Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

The paper was recently published in Biomolecules Journal. This innovative research investigated whether genetic osteoblast-specific inactivation of the chemokine receptor Ccr2 at different times during post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) progression improves joint structures, bone parameters and pain. You can access the article, titled “CC-Chemokine Receptor-2 Expression in Osteoblasts Contributes to Cartilage and Bone...

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE) has established a number of teaching awards to recognize the importance of excellence in medical teaching, increase the prestige of great educators, and make teaching a more viable part of a faculty member’s academic career path.

At this month’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Healio honored nine Disruptive Innovators who are changing the face of hematology/oncology. At this second annual award ceremony, Dr. Shakira Grant received the 2023 Healio NextGen Disruptor award. This award goes to an up-and-coming physician who is...

John Buse, MD, PhD, co-authored a study showing that the common diabetes drug metformin substantially decreased the risk of developing long COVID after infection from SARS-CoV-2. The clinical trial was led by researchers at the University of Minnesota. In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of...

The UNC Weight Management Team has been awarded a UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Team Award for their project, “Improving Obesity Treatments in Primary Care.” The project was designed to reduce the financial and geographic barriers to obesity treatments across UNC primary care clinics. The weight management team embedded...

Sidney C. Smith, MD, FAHA, FESC, FACP, MACC, professor of medicine, has been ranked #194 for Best Medicine Scientists in the world and #126 in the US by Research.com.   Research.com is a leading academic platform for researchers. The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index) metric, which includes papers and...

The Well asked Dr. David J. Weber about the end of the COVID-19 federal emergency status, the state of the disease and his recommendations for preventing the virus.

As part of the Forward Together Strategic Plan, the UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) supports a small number of clinicians committed to translating research findings to advance the practice of medicine in addition to providing clinical care and teaching. PSTP is a pipeline to recruit, train, and retain...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of May. Ross Boyce, MD, gave tips on how to keep ticks from biting, in this article. Margaret Drickamer, MD, spoke about providing home-like hospice care in the hospital. Arlene Seña, MD,...

Kristi Kirkland, CPhT, is a North Carolina native who enjoys interacting with patients and collecting data for the UNC Hemophilia Treatment Center. She has gained valuable experience navigating the research world. Additionally, Kristi is a proud mom of three and recently became a Mema to her first grandson!

Juneteenth Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to inform and ensure the last group of enslaved Black people were finally freed. This was 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was signed into law. Juneteenth became...

Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C, was the first inpatient APP hired within the hematology division and has helped grow the program into a 10 person team. She is an advocate for the APP profession both at UNC and nationally. Laura is also a mom and a music lover who almost became a...