November 20, 2017
Study findings suggest that cognitive computing could help physicians to stay abreast of an ever-expanding body of scientific literature as well as highlight potential cancer therapeutic options.
October 7, 2016
CBS's "60 Minutes" came to UNC Lineberger to learn how researchers are using IBM Watson to cull through and generate useful clinical insights from massive amounts of genetic data.
August 3, 2015
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 28, 2015
Michele Hayward, a research director at UNC Lineberger, was honored on Monday by 97.9 WCHL Chapelboro.com with the Hometown Heroes Award.
November 26, 2014
Matthew G. Ewend, MD, FACS, Van L. Weatherspoon, Jr. Eminent Distinguished Professor and Chair, UNC Department of Neurosurgery and UNC Lineberger member, has been awarded this year’s H. Fleming Fuller Award.
May 28, 2014
The UCRF, a $42 million, state-appropriated fund established in 2007, continues to have a significant impact on cancer research in North Carolina.
May 23, 2014
Personalized medicine holds great promise for delivering targeted treatments to patients based on their unique genetic characteristics. Through a $3.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide high-throughput RNA and DNA sequencing and regulatory assistance to partner institutions in the NCI’s new National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
