{"id":26886,"date":"2025-10-03T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?p=26886"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:26:06","slug":"leon-coleman-wins-james-w-woods-junior-faculty-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/leon-coleman-wins-james-w-woods-junior-faculty-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Coleman wins James. W. Woods Junior Faculty Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Congratulations to Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, winner of a 2025-26 James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award, which recognizes Dr. Coleman&#8217;s outstanding accomplishments!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/930\/2025\/03\/lcoleman_neu_200x230.png\" alt=\"Leon Coleman, MD PhD\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The James W. 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Woods awards for 2025-26 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a seminar honoring awardees <strong>on Tuesday, October 21 at 10:30 \u2013 11:30 AM in MBRB G-202 <\/strong>during Research Week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, winner of a 2025-26 James W. 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