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Category: Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

  • Scott Commins, MD, PhD

    Genetically Altered Pigs Approved For Food, Potential Medical Use

    Scott P. Commins, MD, PhD Agri-Pulse reports the Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved an intentional genomic alteration, or IGA, in animals that can be used for both food and human therapeutics. The IGA is in what are called GalSafe pigs, bred to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells. The article references Scott Commins, MD, PhD, ass … Read more

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    Jordan Receives Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award

    Joanne Jordan, MD, MPH Joanne Jordan, MD, MPH, emeritus professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, has received the “distinguished clinical investigator award” from the American College of Rheumatology for outstanding clinical research in osteoarthritis. As the founding principal investigator and director of the ongoing Johnston County Osteoart … Read more

  • kwan-boerneke

    Kwan, Boerneke Support National ‘Penicillin Allergy Awareness Day’ Efforts With Programs that Train Physicians and Benefit Patients

    Led by Millie Kwan, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, and Renae Boerneke, PharmD, the team has launched an innovative outpatient program where providers de-lable penicillin allergy through penicillin allergy assessments.

  • leigh-callahan

    Callahan Explains How the OAAA Is Addressing the Impact of Osteoarthritis in Podcast

    In a recent “Joint Action” rheumatology podcast, Leigh Callahan, PhD, the Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, highlights changes that are needed in health care systems and polices to reduce the impact of osteoarthritis, a leading cause of disability. She also recognizes the work of the Osteoarthritis Action … Read more

  • Saira Sheikh, MD

    Sheikh Talks To WRAL About Fall Allergies and COVID-19

    Saira Sheikh, MD Saira Sheikh, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, discussed the nuances of allergy symptoms and those commonly associated with COVID-19 in an interview with WRAL’s Go Ask Mom. While the symptoms are similar, like cough and occasionally shortness of breath in kids with asthma and allergies, most symptoms are … Read more

  • Scott Commins, MD, PhD

    Taking a Bite Out of Meat Allergies

    Scott Commins, MD, PhD Much still needs to be learned about how food allergies develop and why certain people are more susceptible than others. UNC School of medicine researchers led by Scott Commins, MD, PhD, may be able to answer some of these questions by studying an unusual food allergy to mammalian meat called alpha-gal syndrome. Thirteen years ago, Commins and colleagues at … Read more

  • July- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2020

    Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, was awarded pilot funding from the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled “Deprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.” Division of Hematology Stephan Moll, MD, received an award from the Anticoagulation Forum for “2020 Clinical Fellowship Award in General Vascular M … Read more

  • June- Grants and Funding

    Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 – June 30, 2020

    Division of Cardiology Anil Gehi, MD, received a grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to create a new patient education program to help patients with atrial fibrillation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Division of Hematology Dougald Monroe, PhD, received NIH funding to help guide the development of novel treatments and new therapeutics for bleeding. Nigel Mackman, PhD, an … Read more

  • leigh-callahan

    Callahan Voted President-Elect of US Bone and Joint Initiative

    Leigh Callahan, PhD Leigh Callahan, PhD, the Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, has been voted president-elect of the US Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI).  As associate director of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and national director of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance, Callahan has been a v … Read more

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    Iweala Receives $1-Million NIH Grant to Study Alpha-gal Syndrome

    Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD, has received a $1-Million NIH Grant to study alpha-gal syndrome. Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergic condition with global reach. Global reports describe patients with delayed allergic reactions to mammalian meat and there is limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying this condition. Iweala’s research explores the role of gly … Read more

  • Dr. Richard Loeser

    Loeser Receives Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professorship in Medicine

    Richard Loeser, MD Richard Loeser, Jr., MD, has been named the Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology. An appointment to a named professorship is one of the highest honors  bestowed on faculty, recognizing scholarly achievement and distinction. Learn more about Dr. Loeser here.  

  • leigh-callahan

    Callahan Quantifies Impacts of Exercise on Anxiety and Depression in People With Arthritis

    Leigh Callahan, PhD Leigh Callahan, PhD, is a co-author on the first research paper to quantify — on a state-by-state basis — the number of physically inactive people with arthritis who could reduce their anxiety and depression through exercise. The study showed that more than 3 million people could benefit from exercise, and provides particularly useful insights when the data … Read more