Dr. Channing Der and Dr. Jen Jen Yeh’s work on RAS highlighted in the New England Journal of Medicine. “
May 27, 2026
Congratulations on the publication of their recent article, "Advances in RAS Therapeutics for Pancreatic Cancer.”
Category: Faculty News
Dan Dominguez receives 2026 Ruth and Phillip Hettleman Prize!
May 27, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Dominguez on being honored with this prestigious award recognizing outstanding faculty excellence at UNC Chapel Hill!
Dr. Der and Dr. Adrienne Cox’s groundbreaking research on KRAS-targeted cancer therapies featured in The New York Times.
May 27, 2026
The title of The New York Times article is, "How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough!"
Jim Fiordalisi honored with UNC Distinguished Teaching Award!
May 27, 2026
The award is one of two 2025–2026 Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction.
Congratulations to Dr. James Fiordalisi for his Recent Publication on Case-Based Learning for Physician Assistants!
May 5, 2026
The article, “The Effect of Case-Based Instruction on Physician Assistant Pharmacology Education," was published in Cureus Journal of Medical Science, a Springer-Nature journal.
Terry Kenakin named Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET)
January 7, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Kenakin on being named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET) as part of the 2025 Fellows Class.
Yinglong Miao’s groundbreaking research into G-proteins earns major media attention
January 7, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Yinglong Miao for earning major media attention for his team’s groundbreaking study revealing, for the first time, how G-protein complexes detach from activated GPCRs—a key step in cell signaling.
Bryan L. Roth and Xi-Ping Huang among Carolina’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers
January 7, 2026
Big congratulations to Dr. Bryan L. Roth and Dr. Xi-Ping Huang for being named among Carolina’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers!
Leon Coleman wins James. W. Woods Junior Faculty Award!
October 3, 2025
Congratulations to Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, winner of a 2025-26 James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award, which recognizes Dr. Coleman's outstanding accomplishments!
UNC Lab Contributed to FDA Approval of First-of-its-Kind Medication for Pediatric Brain Tumor
September 29, 2025
Lee M. Graves's Lab played a pivotal role in the approval of a new medication for pediatric patients that could also be used to treat other types of cancer.