Category: News

We are thrilled to share that Ranran French, MD, PhD, a third-year psychiatry resident in the UNC Physician-Scientist Training Program (PSTP), and her research partner Ryan Gumpper, PhD, an Assistant Professor at Eshelman School of Pharmacy, have been awarded compute time on the Anton 3 supercomputer — an award valued...

Dr. Guorong Wu was part of an interdisciplinary team that was just awarded a SOM Team Science grant for the project “Energy allocation between brain and periphery in children with and without obesity.” Pediatric obesity is increasingly viewed as a brain-related condition, as higher BMI in children is linked to...

With bittersweet emotions, we share that Kenan Penaskovic, MD, has accepted the position of Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, beginning in July.   Dr. Penaskovic first joined UNC in 2004 as a psychiatry resident and later served as chief resident. After time with the National Health Service...

I completed my psychiatry residency at UNC and am excited to be joining as a faculty member focusing primarily on outpatient care.

I spent the last 25 years working at the state hospitals in Raleign and Butner.  I am primarily interested in working with patients with schizophrenia spectrum illness.  Throughout my career, I have been involved in teaching and training of residents and medical students and look forward to continuing as I...

Erin is a therapist on the UNC Wake County ACT Team, serving individuals in the community with severe and persistent mental illness. She leads with a person-centered approach, utilizing CBT and DBT to empower individuals to embrace their capabilities and all aspects of themselves to pursue their goals. There is...