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Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 – March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022
Division of Oncology Yara Abdou, MD, received a METAvivor research grant for “Investigating Survivin as a novel target for immunotherapy in Black women with breast cancer.” Jared Weiss, MD, and Barbara Savoldo, MD, received a $1.8M DoD grant to study GD2 CART for lung lancer. Emily Ray, MD, received a 2-year...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 – February 28, 2022

February 28, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases David L. Rosen, MD, PhD, MSPH, received a $580,000 Duke Endowment Award to compare the impact of transition-to-care service programs on healthcare utilization and mortality among people with chronic health conditions released from the NC state prison system. Division of Oncology Brian C. Miller, MD, PhD, received a...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Honey Jones, DNP, ACNP-BC, MBA, was awarded funding from the Clinical Investment Committee for the “Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider Support Program” (CCAPPS). Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance received a $100K/one-year grant from the NextFifty Initiative. Leigh Callahan, PhD, is Director...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: November 1 – November 30, 2021

November 30, 2021
Division of Cardiology Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded Anil Gehi, MD, a three-year grant to improve atrial fibrillation (AF) care. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Seth Berkowitz, MD, received an R01 NIH grant to advance health equity in Type 2 diabetes. Division of Infectious Diseases David Rosen, MD, PhD, is principal investigator...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 – October 31, 2021

October 31, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD, was awarded a grant from NC TraCS to study early detection of sarcopenia in collaboration with David Lynch, MBBS. Division of Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, received a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for “Clinical implications of metastatic subtype, microenvironment, and organ of involvement.” Division of...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 – September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD, received an NC TraCS pilot grant award. Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, received an NC TraCS pilot grant award. UNC’s Center for Aging and Health received a two-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services grant (with...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2021

August 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases UNC HIV Cure Center led by David Margolis, MD, was awarded $26.2 million over the next five years. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Silvia Kreda, PhD, received a phase two NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant to continue studies for a novel oligonucleotide therapeutic strategy for treating cystic fibrosis....

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2021

July 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases Ed Browne, PhD, received a $4-million NIH grant to study the effects of cannabis use on the HIV reservoir. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, a 2021 Clinical Scientist Development Award for his research proposal entitled, “Getting malaria off the back of women and children in...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 – June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Klara Klein, MD, PhD, received a physician-scientist award to cultivate her career as a translational clinician scientist. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resident Corey Ketchem, MD, received the Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award to support research with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other esophageal diseases. Division of General Medicine Karin Whelan, MD, received...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: May 1 – May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, PhD, received an NIMHD grant award for “A multidimensional digital approach to address vaccine hesitancy and increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake among African American young adults in the South.” Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Michael Knowles, MD, received a grant award from...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: April 1 – April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD, was awarded $225,000 from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging to develop and test a remote-sensing resistance band exercise system with a team of researchers from Dartmouth. Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded a 5-year K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award by the NIH’s National Institute...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 – March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021
Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD, received a Research Restart Award from the American Society of Hematology, which helps ensure research continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigel Mackman, PhD, received a grant award for “Tissue factor-dependent coagulation in thrombosis and immune responses” from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood...