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  • Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout January

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of January. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, shared strategies for staying healthy during the holidays Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, provided insight into the development of a new diagnostic test for osteoarthritis and its potential impact o … Read more

  • Kwan and King Appointed Medical Directors

    Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology and Louise King, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, will each take over their division’s respective Eastowne clinic site as Medical Director. Allergy and Immunology Clinic Dr. Mildred Kwan will be stepping … Read more

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    A Family’s Journey to Carolina: Inspired by Dr. Saira Sheikh’s Expertise and Compassionate Care

    In honor of their daughter and inspired by Dr. Saira Sheikh’s expertise and compassionate care, Idit and Moti Feeder support complex immunologic diseases through a generous gift.  Dr. Saira Sheikh shown in a simulated teaching patient encounter, with her research team members. Idit and Moti Ferder of California, travel the world with an incredible sense of purpose. They are inspi … Read more

  • UNC Core Center for Clinical Research Receives 5 Year Renewal Award from NIH/NIAMS

    (left) Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS; (right) Leigh F. Callahan, PhD The UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) was recently awarded 5-year renewal funding from NIH/NIAMS. The renewed CCCR will be led by co-PIs Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, and Leigh F. Callahan, PhD.  The overall goal of the UNC CCCR is to provide state-of-the-art resources and a rich environmen … Read more

  • August- Grants and Funding

    UNC Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2024

    The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Oncology Yohei Hisada, PhD, was awarded $50K for his research in leukemia at the 2024 ISTH conference in Bangkok Brian Miller, MD, received the Melanoma Research Alliance Young Investigator Award for $250k.  Division of Gastrology and Hepatology Aadra Bhatt, PhD was awarded … Read more

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    Dr. Erin Steinbach Receives K08 Award to Investigate the Relationship Between Intestinal Permeability and Peanut Allergy

    Erin Steinbach, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, recently received a K08 award from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for her project, “Revealing the mechanism of increased intestinal epithelial cell barrier permeability in peanut allergy”. This project represents a five-year research … Read more

  • July- Grants and Funding

    UNC Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2024

    The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Lara Longobardi, PhD, received an R01 renewal from NIH to study the “Role of CCR2 in osteoarthritis”. Leigh Callahan, MD, has been named Principal Investigator for the UNC site of a $17M dollar osteoarthritis prevention study (TOPS) tri … Read more

  • Dr. Lara Longobardi Receives R01 Renewal from NIH to Study the Role of CCR2 in Osteoarthritis

    Lara Longobardi, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the Division on Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, recently received funding through the National Institute of Health (NIH); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) for the renewal of her R01. The project, “Role of CCR2 in osteoarthritis”, will establish the molecular events leading … Read more

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    Academy of Educators Recognize Faculty and Trainees

    Founded as a part of UNC School of Medicine’s strategic plan, the Academy of Educators (AOE) has been enhancing research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching since 2006. The Mission of the Academy is also to promote and fund curricular innovation, evidence-based curricular change and a scholarly approach to the education mission and provide a forum for education leaders … Read more

  • Callahan and Nelson Receive T32 Award for Training Program at UNC

    Leigh F. Callahan (left) and Amanda E. Nelson (right). The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) recently awarded Drs. Leigh Callahan and Amanda Nelson funding for their T32 grant, “The Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program at the University of North Carolina.” The overall goal of this T32 is to pr … Read more

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    95 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Awarded 2024 Carolina Care Excellence

    Each year, UNC Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider’s practice to their friends and family. This year, 205 UNC physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations, which places them in the top quartile nationall … Read more

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    How Exercise Can Improve Symptoms of Osteoarthritis

    Leigh Callahan, PhD Can exercise help decrease osteoarthritis pain? One would think moving your joints more frequently would increase pain related to a joint disease but in fact physical activity can lessen the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Leigh Callahan, PhD, the Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, and Ass … Read more