May 1, 2024
Kaposi sarcoma discovery could facilitate drug development
Dirk Dittmer, PhD, and colleagues have developed a model of Kaposi sarcoma that will be key to the development of new drugs to treat the disease.
Tag: Blossom Damania
February 14, 2023
Viral love
What started as a shared passion for science grew into love for UNC Lineberger virologists Blossom Damania, PhD, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, whose bond is continually strengthened through their commitment to research.
February 6, 2023
Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response
A study led by researchers in the lab of Blossom Damania, PhD, shows how Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus evade innate immune detection to spread undeterred.
October 18, 2022
CNN Health: Researchers speed efforts for vaccine against virus linked with mono, MS
February 7, 2022
Damania and Dittmer honored with Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Blossom Damania, PhD, and Dirk Dittmer, PhD, are being recognized individually for their expertise in cancer virology and global oncology, and their service to the university and state.
June 7, 2021
Expertscape recognizes UNC Lineberger faculty as top-rated experts in their fields
Expertscape rated 12 UNC Lineberger faculty members as top-rated experts in their fields for its 2021 rankings.
May 11, 2021
Celebrating nearly 15 centuries of service
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recognizing 118 UNC Lineberger staff and faculty members who will be celebrating a service milestone this year.
August 25, 2020
NCI grant funds UNC-led consortium studying HIV-related cancers in sub-Saharan Africa
A team of UNC researchers are partnering with colleagues at three institutions in Africa to study HIV-associated malignancies: Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer and lymphoma.
February 19, 2019
Virus linked to cancer takes over ‘cellular mail’ to alter tumor environment
A virus linked to cancer can hijack the host’s cellular mail and could help drive changes in the environment around tumors, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found. A study published in PLOS Pathogens reports the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus can commandeer a mail system that host cells use to …