November 16, 2023
Tag: Kirsten Bryant
November 16, 2023
Inspired research: A conversation with Kirsten Bryant, PhD
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, shares what motivates her in the lab, how mentorship and advocacy have fueled her passion for pancreatic cancer research, and why she's encouraged by progress made in the past decade.
August 26, 2022
PanCAN backs Der and Bryant Labs with two-year, $340,000 award
UNC Lineberger’s Channing Der, PhD, and Kirsten Bryant, PhD, are among seven recipients of the inaugural Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Therapeutic Accelerator Collaborative Award, which provides a total of $340,000 in grant support over two years.
April 16, 2021
Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence to leverage research and clinical care innovations for patients
The Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence brings together researchers, clinicians and staff to provide excellent multidisciplinary patient care and generate research discoveries that can be translated into new, more effective approaches for pancreatic cancer.
February 8, 2021
Bryant named 2021 New York Academy of Science Rising Star in Cancer Metabolism
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, was named a 2021 New York Academy of Science Rising Star in Cancer Metabolism, honoring her work as an early career researcher.
June 16, 2020
Bryant recognized as Forbeck Scholar
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, will attend the Forbeck Forum for a series of talks on “Emerging Strategies to Overcome Heterogeneous Resistance Mechanisms.”
September 6, 2019
Researcher recognized for perseverance that led to study, plans for trials in pancreatic cancer
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, is honored as one of three recipients of the Joseph S. Pagano Award, which recognizes outstanding work by the cancer center’s postdoctoral research associates.
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.
March 4, 2019
Potential treatment strategy uncovered for pancreatic cancer
Scientists at UNC Lineberger discovered a technique to make pancreatic cancer cells reliant on one energy source and then starve them of it, which has led to clinical studies of a novel treatment strategy.
March 4, 2019
UNC Lineberger scientist launches mission to find more options for pancreatic cancer patients
Kirsten Bryant, PhD, launched a mission to find more treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients after losing her father, Bernard Elzer Jr., to the disease in 2013.