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Category: Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

  • Saira Sheikh, MD

    Sheikh Addresses Media Questions About Lupus Drug Shortages

    Saira Sheikh, MD In an interview with UK-based newspaper the “Independent,”  Saira Sheikh, MD, director of the UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic and assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, provided clarity regarding chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. The two medications have been in the news recently, following coverage related to Cor … Read more

  • Clare Mock, MD

    IHQI Improvement Scholars Announced, Five in Medicine

    Mildred Kwan The Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) has announced projects that will be supported through IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program. Half of these scholars are members of the UNC Department of Medicine, and they include the following.   Mildred Kwan, MD PhD, with lead Renae Boerneke, PharmD, BCPS, CPP — Reducing the Healthcare Utilization of Broad … Read more

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    Iweala Interviewed For Food Allergy Podcast

    The “Finding Genius” health & medicine podcast provides insights into what scientists know about food allergies, as well as what aspects of the condition continue to remain a mystery. Onyinye Iweala, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, was recently interviewed.

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    Sheikh and Key, with Biotech Company EpiCypher, Receive NIH Research Grant Award

    Saira Sheikh, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, and Nigel Key, MB ChB, the Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor and section chief of hematology, have received an NIH Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant, with local biotech company EpiCypher®, to develop novel biomarkers of autoimmune diseases.

  • February- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1-February 29, 2020

    Division of Hematology and Oncology Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, has received a one-year, $50,000 award to study interventions for racial disparities in breast cancer survival from the Integrated Approach to Breast Health Equity Competitive Grant Program, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and Pfizer. Read more. The Anticoagulation Forum’s Ansell Fellowship Program has aw … Read more

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    Gilbert’s Gait Speed Research Featured in Healio Rheumatology

    Abigail L. Gilbert, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, discusses her research on the differences in gait speeds, in people with osteoarthritis, with Healio Rheumatology. She says that her study, published in Arthritis Care and Research, is the first “to look at important differences in gait speed among adults with rh … Read more

  • January- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: January 1-January 31, 2020

    Division of Hematology and Oncology Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics fellow Robert Lee, PhD, have been selected to receive Scholar Awards from the American Society of Hematology’s (ASH). Sparkenbaugh received a $125,000 award to support her research into the mechanisms of thrombin generation and end-organ failure in sickle cell disease. Read … Read more

  • November- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: November 1-November 30, 2019

    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Carla M. P. Ribeiro, PhD, was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to study novel targets for CF airway mucus production. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Dan Jonas, MD, MPH was awarded a $2.2 million grant to address unhealthy alcohol use. Learn more. Division of Nephrology and Hyperte … Read more

  • Scott Commins, MD, PhD

    Commins discusses alpha-gal allergy on the “Dr. Oz” Show

    Scott Commins, MD, was recently featured on the “Dr. Oz” Show where he explained the alpha-gal allergy, which is connected to tick bites. He also answered questions about symptoms and management of the red meat allergy.

  • Kelli Allen, PhD

    Allen receives pilot grant to generate evidence of precision medicine approach

    The UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMH), which aims to transform patient care through evidence-based precision medicine, and the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) have awarded three pilot grants. The pilot grants have direct clinical or human translational impact … Read more

  • Kelli Allen, PhD

    Study shows reduction of physical therapy and lifestyle changes for knee osteoarthritis

    Kelli Allen, PhD, in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, was interviewed for a news story related to the rise in the use of pain prescriptions for knee osteoarthritis and drop in lifestyle management.

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    TARC receives $3.4 million NIH grant to study rheumatic diseases

    The Thurston Arthritis Research Foundation (TARC) has received a five-year, $3.4 million NIH grant to implement high-quality, innovative studies of rheumatic diseases, led by Leigh Callahan, PhD, associate director of TARC. As principal investigator, Callahan will lead a team of scientists who are advancing understanding, prevention and treatment of diseases like osteoarthritis.