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Renowned UNC Pediatric Biochemical Geneticist Leads First Study on a Novel Treatment for Hunter Syndrome

Joseph Muenzer, MD, PhD, leads research on groundbreaking therapy that offers hope for ultra-rare disease patients across the world living with a devastating genetic disorder. Ongoing clinical research at UNC could lead to a first-of-its-kind enzyme replacement therapy for Hunter syndrome, an ultra-rare disorder that causes progressive multisystem disease and neurologic decline.

UNC Awarded Funding To Implement Useful Research Results to Prevent Childhood Obesity

This project is co-led by Dual Principal Investigators Dr. Kori Flower at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dr. Eliana Perrin at The Johns Hopkins University. We are pleased to announce that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been approved for funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) … Read more

UNC Study Confirms Early Use of Medications May Lead to Life-Threatening Conditions in Preterm Infants with Heart Defect

A clinical trial led by the UNC School of Medicine weighs medications versus ‘wait and see’ approach for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. Babies born prematurely can have a number of complications at birth, simply because they are brought into the world before their organs are fully developed. One complication is called patent ductus arteriosus … Read more

Announcing the 2025-26 Jefferson-Pilot and James Woods Recipients

The Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine and James W. Woods Junior Faculty Awards are amongst the most prestigious awards given to School of Medicine junior faculty members. Both awards recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the recipients and bestow a monetary award that the awardees can use at their discretion to further their research programs. The … Read more