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Earp to step down as director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shelton “Shelley” Earp, MD, has announced his intention to step down as director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective in June of 2024.
UNC RNA Discovery Center awards inaugural fellowship grants
The UNC RNA Discovery Center has awarded three fellowship grants to support innovative research investigating various roles of RNA in health and disease.
Jensen, Morse named Lung Cancer Initiative Research Fellows
Lung Cancer Initiative has awarded Lung Cancer Research Fellowship grants to Jeffrey Jensen, MD, PhD, and Ryan T. Morse, MD.
International panel of experts recommends mindfulness-based interventions to address depression and anxiety symptoms in adults with cancer
Gary Asher, MD, MPH, is co-author of an evidence-based guideline developed by the Society for Integrative Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology that recommends several therapeutic approaches.
UNC receives national honor for promoting sun safety on campus
UNC was recognized for its commitment to promoting skin cancer prevention and UV safety education on campus, including providing free sunscreen dispensers on campus.
Gut microbiome can increase risk, severity of HIV, EBV disease
UNC researchers report that the gut microbiome has a significant impact on the acquisition of Epstein-Barr virus and human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection and plays a role in the course of disease.
Summer funding supports student’s cancer research
UNC-Chapel Hill senior Anna Jin spent her summer in the lab of pediatric oncologist Ian Davis, MD, PhD, researching the use of cancer patients’ own cells to treat Ewing sarcoma.