November 5, 2019
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
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
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
A dense web of tissue can surround pancreatic cancer tumors, impeding treatment and sometimes acting as a barrier to the tumor’s spread. Jen Jen Yeh, MD, and colleagues have published a paper in Nature Communications that demonstrates their novel approach to distinguishing cancerous tissue from the surrounding connective tissue and stromal cells as well as from immune cells in the tumor’s environment in order to drive personalized treatment strategies.
October 14, 2019
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a four-year, more than $1.87 million grant to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers to study the impact of implementing financial navigation services at five rural cancer centers in North Carolina to help patients cope with the financial burden, or financial toxicity, related to cancer care. …
October 8, 2019
Five members of the North Carolina Cancer Hospital team were recognized at the 2019 UNC Oncology Excellence Awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 3. The awards honor oncology nurses, allied health professionals, and administrative staff for exceptional care of and devotion to individuals with cancer and their families and to the oncology profession. Celebrated annually since …
October 7, 2019
The National Cancer Institute has awarded University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a five-year, $2.7 million grant to develop more effective health warnings for little cigars and cigarillos. Nearly 12 million U.S. adults reported smoking cigars within a single month, according to 2016 national survey, and little cigars …
October 2, 2019
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Seth M. Noar, PhD, to conduct studies that will help improve the effectiveness of tobacco prevention advertisements for adolescents. Specifically, Noar and his collaborators will develop new metrics to gauge the effectiveness of tobacco …
October 1, 2019
UNC Lineberger researchers published new findings in Nature Communications that help explain one path that breast cancers can take as they leave tumors and spread throughout the body.
September 24, 2019
Two scientists who trained in laboratories at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill returned to campus for UNC Lineberger’s 44th Annual Postdoc-Faculty Research Day to share lessons from their careers. Katherine Fries, PhD, deputy director in the Global Clinical Immunology department at Sanofi Pasteur, and Jennifer Gerton, PhD, investigator with the Stowers Institute …
