April 8, 2022
AACR annual meeting to feature UNC Lineberger research
UNC Lineberger researchers and trainees will present nearly 20 research talks and presentations at the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research, April 8-13, in New Orleans.
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March 28, 2022
PFRC celebrates 30 years of service
For 30 years, the North Carolina Cancer Hospital’s Mary Anne Long Patient and Family Resource Center has offered patients and their families expert help, solace and friendly faces.
March 24, 2022
Implant churns out CAR-T cells to combat cancer in animal models
Yevgeny Brudno, PhD, and colleagues from NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T for attacking cancerous tumors.
March 22, 2022
Loved ones battling cancer inspire donor’s gift
After seeing friends and family members struggle with cancer and tired of feeling helpless, Betsy Jordan decided to do something about it by making a gift to support innovative research.
March 15, 2022
A patient’s decision adds immeasurably to knowledge about how to treat lung cancer
Chad Pecot, MD, and colleagues used biospecimens from a patient just after he succumbed to lung cancer to unravel how a KRAS mutation developed resistance to a treatment that had initially proved effective.
March 15, 2022
Southeastern cancer centers fight racial inequities in lung cancer
A grant from Stand Up To Cancer will establish sustainable infrastructure to improve screening, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in the Black community.
March 9, 2022
Hackman named division chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
UNC Lineberger’s Trevor G. Hackman, MD, FACS, has been appointed as chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology within the Department of Otolaryngology.
March 1, 2022
Public health leads researcher to communication advances
Noel Brewer, PhD, has always been fascinated by health behavior. Brewer's research focuses on vaccination, smoking and health screening.
February 24, 2022
Scientists uncover a new approach for treating aggressive cancer
Greg Wang, PhD, and colleagues have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development.
February 10, 2022
Dayton named chair of the Joint UNC-NCSU Department of Biomedical Engineering
Paul Dayton, PhD, the William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named chair of the Joint UNC-NCSU Department of Biomedical Engineering.