Tag: 2024

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of July..  William (Bill) Wood, MD, MPH, UNC Hematology Professor, Represents UNC and Lineberger Cancer Center at White House Clinical Trials Forum to Advocate for Inclusive Research. Edwin Kim, MD, MS,...

Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was selected for a $50K UNC Lingeberger Development Award for his project, “Risk Evaluation And cancer Detection in Younger adult liver disease patients (READY)”. This project will investigate risk factors for the development of...

Matthew Painschab ,MD, an assistant professor in the UNC Division of Hematology and Director of Adult Oncology Research for UNC Project Malawi, recently received an NIH DPI Director’s Pioneer Award (NDPA) in the amount of $2,721,250 for his project, “Innovations in diagnosis for lymphadenopathy across HIV Centers of Excellence in...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, using a wearable device can lead to higher rates of anxiety about their Afib symptoms and treatment, doctor visits, and use of informal healthcare resources, according to a new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Lindsey Rosman, PhD. Using a wearable device,...

Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the UNC Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Brad Drummond, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine, are spearheading efforts to elevate global pulmonary research capacity through the American Thoracic Society MECOR China Program. The MECOR (Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research) Program,...

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...

William (Bill) Wood, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Hematology, was invited to the White House Clinical Trials Forum in June. Representing the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Wood shared his perspectives as the Medical Director of UNC Cancer Navigation...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of June.  UNC SOM researchers led by Jason Akulian, MD, are the first to use a fully implantable automatic effusion shunt with no external catheters or expensive drainage canisters to provide...

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, delivered the 2024 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture on June 20. Her presentation honored the trailblazing work of her mentor, the late Adaora Adimora, who was selected as the 2023 distinguished lecturer...

Dr. John Batsis recently presented at the National Institute on Aging’s Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop on Nutrition and Aging Biology in San Francisco. He spoke on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists’ Effect in Older Adults. Dr. Batsis’ UNC colleague Danae Gross also gave presentation at the conference. Her talk was entitled...

In collaboration with the company Pleural Dynamics, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jason Akulian, MD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, are the first to use a fully implantable automatic effusion shunt with no external catheters or expensive drainage canisters to provide an innovative new option for...

After an illustrious 12-year tenure as Division Chief, Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH, will step down from this role on July 1 to assume the position of director of The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) at The University of North Carolina. “I never imagined that I would...