5 months ago
Researchers in our labs Unlock New Way to Help Fight Skin Cancer
Researchers found that inhibiting a problematic protein in the body helps immunotherapies and CAR T-cell therapy to better fight off melanoma.
Tag: Faculty & Lab News
5 months ago
Riya Gohil makes it to Three Minute Thesis finals
Riya Gohil a graduate student in Jill Dowen's lab presented at the 3MT finals on October 21, 2025 during UNC Research Week. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition where graduate students have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. She was one of the ten outstanding graduate students selected to compete in the 2025 3MT Finals.
5 months ago
Drs. Lee and Bergmeier contributed to an eBook on Platelet Physiology
Drs. Lee and Bergmeier contributed to an eBook on Platelet Physiology I (Springer Nature) – now available in stores. The chapter was co-authored by Dr. Lucia Stefanini, a former Bergmeier lab member and colleague at UNC.
5 months ago
Popov lab is pioneering the use of AI to design new drug compounds for diseases like tuberculosis and cancer
Dr. Konstantin Popov’s lab is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to design new drug compounds for diseases like tuberculosis and cancer. By combining AI modeling with hands-on chemistry and biology, Popov’s team has created powerful, biologically feasible molecules...
5 months ago
Clint Stalnecker was named a Forbeck Scholar
Clint Stalnecker, Assistant Professor, was named a Forbeck Scholar by the William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation on October 17, 2025, and will attend the May 3-6, 2026, meeting on “Causes and Consequences of Cellular Plasticity in Cancer” in Princeton, NJ. He joins our faculty in the Fall, and his laboratory is located within Lineberger.
6 months ago
UNC Cryo-EM Core awarded an NIH S10 High End Instrumentation grant
Dr. Joshua Strauss, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Director of the UNC Cryo-EM Core, was awarded an NIH S10 High End Instrumentation grant to purchase a 300 keV cryogenic-transmission electron microscope.
6 months ago
Leiderman lab new publication in JTH
The Leiderman lab published "Mathematical analysis of emicizumab: affinity-driven complex formation and lipid-surface reactions" in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
6 months ago
UNC collaboration repurposes lab chemical as potential new brain tumor drug
Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar has teamed up with the NC TraCS-supported SLiCE project to study a potential new treatment for glioblastoma.
6 months ago
Carolina Stories: The Enduring Legacy of Dr. Aziz Sancar
A decade after winning the Nobel Prize, the UNC professor continues to push the boundaries of discovery while inspiring the next generation and building cultural bridges between the U.S. and Türkiye.
6 months ago
UNC Sends Delegation for Capitol Event
Rally for Medical Research – September 18, 2025 | Washington, DC A delegation from UNC joined more than 400 advocates from across the country in Washington DC to urge Congress to prioritize funding for medical research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Participants met with Congressional staff and members to call for sustained investment …
6 months ago
Starbird and Strahl served on a science faculty panel
Chrystal Starbird, PhD, and Brian Strahl, PhD, participated in a science faculty panel at a cancer research career day for Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School students. 37 students visited UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for panel discussions, lab tours, and hands-on activities. Faculty shared their experiences as research scientists, described their daily work, and answered …
6 months ago
Bergmeier lab recently collaborated with colleagues at Harvard Medical School
The Bergmeier lab recently collaborated with colleagues at Harvard Medical School on a significant study titled “Coagulation factor XII haploinsufficiency is protective against venous thromboembolism in a population-scale multidimensional analysis“. This work was published in Nature Communications. Congratulations to David Paul, PhD, research assistant professor, who is listed as the second author on this important …