Latest Past Events

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Samuel Wilson presents: “Transformative therapies for Sickle Cell disease are here: Where do we go next?”

Old Clinic Auditorium

Dr. Samuel Wilson is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Hematology at UNC. His research interests include understanding and improving the health outcomes of people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), with a focus on young adults. He is currently studying how to better manage iron overload in SCD, and is developing biomarkers … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Amanda Nelson presents: ” A discussion on the application of AI tools to answer clinical questions around diagnosis, phenotyping, prognosis, and precision medicine using examples from investigators at UNC.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill

Dr. Nelson is a board-certified internist and rheumatologist with a Masters in Clinical Research in Epidemiology. She spends one day per week in the clinic, divided between general rheumatology and musculoskeletal ultrasound, and is involved in fellow education and mentoring. Her research is focused on a variety of aspects of imaging in osteoarthritis (OA), including … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Anthony Comuzzie presents: “Beyond the Bench or Bedside: Advocating for Access to Evidence-Based Obesity Care.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill

Dr. Comuzzie is the CEO of The Obesity Society, the leading professional scientific organization devoted to obesity.  He is a world-renowned obesity researcher and scientist, having previously spent nearly 25 years on the faculty of Genetics at Texas Biomedical Research Institute where his research focused on the genetic epidemiology of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, … Read more