcher Garrett, who was an 11-year cancer survivor. Over 10 years, this benefit concert has raised over $100,000 to establish the Bobby F. Garrett Head and … Read more