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UNC Lineberger’s Dr. Emily Ray has been awarded the Young Investigator Award to support her work in breast cancer research
The Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation have awarded Emily Ray, MD, MPH, $50,000 to support her work in developing predictive models to determine late stage breast cancer patient’s prognosis. This tool will assist with better treatment planning, which can be especially difficult as breast … Continued
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UNC’s Lineberger’s Dr. Catherine C. Coombs is awarded $225,000 by the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Dr. Coombs, winner of the Young Investigator Award, is receiving $225,000 over three years to study the relationship between prostate cancer and clonal hematopoiesis, a condition where genetic mutations accumulate in groups of blood cells. Her research may potentially uncover new methods of treatment that improve prostate cancer outcomes.
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UNC Scientists visualize competition between healthy and dysfunctional platelets for space in an injured blood vessel
A UNC School of Medicine research team, led by Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier, studied why platelet transfusion therapy does not work for some patients with platelet function disorders. Using real-time imaging allows researchers to understand the interaction between healthy and dysfunctional platelets, which is critical to improve the use of platelet therapy.
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Dr. Weiss is named Principal Investigator for the Phase 2 study focused expanding immunotherapy treatment
Dr. Jared Weiss, associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and researcher with UNC Lineberger Cancer Center, will lead a phase two study evaluating a new combination of drugs as a first-line treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic HPV positive head and neck cancer. This study’s goal is to expand this … Continued