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2026 Hettleman Prizes awarded to five exceptional early-career facultyThe annual Hettleman Prizes have been awarded to promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research, including UNC Lineberger members Daniel Dominguez, PhD, and Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH. -
Cancer Health honors Thom for cancer financial toxicity researchUNC Lineberger’s Bridgette Thom, PhD, has been recognized by Cancer Health for her efforts to help cancer patients navigate the financial challenges of healthcare. -
Freeman, Brudno named AIMBE fellowsUNC Lineberger’s Ronit Freeman, PhD, and Yevgeny Brudno, PhD, were inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, one of the highest honors for researchers in this field. Four … Read more -
UNC Lineberger honors graduate and postdoc award winners in annual ceremonyUNC Lineberger celebrated emerging scientists and clinicians at its annual training awards ceremony, honoring the achievements of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the cancer center. -
Ferris elected as Vice President of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, will begin his term as the organization’s vice president on January 1, 2027. SITC is the world’s leading professional society dedicated to advancing the science … Read more -
UNC Lineberger receives ZERO Prostate Cancer grant to expand prostate cancer screening in rural North CarolinaThe grant will support Check & Protect: UNC Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening Initiative, a community‑based pilot program designed to expand prostate cancer education, screening and early detection among men … Read more -
9th Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium highlights emerging research and trainee excellenceThe Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium brought together researchers, faculty and trainees from UNC‑Chapel Hill and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for a full day of scientific exchange. -
UNC physician experts call for systems-based approach to prostate cancer screening decisionsAdam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, call for shared decision-making about prostate cancer screening to be built into health care systems, not left to individual clinicians alone, … Read more -
Drug delivery technology developed by UNC researchers enters first-in-human clinical trial for pancreatic cancerA precision drug delivery technology with roots at UNC-Chapel Hill has launched a first-in-human phase I clinical trial of its iontophoretic oncology platform (IOP) for pancreatic cancer, now open for … Read more -
Khairat to serve as chief AI officerSaif Khairat, PhD, MPH, FAMIA, School of Nursing professor and UNC Lineberger member, will shepherd Carolina’s vision of ensuring that the invention, use and governance of AI serves the public … Read more