August 21, 2014
$150,000 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Awarded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Part of More Than $24.7 Million Awarded in New Grants by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Tag: Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinical Program
April 11, 2014
Johnson joins ‘Dream Team’ of scientists collaborating on rare pediatric cancer
UNC Lineberger member Gary Johnson, PhD, professor and chair of the UNC Department of Pharmacology, has been tapped to join Synodos, a team of scientists working together to defeat the rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). A first-of-its-kind NF research collaboration, Synodos has brought together centers of excellence from institutions across the country. Johnson will be just one of 12 academic researchers in the collaboration.
March 17, 2014
Shelia Santacroce receives grant from Northwestern Mutual and the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
On March 5, Shelia Santacroce, PhD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Scholar, received a $50,000 research grant from Northwestern Mutual and the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to fund children’s cancer research.
December 4, 2013
Daily Tar Heel – Program provides cancer patients student support
The Carolina Pediatric Attention, Love, and Support program pairs UNC students with young people undergoing treatment for cancer and blood disorders, Josephine Yurcaba of the Daily Tar Heel reports.
November 22, 2013
University Gazette – Humphries helps countless children escape through books
For the fifth straight year, UNC Libraries and campus collect books for the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology clinic.
November 8, 2013
UNC Libraries organizes book drive for pediatric cancer patients at UNC
Book drive seeks 10,000th book for the Pediatric Oncology Clinic.
September 20, 2013
UNC Health Care to host live Facebook chat on newborn genome mapping
Dr. Cynthia Powell of N.C. Children's Hospital and Dr. Jonathan Berg of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will answer your questions in a live Facebook chat at noon (12 p.m.) Eastern time on Thursday, Sept. 26.
September 18, 2013
Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory proclaimed September 13 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in North Carolina
The Honorable Pat McCrory Governor of the State of North Carolina, and First Lady Ann McCrory visited the North Carolina Children’s Hospital on September 13 to proclaim that day as Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in North Carolina.
September 4, 2013
UNC partners with NIH to explore genomic testing for newborns
As the clinical use of genomic testing expands, the practical and ethical considerations of using the technology to screen newborns for genetic conditions will be the focus of a new study undertaken at the University of North Carolina.