Drs. Katarina Haley and Adam Jacks from the UNC Department of Allied Health Sciences were awarded a $3M, five-year R01 NIH grant. The goal of this study is to help clinicians define speech production disorder diagnostic profiles for stroke survivors to enhance patient care.
UNC’s Dr. Groesbeck Parham, gynecologic oncology professor, is a leader in the fight against cancer. Recently, the Zambian government recognized Dr. Parham and his team for their contribution to improving service delivery for cervical cancer patients in Zambia.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNC has received the first ever NIH grant to study to the genetics of hidradenitis suppurativa, a devastating inflammatory skin disease.
UNC Lineberger researchers have had great success using CAR-T Cell Therapy to treat patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. This clinical trial provides a new option for patients who currently have limited options for treatment.
UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine have partnered to launch the Heroes Health Mental Wellness App to support first responders and healthcare workers. This app provides users with a weekly mental health assessment, shows trends in symptoms over time, and connects users with various mental health resources.
Dr. Seth Noar is leading an interdisciplinary team of researchers to develop, study, and test messaging to discourage e-cigarette use among adolescents. This study’s findings will inform future health communication at the local, state and national level to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents.
Dr. Onyinye Iweala received a $1M grant from NIH to study Alpha-gal syndrome, an allergic condition with global reach. Dr. Iweala leads research that aims to deepen our understanding of the role that glycolipids and unconventional T-cells play in hypersensitivity disorders.
UNC School of Medicine’s Dr. Edwin Kim and Dr. Wesley Burks report results from their five-year multisite study on treatment options for children with egg allergies. Their research finds Egg Oral Immunotherapy is significantly more likely to achieve sustained unresponsiveness for children with an egg allergy, and may be a better treatment option than Baked … Read more
UNC School of Medicine’s Dr. Bryan L. Roth is leading a team of researchers to create new medications for rapidly treating various psychiatric disorders. This $26.9M project is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness will support the research of 13 UNC Department of Psychiatry investigators. Their projects cover a variety of topics including women’s mood disorders, autism, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression.