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  • Drs' Simon Gray and JensenDr’s Jensen and Gray receive UNC Physician Scientist Training Program Awards.

     Jeffrey Jensen, MD, PhD, a resident, and Simon Gray, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, received UNC PSTP awards. Dr. Gray received an Early-Stage Faculty award, and Dr. Jensen received a Resident / Fellowship Award, providing them with funds to support their research efforts for two years.  A former … Read more

  • John Buse Leads Study Finding Cushing’s Syndrome in a Quarter of Patients with Difficult-to-Control Diabetes

    John Buse, MD, PhD, Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, led a study finding 24% of individuals with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes also present with hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome). This study, entitled CATALYST and published in Diabetes Care, was the largest and most rigorous trial ever conducted to … Read more

  • Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUSAmanda Nelson Contributes to Landmark Osteoarthritis Study

    Left to right: Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS; Liubov Arbeeva, MS; Yvonne Golightly, PT, MS, PhD Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and other Thurston Arthritis Research Center researchers coauthored a study entitled, “Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals” in Nature. Their … Read more

  • Drs. Saira and Shehzad Sheikhs’ Project Voted First Place by Peers at FNIH Biomarkers Consortium

    Saira Sheikh, MD, Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology and Director of the Clinical Trials Program at UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center, along with her brother Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, were invited to pitch … Read more

  • UNC Researchers Uncover Molecular Mechanism Behind Hydralazine-Induced ANCA Vasculitis

    For the first time, investigators are gaining a clearer understanding of what causes drug-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. In a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Medicine and Kidney Center revealed that hydralazine—a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure—alters the structure … Read more

  • Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award

    Stephen Schworer, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, was recently awarded the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, “T2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma.” The AAAAI Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development … Read more

  • Ethan Basch, MDElectronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

    People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer emergency department visits than those who didn’t file reports. Both groups had similar overall survival rates, according to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers … Read more

  • Research on Ondansetron and Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Maintenance Hemodialysis Selected as Editors’ Choice by JASN

    Dr. Jenny Flythe, Sherin Ismail, Dr. Michele Jonsson-Funk An article by Sherin Ismail-Atta PharmD, PhD, epidemiology graduate student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and trainee at the UNC Kidney Center, and her mentors, Michele Jonsson-Funk, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, and Jennifer Flythe, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Chief of … Read more

  • Home testing kits and coordinated outreach substantially improve colorectal cancer screening rates

    Colorectal cancer screening is an effective tool for catching the disease early when it’s most treatable, yet it is underutilized in patient populations who receive primary care at federally qualified health centers (FQHC). A new study by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated that a targeted intervention can substantially increase screening rates in … Read more

  • expertscapeOver 40 Faculty Ranked on Expertscape as Research Leaders in the World

    As 2024 comes to a close, we want to recognize the UNC Department of Medicine faculty ranked on Expertscape in their areas of expertise. Over 40 DOM faculty have been internationally ranked. Expertscape ranks researchers based on the quantity and significance of their published studies in a specific topic, with a focus on their authorship and impact … Read more

  • DOM Research Staff Attend Society of Research Administrators Conference

    Jill Cunnup, Administrative Director for Clinical Research, Kelsey Haywood, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Research Program Director, Alex Kass, MSN, MBA, RN, CDCES, Caleb Hemphill and Brett Phillips, MA,PMP, CCRP, attended the Society of Research Administrators conference in Chicago. The conference theme, Breaking Barriers: Together Towards Tomorrow, offered a wide range of sessions, workshops, … Read more

  • Janice Hwang Investigating Neurocognitive Effects of Type 1 Diabetes in Children

    Dr. Janice Hwang Janice Jin Hwang, MD, MHS, Division Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has been awarded a $2.796 million, 5 year, NIH U01 grant to investigate the neurocognitive effects of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in children. The project, titled “Mapping Neurocognitive Complications of Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes” is a collaboration among researchers, including Aysenil … Read more