UNC-Chapel Hill has awarded distinguished professorships to five UNC Lineberger members.
A distinguished professorship, one of the highest honors at UNC, recognizes a faculty member who exemplifies the highest standards of UNC through their scholarly achievement, teaching excellence and service to the Carolina community.
The cancer center members who were named distinguished professors are:
Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
Department of Cell Biology & Physiology
UNC School of Medicine
Dirk Dittmer, PhD
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
UNC School of Medicine
Bob Duronio, PhD
Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
Department of Biology
UNC College of Arts & Sciences
Caterina Gallippi, PhD
Kenan Distinguished Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
UNC School of Medicine
Kenan Distinguished Professor
Department of Biostatistics
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health