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UNC Lineberger members Channing Der, PhD, the Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Adrienne Cox, PhD, associate professor in radiation oncology and pharmacology, were awarded $10,000 by the Blue Ribbon Run, a Wilmington-based fundraiser for colorectal cancer research.

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Channing Der, PhD, and Adrienne Cox, PhD

Der spoke March 2 at a luncheon fundraiser organized in support of the run.

This was the group’s second donation to the Der and Cox labs in support of colorectal cancer research.

The run is a joint effort with Susie’s Cause, a national colorectal cancer foundation. The sixth annual Blue Ribbon 5K will be held April 1 in Wilmington, N.C.