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January 16, 2020
Teaming up in the lab and in life: researchers make an impact on cancer science
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, and Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, use their natural curiosity and drive to tackle cancer through their research at UNC Lineberger.
January 16, 2020
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, and Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, use their natural curiosity and drive to tackle cancer through their research at UNC Lineberger.
January 14, 2020
UNC Lineberger’s Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at UNC School of Medicine, is the editor of a new book that provides a comprehensive review of how to diagnose and manage rare lymphomas, with a focus on novel treatment approaches. UNC Lineberger faculty and trainees contributed chapters to the volume. “Novel Therapeutics for …
September 23, 2019
The U.S. Army has awarded a $559,799 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, to investigate the role of the immune system in promoting pancreatic cancer’s spread.
September 12, 2019
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient’s tumor. This finding could help overcome a significant obstacle in the development of personalized cancer vaccines. In a study published in the journal Cancer Immunology Research, …
June 3, 2019
Jenny P. Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Professor of Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Association of Immunologists for the 2019-2020 term. Ting has been an active member of the organization for since 1997. AAI is dedicated to advancing the field of immunology and fostering …
April 17, 2019
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a grant for more than $2.2 million across five years to UNC Lineberger’s Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, to support her research into the immune response in pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers.
April 11, 2019
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers presented innovative new strategies for using tiny particles – particles the size of a DNA molecule or the width of a human hair – to boost cancer treatment as part of the Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence/National Cancer Institute site visit on Tuesday. The researchers, …
February 11, 2019
UNC Lineberger awarded grants to 14 scientists and research teams in the fall grant awards cycle. Applications for the next round of funding will be due March 15.
December 20, 2018
At the 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in San Diego on Dec. 3, Eben Lichtman, MD, presented preliminary findings from preclinical studies of CAR T-cells directed towards a potential target called B7-H3, which is found on the cell surface of certain types of AML.
December 3, 2018
The University of North Carolina System recently awarded UNC Lineberger’s Andrew Wang, MD, and Jonathan Serody, MD, a four year, $2.09 million Research Opportunities Initiative grant to support their research using pharmacoengineering approaches to develop more effective personalized cancer vaccines. The grant was one of 15 awarded to scientists across the UNC System, with the specific intent to support …