Representative Publications
UNC is committed to conducting research to the highest ethical and scientific standards regardless of where in the world we work and to publishing our findings in the scientific literature. It is impossible to list all publications stemming from our global research efforts. Below are few examples of UNC collaborations across the globe.
- Identification of human papillomaviruses from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pre-cancer and invasive cervical cancer specimens in Zambia: a cross-sectional study.Bateman AC, Katundu K, Polepole P, Shibemba A, Mwanahamuntu M, Dittmer DP, Parham GP, Chibwesha CJ. Virol J. 2015 Jan 16;12(1):2.
- Viral profiling identifies multiple subtypes of Kaposi’s sarcoma. Hosseinipour MC, Sweet KM, Xiong J, Namarika D, Mwafongo A, Nyirenda M, Chiwoko L, Kamwendo D, Hoffman I, Lee J, Phiri S, Vahrson W, Damania B, Dittmer DP. MBio. 2014 Sep 23;5(5):e01633-14.
- Multicentric Castleman’s disease in Malawi. Gopal S, Fedoriw Y, Montgomery ND, Kampani C, Krysiak R, Sanders MK, Dittmer DP, Liomba NG. Lancet. 2014 Sep 20;384(9948):1158.
- Moving forward in HIV-associated cancer. Gopal S, Achenbach CJ, Yanik EL, Dittmer DP, Eron JJ, Engels EA. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Mar 20;32(9):876-80.
- Stage-stratified approach to AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma: implications for resource-limited environments. Krown SE, Borok MZ, Campbell TB, Casper C, Dittmer DP, Hosseinipour MC, Mitsuyasu RT, Mosam A, Orem J, Phipps WT. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug 10;32(23):2512-3.
- Early experience after developing a pathology laboratory in Malawi, with emphasis on cancer diagnoses. Gopal S, Krysiak R, Liomba NG, Horner MJ, Shores CG, Alide N, Kamiza S, Kampani C, Chimzimu F, Fedoriw Y, Dittmer DP, Hosseinipour MC, Hoffman IF. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 7;8(8):e70361.
- Building a pathology laboratory in Malawi. Gopal S, Krysiak R, Liomba G. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Apr;14(4):291-2.
- Meeting the challenge of hematologic malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa. Gopal S, Wood WA, Lee SJ, Shea TC, Naresh KN, Kazembe PN, Casper C, Hesseling PB, Mitsuyasu RT. Blood. 2012 May 31;119(22):5078-87.
- Burkitt lymphoma in Brazil is characterized by geographically distinct clinicopathologic features. Queiroga EM, Gualco G, Weiss LM, Dittmer DP, Araujo I, Klumb CE, Harrington WJ Jr, Bacchi CE. Am J Clin Pathol. 2008 Dec;130(6):946-56.