November 14, 2018
Tag: honors and awards
November 2, 2018
Oncology Excellence Award winners demonstrate a commitment to others
The North Carolina Cancer Hospital's 2018 Oncology Excellence Awards highlight excellence in service to patients and colleagues.
October 25, 2018
UNC Medical Center Department of Pharmacy earns Innovator Award for reducing drug waste
At it 35th Annual National Oncology Conference, the Association of Community Cancer Centers recognized the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, UNC Lineberger's clinical home, for early adoption of a program to reduce drug waste and reduce drug cost.
October 20, 2016
Oncology Excellence Awards celebrate compassion and commitment
North Carolina Cancer Hospital's Tony Williams Lobby was filled with friends, family and colleagues to celebrate Deborah Ballard, RN, MSN, ANP-C, OCN, Kristi Geib, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPON, Pearl Langhorne, and Jennifer Spring, RD, CSO, LDN, who received 2016 Oncology Excellence Awards.
August 16, 2016
Sharpless elected to Association of American Cancer Institutes’ Board
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Norman E. Sharpless, MD, has won election to the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ Board of Directors.
August 8, 2016
Bryant receives grant for pancreatic cancer research
UNC Lineberger researcher and postdoctoral fellow Kirsten Bryant, PhD, has been awarded a prestigious grant by the American Association for Cancer Research and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
August 2, 2016
UNC among nation’s top-ranked cancer hospitals, first in North Carolina
The N.C. Cancer Hospital, clinical home of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, continues to climb higher in U.S. News’ Best Hospitals rankings.
October 13, 2015
Bryant wins Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant
The five-year 2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership grant was awarded to Kirsten Bryant, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at UNC Lineberger, for her project titled "Exploring pancreatic cancer cell metabolism for therapeutic gain."
August 3, 2015
Sharpless featured in IBM podcast series highlighting innovators
Each month, the technology company IBM releases a podcast called “Wild Ducks,” focusing on world-changing people and ideas. For the month of July, IBM came to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to learn about personalized medicine and meet their newest Wild Duck – Ned Sharpless, MD, UNC Lineberger Director and Wellcome Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research at the UNC School of Medicine.
July 31, 2015
Over 20 UNC Cancer Care doctors named to 2015 Newsweek Top Cancer Doctors list
Newsweek, in conjunction with Castle Connolly Medical LTD, has published its list of the “Top Cancer Doctors in the United States for 2015.” UNC Lineberger is proud to announce that 22 of those physicians listed are affiliated with UNC Cancer Care.