{"id":24848,"date":"2025-03-14T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?p=24848"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:34:40","slug":"jen-jen-yeh-appointed-assistant-dean-for-translational-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/jen-jen-yeh-appointed-assistant-dean-for-translational-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Jen Yeh appointed Assistant Dean for Translational Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><p class=\"lead\">Congratulations to Dr. <b>Jen Jen Yeh<\/b>, Professor of Surgery and Pharmacology, on her appointment as Assistant Dean for Translational Research in the UNC School of Medicine!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19365\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/09\/Jen-Jen-Yeh-Vertical-600x900-1-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Jen Jen Yeh, MD\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/09\/Jen-Jen-Yeh-Vertical-600x900-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2022\/09\/Jen-Jen-Yeh-Vertical-600x900-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Jen Jen Yeh, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this role, Dr. Yeh will bring her extensive experience in clinical and translational research to advance UNC\u2019s mission of bridging scientific discovery with patient care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A leader in clinical and translational research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/directory\/jen-jen-yeh-md\/\"><strong>Dr. Yeh<\/strong><\/a> has driven breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer treatment, molecular subtyping, and drug delivery technologies.\u00a0 She currently serves as co-leader of the UNC Lineberger Clinical Research Program, and director of the UNC Lineberger Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Click here to read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/2025\/03\/jen-jen-yeh-appointed-assistant-dean-for-translational-research-in-the-office-of-research\/\">Dr. Yeh&#8217;s appointment and her impactful contributions to translational research<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this role, Dr. Yeh will bring her extensive experience in clinical and translational research to advance UNC\u2019s mission of bridging scientific discovery with patient 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