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Author Archives: Betsy Clarke

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Schisler, who has been appointed as the new faculty director of PRISM (Postbaccalaureate Research Initiative in Science and Medicine)!

February 27, 2025
PRISM is one of several initiatives that will be implemented for the next 5 years of the School of Medicine's strategic plan.

Der lab research highlighted by NCI as one of 28 key studies for 2024!

February 27, 2025
Notably, this puts the Der Lab among three studies from UNC in NCI's end-of-year summary of pivotal discoveries!

New PAGERs technology builds on Roth lab’s DREADDs

February 27, 2025
PAGERs, which has an innovative approach to controlling cell activity, was highlighted in Nature, including an interview with Bryan Roth

Fulton Crews Interviewed by Good Morning America

January 27, 2025
Dr. Fulton Crews was interviewed for a story on “Dry January” which aired on CBS Good Morning America.

Roth and Scherrer Labs Create Gene Therapy with Potential to Treat Peripheral Pain Conditions

January 17, 2025
Teams led by Bryan Roth, MD, PhD and Grégory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, have developed a groundbreaking molecular technology to reduce pain by targeting peripheral nervous system (PNS) nociceptors

Congratulations to R. Jude Samulski, PhD, on being named to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2024 Class of Fellows!

January 17, 2025
This prestigious honor, awarded to 170 exceptional inventors worldwide, is the highest professional distinction given exclusively to academic inventors.

Laura Peng and Yi Xu publish article in Cancer Discovery

January 17, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Peng, PhD and Yi Xu, PhD, working in the lab of Jen Jen Yeh, MD, on their groundbreaking findings published in Cancer Discovery!      

Bryan Roth and Xi-Ping Huang named to Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers

January 17, 2025
This is an extraordinary recognition of their impactful contributions to biomedical sciences. Both were also named to Clarivate’s list of Highly Cited Researchers in 2023.