Support Our Mission
How you can give
You may give online to our unrestricted fund to provide support when and where the need is the greatest.
Or, if you are considering a more specific gift, please connect with Kathryn Hunter, Director of Development, at kathryn_hunter@med.unc.edu or 919-843-8254.
What You Can Support
Research
Support pilot studies that prove concepts and generate data for competitive grant applications. Your gift can also support investigators who face temporary gaps in funding, as well as the clinical trial infrastructure needed to develop new therapies.
Patient Care
By recognizing great patient care, your gift can be a thoughtful way to ensure the resources available to you or your loved one are available to others in the future. You can honor a caregiver as well as support what is important to you, ensuring the continued research of a specific disease or disorder.
Education and Faculty
Your gift can enable our trainees, scientists and physicians to pursue special initiatives and leadership opportunities. You can also help fund recruitment packages for top faculty candidates, as well as endowed professorships, which honor exceptional faculty achievement.
Gifts at Work
Sawyer Accelerates the Fight Against Childhood Malaria
Ross Boyce, MD, MSc Dr. Ross Boyce, a researcher with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, tested a military uniform treatment idea on wraps used to carry babies in many parts of Africa and South America. Would treating these baby wraps with permethrin protect babies in Uganda from malaria? The answer was yes. In a six-month study that included 400 mother-baby pairs, babies in permethrin-treated wraps had 66% fewer cases of malaria. Now Boyce will build on … Read more
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