February 11, 2020
Nobel laureate Sancar named recipient of 2019 Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
UNC Lineberger's Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award.
Tag: honors and awards
February 5, 2020
Nyrop receives grant to study interventions for racial disparities in breast cancer survival
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, will lead a one-year qualitative research study on how clinicians can discuss weight management with breast cancer survivors in an effort to decrease racial disparities in obesity-related comorbidities that can affect survivorship.
February 3, 2020
NCI appoints Gopal director of Center for Global Health
The National Cancer Institute has named Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Global Health. He assumes his new role today. Gopal is a physician-scientist who led the cancer program for UNC Project-Malawi, a research and care collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Malawi Ministry of Health, …
January 14, 2020
Ray receives Young Investigator Award to support breast cancer research
The Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, in conjunction with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, has presented a Young Investigator Award to UNC Lineberger’s Emily Ray, MD, MPH. Ray, who is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology at UNC School of Medicine, will use the one year, …
December 17, 2019
Prostate Cancer Foundation awards grant to Coombs
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has awarded $225,000 across three years to UNC Lineberger’s Catherine C. Coombs, MD, to study whether genetic mutations that accumulate in the blood over time are linked to worse outcomes for prostate cancer. Coombs, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, received the Young Investigator Award …
December 16, 2019
Lung Cancer Initiative awards research grant to Du to investigate novel treatment
The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina (LCI) has awarded The Vicky Amidon Innovation in Lung Cancer Research Award to Hongwei Du, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The award also was presented to Kenneth Adler, PhD, at the North Carolina State University College …
October 8, 2019
2019 Oncology Excellence Awards celebrate compassionate nurses and staff
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 …
June 10, 2019
UNC Lineberger recognizes Pagano Award recipients
UNC Lineberger presented three postdoctoral fellows with the Joseph S. Pagano Award to recognize their leadership of notable scientific publications.
December 20, 2018
Basch elected to American Society of Clinical Oncology Board of Directors
The board, elected by ASCO’s member oncologists, is comprised of cancer physicians and clinical researchers who volunteer their time with ASCO. Basch is a medical oncologist and distinguished professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology and a professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He also is director of …
November 19, 2018