March 23, 2020
Breast Cancer Alliance awards Liu 2020 Young Investigator grant
The $125,000 award will support the Liu lab in investigating a specific therapeutic target in basal-like breast cancer, an aggressive breast cancer type.
Tag: Cancer Cell Biology Research Program
March 4, 2020
UNC Lineberger leads the way in e-cigarette research
UNC Lineberger members have led e-cigarette research on the potential long-term health effects of vaping and seek effective ways to communicate these risks.
February 6, 2020
Key molecular machine in cells pictured in detail for the first time
Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Rockefeller University have revealed the inner workings of one of the most fundamental and important molecular machines in cells.
January 13, 2020
Researchers find clues to drug resistance in medulloblastoma subtype
A study led by UNC Lineberger's Tim Gershon, MD, PhD, shows new evidence to explain how drug resistance develops in a major subtype of medulloblastoma.
November 26, 2019
Der named AAAS Fellow
The honor recognizes Der's contributions to cancer research. His lab's recent findings on pancreatic cancer have led to clinical studies of a new treatment.
November 5, 2019
Feast or famine: Scientists find key bio ‘switch’ that helps cells adapt
Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine and Stanford University have uncovered what may be a fundamental biological mechanism that helps organisms adapt to rapid changes to nutrients in their environments. In a study published in Molecular Cell, the scientists found that a chemical mark on histones – a key protein involved in the function of our …
November 5, 2019
Researchers use genetic insights to develop model for HPV-linked head and neck cancer
A University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-led research team has used genetic insights about head and neck cancers linked to HPV, or human papillomavirus, to improve laboratory tools for studying the disease. Leveraging their discovery that different subtypes of HPV-linked oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma exist based on the expression levels of two different …
October 23, 2019
Researchers identify possible approach to block medulloblastoma growth
UNC Lineberger researchers have identified a potential approach to stop the growth of medulloblastoma, the most common type of brain tumor in children.
October 21, 2019
Legant Named 2019 Packard Fellow
UNC Lineberger’s Wesley Legant, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC-NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Pharmacology, received a prestigious Packard Fellowship to enhance his research on new kinds of microscopy techniques to further biomedical discoveries at the UNC School of Medicine and beyond. Legant was one of 22 early-career scientists …
September 23, 2019
Wang honored as one of four recipients of Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement
UNC Lineberger’s Greg Wang, PhD, has been honored as one of four recipients of this year’s Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement. The late Phillip Hettleman, a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill class of 1921, and his wife, Ruth, established the prestigious award in 1986 to recognize the achievements of outstanding junior faculty. The recipients …