Hongwei Du, PhD has been awarded $30,000 by The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina (LCI) to research novel treatment targeting brain metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer. His research focuses on developing a new CAR-T immunotherapy which could transform the future of lung cancer treatment.
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 … Read more
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.
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.
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 … Read more
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Dr. Chad Pecot was awarded $100,000 by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to research a new treatment that selectively silences mutated KRAS genes, which are commonly associated with cancer. Pecot’s lab is also studying how to deliver the treatment specifically to cancer cells.
Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center created a new method to classify pancreatic tumors, improving personalization of treatment for patients. Using machine learning, the new system can predict individual patient responses to chemotherapy.
Researchers from UNC School of Medicine received $2.91 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a long lasting HIV drug delivery implant . The implant hopes to increase antiretroviral medication adherence, reduce barriers to treatment, and help prevent HIV transmission.
The new UNC Health app, available for Android and Apple users, provides indoor navigation assistance for several UNC Health Care hospitals, displays urgent care locations and wait times, and provides one-click access to electronic medical record data among other features.
Each year, the Center for Health Innovation offers internal pilot funding to UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine employees for health care innovations across a broad spectrum of interest areas including new models of care, digital health, device development, advanced statistical research, and workforce development.