Author Archives: Betsy Clarke

Congratulations to Amy Aponte, Tania Bellinger, McKenzie Grundy Gehris, Sarah Mott, Ryan Robb, and Michael Sturdivant!

In this role, Dr. Yeh will bring her extensive experience in clinical and translational research to advance UNC’s mission of bridging scientific discovery with patient care.

This Award recognizes Dr. Baines' exceptional dedication to education and his significant contributions to pancreatic cancer research.

Congratulations to the "Avengers" Research Team, led by Dr. Zoe McElligott, for their important discovery of the effects of xylazine on opioid use disorder!

Congratulations to Dr. Leon Coleman for receiving the prestigious 2025 ASPET Division for Neuropharmacology Early Career Award!

Dr. Welsh successfully defended her PhD Thesis, “Regulating the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C): Intrinsic Mechanisms and Cell Cycle Inhibitors" under the guidance of Dr. Nicholas Brown.

PRISM is one of several initiatives that will be implemented for the next 5 years of the School of Medicine's strategic plan.

Notably, this puts the Der Lab among three studies from UNC in NCI's end-of-year summary of pivotal discoveries!

PAGERs, which has an innovative approach to controlling cell activity, was highlighted in Nature, including an interview with Bryan Roth

Dr. Fulton Crews was interviewed for a story on “Dry January” which aired on CBS Good Morning America.