October 7, 2022
Pylayeva-Gupta awarded Hettleman Prize
UNC named UNC Lineberger’s Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, one of four recipients of the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
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October 6, 2022
Biological pathways provide evidence for how to overcome barriers limiting cancer immunotherapies
UNC Lineberger researchers have found a possible way to overcome barriers that block anti-cancer immune responses. Their findings could have implications for treating solid tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancer.
May 6, 2022
Leading researchers provide insights on aggressive cancers at scientific symposium
UNC Lineberger’s 45th annual Scientific Symposium featured talks on the latest research on pancreatic cancer, tumor microenvironments, metastatic disease and immunotherapy.
January 11, 2022
Mark Foundation awards Pylayeva-Gupta three-year, $750,000 research grant
Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, is a recipient of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Emerging Leader Award. The funding will support her research focused on reprogramming B cell fate and function in cancer.
November 9, 2020
Advancing pancreatic cancer research and care
Pancreatic cancer is an extremely challenging cancer to treat and has an increasing incidence in the United States. Fortunately, pancreatic cancer research is being conducted at UNC Lineberger.
September 23, 2019
U.S. Army awards grant to Pylayeva-Gupta for study of immune system in pancreatic cancer
The U.S. Army has awarded a $559,799 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, to investigate the role of the immune system in promoting pancreatic cancer’s spread.
April 17, 2019
NCI awards $2.2M to Pylayeva-Gupta to investigate immune responses in pancreatic cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a grant for more than $2.2 million across five years to UNC Lineberger’s Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, to support her research into the immune response in pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers.
February 11, 2019
UNC Lineberger awards $1.35M for cancer research
UNC Lineberger awarded grants to 14 scientists and research teams in the fall grant awards cycle. Applications for the next round of funding will be due March 15.
August 3, 2018
Researchers find potential key to unlocking the immune system in pancreatic cancer
In the journal Cancer Immunology Research, scientists led by UNC Lineberger's Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, revealed that a molecule called interleukin-35 plays a role in suppressing cancer-fighting immune cells in pancreatic cancer.
April 15, 2018
UNC Lineberger faculty present at leading national cancer research meeting
UNC Lineberger clinicians and scientists shared their research findings at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting in Chicago.