Christian Agosto-Burgos, Pathobiology & Translational Science Graduate Student was recently interviewed by Univision 40. He explains how natural, and vaccine-mediated immunity are different, why individuals develop the disease more than once, why it is important to receive the two doses of the vaccine, what is a variant, and why are they emerging in different locations. … Continued

Li Qian, PhD, associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and associate director of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the prestigious Emerging Investigator Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a part of the NIH. The award includes $6.5 million in funding over seven years.

Li Qian, PhD, and Jiandong Liu, PhD, associate professors in the department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, have each won prestigious Established Investigator Awards from the American Heart Association for their separate research on how to heal damaged heart tissue. Their own hearts belong to each other, and the family they’ve built together both at home and at the UNC School of Medicine.

Dr. John Schmitz and Dr. David Wohl of UNC were highlighted in an NPR story on a new approach to improve antibody testing for coronavirus. Dr. Schmitz is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC and Director of the Immunology Laboratory at UNC Hospitals.

Dr. Susan Weiss, one of our faculty members in Transfusion Medicine, was recently interviewed regarding development of a COVID-19 antibody treatment therapy.  The interview aired on ABC 11, WTVD during the 11:00 news.

Dr. Melissa Miller and her colleagues at UNC Hospitals have been recognized by the national media for working around the clock to develop a rapid COVID-19 test. The story aired on the “Today” show on NBC on March 19, 2020. Dr. Miller is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC and Director of the Clinical Microbiology and … Continued

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Jennette on being awarded the 2020 Robert H. Heptinstall Lifetime Achievement Award by the Renal Pathology Society.

Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Miller on being awarded the 2021 American Society for Microbiology Award for Research and Leadership in Clinical Microbiology.

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Samulski on being inducted into the Academy of Educators at the UNC School of Medicine.

Congratulations to Dr. Georgette Dent on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education from the Academy of Educators at the UNC School of Medicine.