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Response to COVID-19

Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, FASN, Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, shares why she joined a COVID-19 clinical trial and why she’s urging others to consider joining…

Janeth Pearl, residente de Cary, explica por qué participa en el ensayo clínico de la vacuna COVID-19.

UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the top coronavirus research universities in the world. Check out this video celebrating COVID-19 research at the UNC School of Medicine.

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Camille Ehre, PhD, generated high-powered microscopic images showing startlingly high SARS-CoV-2 viral loads on human respiratory surfaces, ready to spread infection in infected…

On the heels of FDA authorization of convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19, researchers at UNC are conducting a clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of plasma…

Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researchers in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical…

Miller Receives ASM Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology

Melissa Miller, PhD, Director of the Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratories at the UNC Medical Center, has been a national leader on the issue of COVID-19 laboratory testing since…

Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researches in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical…

Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD

UNC School of Medicine researchers Aravinda de Silva, PhD, and Prem Lakshmanane, PhD, and colleagues developed a COVID-19 test that pinpoints human antibodies specific to a particular part of the…

Major study of coronavirus infection in human airways adds to evidence that wearing a mask is an important protective step toward limiting transmission of COVID-19. The lead authors of the…

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, founding director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) is leading a study with Christine Peat, PhD, director of the National Center of Excellence…

Olafur Palsson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the UNC School of Medicine, led a study investigating the emotional and mental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. The study…

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A student group founded by medical students, White Coats Black Doctors is working to increase diversity in the medical profession by supporting the development of future black physicians.

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Grateful patient and husband establish breast cancer research fund

Bill and Nancy Graham of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have donated $1 million to support breast cancer research and care at UNC Lineberger.

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Response to COVID-19

Dr. Keisha Gibson Gives Her Perspective on Joining COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial

La participante explica por qué participa en el ensayo clínico de vacuna COVID-19

Celebrating COVID-19 Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine

UNC Researchers Publish Striking Images of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Cells

UNC Ramps Up Convalescent Plasma Clinical Trial to Fight COVID-19

UNC Researchers Enroll COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 3 Trial Participants

Miller Receives ASM Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology

UNC Infectious Diseases Division Launching COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial

UNC Researchers Create New Type of Accurate COVID-19 Antibody Test

Researchers Map SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells of Nasal Cavity, Bronchia, Lungs

UNC Researchers Collaborate on Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on People with Eating Disorders

UNC Researcher Leads National Survey on Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

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