{"id":52412,"date":"2021-06-22T15:27:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?page_id=52412"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:13:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T16:13:23","slug":"grants-and-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/research\/grants-and-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants and Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Medicine conducts impactful basic, translational, and clinical research across 11 affiliated research centers, and ranks 14 in NIH funding with investigators receiving $109 million annually for research in areas as varied as cancer immunogenetics, the microbiome, HIV, diabetes therapies, and clotting disorders. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/sawyer-accelerates-the-fight-against-childhood-malaria\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Sawyer Accelerates the Fight Against Childhood Malaria<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">Ross Boyce, MD, MSc Dr. Ross Boyce, a researcher with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, tested a military uniform treatment idea on wraps used to carry babies in many parts of Africa and South America. Would treating these baby wraps with permethrin protect babies in Uganda from malaria? The answer was yes. In a six-month study that included 400 mother-baby pairs, babies in permethrin-treated wraps had 66% fewer cases of malaria. Now Boyce will build on the trial\u2019s suc&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2026 | Gifts At Work, Infectious Diseases, News, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Olivier, Hatcher, Boucher Awarded\u00a0$7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/olivier-hatcher-boucher-awarded-7-3-million-to-advance-research-on-rare-bronchiectatic-diseases\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-300x168.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763-301x168.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2026\/02\/olivier-boucher-e1770319977763.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Olivier, Hatcher, Boucher Awarded\u00a0$7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/olivier-hatcher-boucher-awarded-7-3-million-to-advance-research-on-rare-bronchiectatic-diseases\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Olivier, Hatcher, Boucher Awarded\u00a0$7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">UNC researchers have received ~$7.3M from NHLBI to lead the Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium, advancing research on four rare lung diseases that cause progressive bronchiectasis. The effort builds on UNC\u2019s national leadership and aims to accelerate discovery, clinical trials, and new therapies for underserved patient populations. Drs. Kenneth Olivier and Richard Boucher UNC Chapel Hill researchers have been awarded approximately $7.3 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Instit&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2026 | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, News, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Hwang to Lead UNC Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health, Funding by NIDDK Renewed\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/hwang-to-lead-unc-center-for-diabetes-and-metabolic-health-funding-by-niddk-renewed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-301x226.jpeg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Hwang to Lead UNC Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health, Funding by NIDDK Renewed\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/hwang-to-lead-unc-center-for-diabetes-and-metabolic-health-funding-by-niddk-renewed\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Hwang to Lead UNC Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health, Funding by NIDDK Renewed<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">Diabetes and obesity are two of the most pressing health challenges in North Carolina. More than 1 million North Carolinians live with diabetes, and over 2 million struggle with obesity. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, amputations, and cardiovascular disease, significantly shortening lives and contributing billions of dollars in health care costs. Drs. Janice Hwang (left) and John Buse (right) The UNC Diabetes Center of Excellence was established in November of 2006 by&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2025 | Endocrinology and Metabolism, News, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cardiologists Awarded Grant to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Disparities in North Carolina\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/cardiologists-awarded-grant-to-reduce-cardiovascular-health-disparities-in-north-carolina\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/09\/Thelsa-accepting-the-award.heic\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cardiologists Awarded Grant to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Disparities in North Carolina\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/cardiologists-awarded-grant-to-reduce-cardiovascular-health-disparities-in-north-carolina\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Cardiologists Awarded Grant to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Disparities in North Carolina<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">The North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology awarded UNC cardiologists Thelsa Weickert, MD, George (Rick) Stouffer, MD, and Alan Hinderliter, MD, with a grant for their project, &#8220;Expanding Echocardiography Access for Underserved Populations in Central North Carolina&#8221;. The award has the goal to fund a project focused on reducing cardiovascular health disparities in the state of North Carolina. This is for a one-year grant, with potential for renewal, in a competitive process&#8230;.\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2025 | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, Cardiology, Research Funding<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease Receives 40th Consecutive Year of NIH Funding\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/center-for-gastrointestinal-biology-and-disease-receives-40th-consecutive-year-of-nih-funding\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-300x275.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Sandler, MD, MPH\/Photo courtesy of Brian Strickland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-300x275.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-1024x938.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-768x704.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-1536x1407.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-2048x1876.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-600x550.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2016\/08\/Sandler_Lineberger_pic__2_-scaled-1-301x276.jpeg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease Receives 40th Consecutive Year of NIH Funding\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/center-for-gastrointestinal-biology-and-disease-receives-40th-consecutive-year-of-nih-funding\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease Receives 40th Consecutive Year of NIH Funding<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">Pictured are Dr. Robert Sandler and Julianne O&#8217;Daniel. Robert Sandler, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD), has announced the renewal of the Center\u2019s P30 Center grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). This renewal marks 40 consecutive years of NIH support for the CGIBD, highlighting the Center\u2019s long standing role in advancing&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small> | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, News, Research, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"PROMOTER Study Aims to Advance Translational Research in Esophageal Diseases\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/promoter-study-aims-to-advance-translational-research-in-esophageal-diseases\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-600x902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-301x453.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2025\/08\/Dellon-photo-UNC-outside-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"PROMOTER Study Aims to Advance Translational Research in Esophageal Diseases\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/promoter-study-aims-to-advance-translational-research-in-esophageal-diseases\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">PROMOTER Study Aims to Advance Translational Research in Esophageal Diseases<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">Researchers from the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University aim to use a pig-based model to study esophageal diseases, a field where scientific understanding remains limited. Researchers use large animal models to help with therapy development, testing and translation. However, fully defined models of digestive diseases are still scarce. Within this field, esophageal diseases are an especially compelling focus, as they are increasingly prevalent but historically under-r&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small> | Gastroenterology and Hepatology, News, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Richard Loeser Receives Department of Defense Grant for Investigating Post-Traumatic Oseteoarthritis\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/richard-loeser-receives-department-of-defense-grant-for-investigating-post-traumatic-oseteoarthritis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-201x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"richard-loeser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-1370x2048.jpg 1370w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-600x897.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-301x450.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/Dr-Richard-Loeser_rtp-scaled.jpg 1712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Richard Loeser Receives Department of Defense Grant for Investigating Post-Traumatic Oseteoarthritis\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/richard-loeser-receives-department-of-defense-grant-for-investigating-post-traumatic-oseteoarthritis\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Richard Loeser Receives Department of Defense Grant for Investigating Post-Traumatic Oseteoarthritis<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">Richard Loeser, Jr., MD, Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Clinic and a Joseph P. Archie Eminent Professor of Medicine, was awarded a $500K grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) for his study entitled,&#8221; A novel drug discovery approach for preventing post-traumatic osteoarthritis.&#8221; The DoD&#8217;s Arthritis Research Program Focused Research Award supports high-risk high-reward research in the arthritis field. Co-investigators includes Dr. Lara Longobardi and Dr. Phill Coryell in the Divi&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small> | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, News, Research, Research Funding, Research News, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Simon Gray Receives AGA Research Scholar Award\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/69733\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"Simon Gray\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon-301x421.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/07\/Gray-Simon.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Simon Gray Receives AGA Research Scholar Award\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/69733\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Simon Gray Receives AGA Research Scholar Award<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) announced the selection of 74 recipients to receive $2.4 million in research funding through the annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. Simon Gray, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina and Alumni of the Department of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program is among is awardees. Read more on the AGA website.\u00a0\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2025 | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, News, Physician Scientist Training Program, Research Funding<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/schworer-receives-300k-aaai-foundation-faculty-development-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-1637x2048.jpg 1637w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-301x376.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/06\/Stephen-Schworer-IMG_3171v2slct-Copy-2-crpt2-scaled.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/schworer-receives-300k-aaai-foundation-faculty-development-award\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Schworer Receives $300k AAAAI Foundation Faculty Development Award<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">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 &amp; Immunology (AAAAI) Foundation Faculty Development Award for his project, \u201cT2-skewed basal cells promote small airway mucus plugging in asthma.\u201d The AAAAI Foundation is dedicated to supporting the development of junior faculty to further their careers in allergy and immunology, and to help create leaders and ind&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small>2025 | Accolades, Awards and Appointments, Research Funding, Research News, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Janice Hwang Investigating Neurocognitive Effects of Type 1 Diabetes in Children\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/janice-hwang-receives-nih-grant-for-pediatric-diabetes-study-with-unc-team\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-280x210.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2022\/09\/A4713919-5097-43C8-9CA3-0CEC1AD0D9A0-301x226.jpeg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"Janice Hwang Investigating Neurocognitive Effects of Type 1 Diabetes in Children\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/janice-hwang-receives-nih-grant-for-pediatric-diabetes-study-with-unc-team\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">Janice Hwang Investigating Neurocognitive Effects of Type 1 Diabetes in Children<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">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 &#8220;Mapping Neurocognitive Complications of Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes&#8221; is a collaboration among researchers, including Aysenil Belger, PhD, from psychiatry and Nina Jain, MD, from pediatric endocrinology. This research is part of a larger effort involvin&#8230;\n    <p style=\"color: #007fae; margin: 4px 16px; text-transform:uppercase;font-weight: 700;letter-spacing: 0.25px;word-spacing: 2px; font-size: small; line-height: 1.1\"><small> | Endocrinology and Metabolism, News, Research Funding, Research News<\/small>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article><\/li>\n  \n    <li class=\"media-listitem\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--free\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"UNC Department of Medicine Grants &amp; Funding: September 1 \u2013 September 30, 2024\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-department-of-medicine-grants-funding-september-1-september-30-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium aligncenter wp-post-image\" alt=\"September- Grants and Funding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9-301x301.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/06\/9.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a aria-label=\"UNC Department of Medicine Grants &amp; Funding: September 1 \u2013 September 30, 2024\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-department-of-medicine-grants-funding-september-1-september-30-2024\/\">\n  <div class=\"wc-card__header\">\n    <h3 class=\"wc-card__title\">UNC Department of Medicine Grants &amp; Funding: September 1 \u2013 September 30, 2024<\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wc-card__content\">\n    <p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--6\">The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding Division of Hematology Steven Grover, PhD, has\u00a0been awarded\u00a0a $3.2 million R01 grant from the NIH NHLBI for his research into C1 inhibitors. Joshua Rivenbark, MD, PhD,\u00a0won the 2024\u00a0 Agios Hemolytic Anemias Clinical Fellowship Competitive Grant. Division of Geriatric Medicine The CGWEP\u00a0(Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program)\u00a0has received a $5 million\u00a0HRSA grant. 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