June 5, 2024
Tag: Virology Research Program
![Headshot of Stanley Lemon.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2024/05/Stanley-Lemon-feature-600x400.jpg)
May 7, 2024
Lemon elected to the National Academy of Sciences
UNC Lineberger’s Stanley M. Lemon, MD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors awarded to a scientist.
![Headshot of Dirk Dittmer.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2024/04/Dittmer-Dirk-h-1-600x400.jpg)
May 1, 2024
Kaposi sarcoma discovery could facilitate drug development
Dirk Dittmer, PhD, and colleagues have developed a model of Kaposi sarcoma that will be key to the development of new drugs to treat the disease.
![Two people talk next to a research poster at the 13th annual UNC-Duke Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy Symposium.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2024/01/VOAMS-Symposium-2023-2-600x400.jpeg)
January 23, 2024
Symposium highlights research advances in viral cancer and AIDS malignancies
The 13th annual UNC-Duke Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy Symposium featured talks and poster presentations on the latest research and insights in the field.
![Headshots of the 12 UNC Lineberger members who are listed on Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/11/Clarivate-2023-Highly-Cited-Researchers-feature-600x400.jpg)
November 16, 2023
UNC Lineberger faculty named world’s most highly cited researchers
Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, which recognized scientists who published papers that ranked in the top 1% of cited publications in their field between 2012-2022.
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November 14, 2023
Dittmer, Griffith labs win Art in Science Competition
During University Research Week, the labs of Dirk Dittmer, PhD, and Jack Griffith, PhD, won the Art in Science Competition held by the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research.
![Physician showing an oral x-ray to a patient in an exam room.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/09/dental-x-ray-oral-health-head-neck-cancer-600x400.jpg)
September 19, 2023
Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer
An international study has revealed strong associations between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
![Exteriors of the UNC Lineberger and Marsico Hall buildings](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2021/12/Lineberger-Marsico-exterior-600x400.jpg)
September 5, 2023
UNC RNA Discovery Center awards inaugural fellowship grants
The UNC RNA Discovery Center has awarded three fellowship grants to support innovative research investigating various roles of RNA in health and disease.
![Illustration of human intestine microbiota with healthy probiotic bacteria.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2023/08/gut-microbiome-news-feature-600x400.jpg)
August 14, 2023
Gut microbiome can increase risk, severity of HIV, EBV disease
UNC researchers report that the gut microbiome has a significant impact on the acquisition of Epstein-Barr virus and human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection and plays a role in the course of disease.
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August 7, 2023
Two subtypes of HPV-associated head and neck cancers predict treatment outcomes
Researchers have divided HPV+ head and neck cancers into two distinct subtypes, which can help determine how well patients will respond to therapy.