Virology Research Program Archives

Jack Griffith in his lab with an electron microscope.

Jack Griffith, PhD, whose work focuses on the use of electron microscopy, has been contributing to research at Carolina for 46 years.

Linda Pluta, manager of the UNC Lineberger Vironomics Core facility, was presented with the Dean’s Performance Award. She and seven other award winners were recognized at the 2024 School of Medicine Annual Staff Summit.

Exteriors of the UNC Lineberger and Marsico Hall buildings.

More than $1.3 million in UNC Lineberger developmental research grants were awarded to 13 faculty members and one postdoctoral trainee this spring.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An international study has revealed strong associations between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.

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Rooted: Jack Griffith

Pluta honored with School of Medicine Dean’s Performance Award

UNC Lineberger provides $1.3 million in developmental research grants

KRGV: Medical Breakthroughs: Using induction therapy to treat tongue cancer

Lemon elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Kaposi sarcoma discovery could facilitate drug development

Symposium highlights research advances in viral cancer and AIDS malignancies

UNC Lineberger faculty named world’s most highly cited researchers

Dittmer, Griffith labs win Art in Science Competition

Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer