Category: Infectious Diseases
Boyce Receives Emerging Challenges Grant With Jones and Scribner
Ross Boyce, MD, MSc Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases–with lead investigator Corbin Jones, PhD, professor in the integrative program for biological and genome sciences and the department of biology, and Dan Schrider, PhD, assistant professor in the department of genetics–have received a 2019 Emerging Challenges in Biomedical Researc … Read more
Is NC Ready for Coronavirus? Weber Recalls SARS Outbreak in NC Health News Story
David Weber, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and epidemiology with the Gillings School of Global Public Health, recalls North Carolina’s SARS case in 2003, explaining how the emergence of diseases like H1N1, West Nile Virus, Ebola, Zika and multiple flu seasons, has kept colleagues practicing and preparing for inevitabilities like COVID-19.
$4.5M Grant to Boost Antimicrobial Resistance Efforts in Malawi
Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and UNC Project-Malawi were awarded a $4.5 million grant by the UK’s Fleming Fund to strengthen Malawi’s One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) program. The grant will support the national AMR coordination committee and technical working groups, supporting ownership and alignment and scaling up a … Read more
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Weber Discusses Flu in Associated Press Article
David Weber, MD, MPH David Weber, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, pediatrics and epidemiology, was interviewed in an AP article about the second wave of flu, amid concerns about the coronavirus. The article recognizes that the second surge began in late January, and that there is now another rise in the percentage of doctor’s office visits that w … Read more
Six Medicine Faculty Recognized for Highly Cited Research
The annual list of highly cited researchers from Thomson Reuters recognizes the most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers than rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. In 2019, fewer than 6,300, or .1% of the world’s researchers, across 21 research fields, have earned this exclusive … Read more
Weber Answers Questions About the Coronavirus
David Weber, MD, MPH In a new UNC Health Talk article, David Weber, MD, MPH, answers questions about the coronavirus, encourages the flu vaccine and recognizes respiratory etiquette. Weber is professor of medicine and pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. He’s also medical director of hospital epidem … Read more
Researchers Reverse HIV Latency, Important Scientific Step Toward Cure
(Republished from the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Care Newsroom) From left: UNC-Chapel Hill HIV researchers David Margolis, MD, and J. Victor Garcia, PhD, along with Rick Dunham from ViiV Healthcare. (Credit: Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill) Approximately 38 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, about 1.1 million people in the United States. Currently, people wit … Read more
Six Medicine Faculty Recognized for Highly Cited Research
Six UNC Department of Medicine faculty members were named in the 2019 Thomas Reuters List of Highly Cited Researchers. The annual list recognizes the most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers than rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. The following medicine faculty are listed: Jo … Read more
Adimora elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH Ada Adimora, MD, MPH, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of epidemiology with the UNC Gillings School of Public Health has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demo … Read more
UNC IGHID receives NCHTEC grant to provide training in HIV prevention and treatment
Christopher Hurt, MD The UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) has been awarded a 5-year contract to house the North Carolina HIV Training & Education Center (NCHTEC) through 2024. NCHTEC is a federally-funded program with a mission to support the training and technical assistance needs of North Carolinians engaged in the prevention and treatment … Read more
UNC IGHID receives $3 million grant to study Lassa fever in Liberia
David Margolis, MD, with UNC researchers and a team of Liberian investigators, will jointly conduct the study. The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (UNC IGHID) has been awarded a three-year grant (US$ 3M) to launch a large epidemiological study of Lassa fever in Liberia by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). The study is part of a f … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1-September 30, 2019
Division of Geriatric Medicine Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, will lead NIA’s new IMPACT Collaboratory’s Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcomes (PCRO) Core, funded by a five-year, $1.4 million grant. Learn more. Division of Hematology/Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, will receive $400,000 from Susan G. Komen to study how HER2+ tumors respond to HER2-targeted therapies. She is one of three UNC S … Read more