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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Asserting that no one should die from cervical cancer, public health researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a multi-state initiative to prevent – or even eradicate – the disease. The Cervical Cancer-Free Initiative is a multi-year project aimed at preventing...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...