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Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, PhD, and two trainees in a lab.

A five-year funding renewal will extend the Carolina Cancer Nanotechnology Training Program’s work preparing future scientists to improve cancer detection and treatment through nanotechnology.

Melissa Troester, PhD, has been named the Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. She serves at the associate director of population sciences at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Three cancer researchers at a lab bench examining a sample.

Jessica Thaxton, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious $700,000 grant from the Mathers Foundation to support research into the role of the endoplasmic reticulum in T-cell metabolism and cancer development.

Headshots of Stephanie Wheeler and Alison Brenner.

Led by Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, and Alison Brenner, PhD, researchers will develop and implement new strategies to address common barriers to care and reach patients due for screenings for breast, colorectal, lung, and cervical cancers.

Cancer treatment tends to focus on tumor removal and cancer cell reduction, but for some women with breast cancer, treatment also includes rebuilding. If you are a woman who undergoes breast removal surgery, a mastectomy, you may choose a surgical process known as breast reconstruction.

The Get Real and Heel exercise program became a central part of recovery for Jennifer Fusco when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The 12-week, expert-led program for cancer patients consists of cardio, strength, balance and flexibility training.

Ashok Krishnamurthy, PhD, collaborates with experts in informatics, biomedical, health and social science research to develop projects and programs that leverage the power of data science and scalable computing to solve challenging research problems.

Pengda Liu, PhD, and colleagues are investigating a new way to tackle Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and rare pediatric cancer that develops in the bones and soft tissues, while minimizing toxicity typically associated with chemotherapy.

Lynne I. Wagner, PhD, is co-author of a study for a nationwide clinical trial that reported doubled quit rates as part of a proactive, virtual tobacco treatment during cancer care.

Catherine Cheng and Roy Dreyfuss having a conversation while sitting in a hospital room.

Roy Dreyfuss received CAR T-cell therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma as part of a clinical trial in 2016. This was more than a year before the FDA approved this treatment for other blood cancers; Dreyfuss became the first patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy at UNC Health.

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Preparing a new generation to transform cancer research

Troester named distinguished professor

Thaxton awarded prestigious grant for T-cell metabolism research

UNC Lineberger and OHSU receive $4 million to address barriers to cancer screening across North Carolina, Oregon

What it’s like to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Local cancer survivor gets real and heals via groundbreaking program at UNC

Rooted: Ashok Krishnamurthy

UNC biochemists discover new method to combat pediatric bone cancer

UNC Lineberger contributes to research to help cancer patients stop smoking

Celebrating 10 years of CAR T-cell therapy at UNC Health