{"id":52149,"date":"2021-06-22T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?page_id=52149"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:31:54","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research in the Department of Medicine brings together diverse people and perspectives to collaborate on today\u2019s health challenges, in a collegial and supportive community.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Research takes place in 11 affiliated centers, where world-class investigators often form enterprise partnerships. Here, scientific investigation demonstrates excellence from bench to bedside, in teams and interdisciplinary work, across the Department, School of Medicine and the University.<\/p>\n

The UNC Department of Medicine is ranked #19 in NIH funding, in the top five public universities, with investigators receiving $109 million annually. Meanwhile, the UNC School of Medicine<\/a> is ranked #5 for NIH funding of public medical schools. Our award funding supports disease-oriented research in fields such as cancer immunogenetics, malaria, diabetes, sickle cell anemia and clotting disorders. Research in the Department is led by investigators from undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students (MD and PhD), as well as our basic and clinical faculty.<\/p>\n

Multiple Department of Medicine specialties were recognized in the recent
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#8<\/div>\n

Endocrinology and metabolism<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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#11<\/div>\n

Infectious Diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gastroenterology & Hepatology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Clinical Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Oncology<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Basic<\/h2>\n

Basic research in the Department takes place within and across our divisions. It also takes place across the University in collaboration with other schools, like the Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/a> and the Gillings School of Public Health<\/a>. Department investigators collaborate with University researchers across a multitude of departments like Cell and Molecular Physiology and Genetics, and large multidisciplinary Centers such as the Marsico Lung Institute<\/a> and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases<\/a>. The Department also offers the Physician-Scientist Training Program<\/a>, which recruits and trains young physicians who intend to pursue academic careers devoted to medical research.<\/p>\n

Translational and Clinical<\/h2>\n

Translational research, focused on bringing scientific advances to bear on solving clinical challenges, is part of every division in the Department of Medicine. Investigations involve faculty throughout UNC\u2019s Chapel Hill campus, but also with affiliated medical centers across UNC Health.<\/p>\n

The new outpatient center at UNC Health Eastowne has an entire floor designed for patient intake and clinical studies, providing the ability to perform complex drug delivery studies on site. Besides serving investigators working on funded clinical trials, the Clinical Investigation Unit supports patient investigation on many levels.The\u202fNorth Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute<\/a>\u202f(NC\u202fTraCS) is a key resource that supports, funds and trains our faculty and students in translational research. A directory of ongoing clinical trials and research studies across the Department of Medicine is available at Research for Me@UNC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Disparities Research<\/h2>\n

The UNC Department of Medicine unequivocally affirms our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. Disparities in health outcomes disproportionately impact groups of people who have systematically experienced greater social and\/or economic obstacles to health. Committed to achieving health equity, our department comprises a strong contingency of faculty engaged in research addressing health disparities.<\/p>\n

Scientific Training<\/h2>\n
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\nThe Department of Medicine offers multiple opportunities for research training and career development including:<\/p>\n