May 13, 2022
Welcoming Ashwin Somasundaram
We’re proud to announce Ashwin Somasundaram, MD, as the newest member of the UNC Lineberger Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence (PCCE).
Tag: Immunology
May 6, 2022
Baric, Ting elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
UNC Lineberger's Ralph Baric, PhD, and Jenny P. Ting, PhD, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They join seven other UNC Lineberger members with this honor.
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.
January 11, 2022
Mark Foundation awards Pylayeva-Gupta three-year, $750,000 research grant
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, is a recipient of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Emerging Leader Award. The funding will support her research focused on reprogramming B cell fate and function in cancer.
October 13, 2021
Susan G. Komen announces $1.5 million in grants for metastatic breast cancer research
Susan G. Komen has awarded three grants in support of metastatic breast cancer research as part of a collaboration between Komen, UNC Lineberger and Duke Cancer Institute, called the Susan G. Komen Metastatic Breast Cancer Collaborative Research Initiative.
October 6, 2021
Gel enhances CAR-T immunotherapy benefits in brains surgically treated for glioblastoma
Researchers from UNC Lineberger and colleagues report pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical lab models with glioblastoma improved the immunotherapy’s effectiveness.
September 10, 2021
Immunotherapy after high-dose chemotherapy leads to favorable outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia
Josh Zeidner, MD, Jon Serody, MD, and colleagues report clinical trial outcomes that benefited patients with resistant or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia.
June 22, 2021
Ting to receive the 2021 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research
Jenny P. Ting, PhD, is being honored for her outstanding discoveries in the fields of immunology, molecular biology, genomics, and microbiology.
December 31, 2020
Study points the way to boosting immunotherapy effectiveness against breast cancer and other solid tumors
CAR-T therapy has proven effective for some blood cancers. New research by Jonathan S. Serody, MD, and colleagues suggests ways to use it effectively to attack solid tumors.
November 22, 2020