This profile is part of a series highlighting how UNC Lineberger and the UNC School of Medicine are shaping the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – With great sadness, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the death Feb. 4, 2010, of Jessie Satia, PhD, associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology and special assistant to the School’s dean for diversity. Dr. Satia, 39, died at her home in Chapel Hill after a long illness. “We … Read more

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Interested in starting a regular exercise program and supporting a good cause? More than 900 women have improved their overall fitness during the 10-year Sole Sisters program and provided close to $35,000 for Susan G. Komen N.C. Triangle affiliate programs. Women over the age of 21 who are interested in becoming … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In the world of fast food, it all comes down to speed, delivery and quality. The world of sports is much the same. Put the two together, and you’ve got a great defensive strategy…against cancer. Hardee’s donates $50 to UNC Lineberger for each touchdown made by the Tar Heels football team … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – UNC Lineberger member Bill Zamboni, PhD, PharmD, associate professor in the pharmacy school’s division of pharmacotherapy and experimental therapeutics, was profiled in the article “Bill Zamboni: Finding the Elusive Few Drugs That Work” published in the Carolina Alumni Review. This article appeared in the January/February 2010 issue of the Carolina Alumni … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Triad Golfers Against Cancer has awarded one-year research grants to two physician-scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Stefanie Sarantopoulos, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, received $25,000 to study ways of improving survival in patients with leukemia and lymphoma. Andrew Wang, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology, received $34,000 to … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Jon Serody, MD, Elizabeth Thomas Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and UNC Lineberger member, is featured in the article “T-cell Mutiny” published in the Winter 2010 issue of endeavors magazine. The article was written by Meagen Voss, a doctoral student in neuroscience in the School of Medicine. endeavors … Read more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The University of North Carolina women’s gymnastics team will hold its annual Blue & Pink meet on February 14 at newly-renovated Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels will take on the University of Maryland in a special meet that includes a cancer awareness health fair, benefiting the Get REAL & HEEL program. … Read more

Study from The Cancer Genome Atlas an important step towards personalized therapy