The Department congratulates Professor of Radiology Zibo Li, PhD, for receiving an NIH Research Project $2.5M (R01) grant funding his proposal, entitled, “The development of novel radiation-sensitizer based on ultra-small carbon dots.”  This multi-institutional project involves University of Georgia Associate Professor of Chemistry Jin Xie, PhD and UNC-Chapel Hill physician-scientists Andrew Wang, MD (Urologic Oncology) … Read more

The Department congratulates Professor of Radiology Louise Henderson, PhD, for receiving a National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01 grant ($1.5M+) as Co-P.I. of an investigation entitled, “Comorbidity and Functional Status in a Population Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening” (Co-P.I.: UNC Professor of Medicine Maria Patricia Rivera, MD / Pulmonology). Over four years (7/15/2020 – 6/30/2024), the proposed … Read more

UNC Department of Radiology cheers on Associate Professor of Radiology and University research leader Yueh Z. Lee, MD, PhD, for innovating supply chain solutions to meet COVID-19 crisis needs.  Lee leads a multi-collaborator team racing to design and prototype an open-source ventilator —  the Carolina Respiratory Emergency – Ventilator (CaRE-Vent) — that may fill a … Read more

Working in clinical trial conduct requires an understanding of quality assurance, regulatory affairs, standing operating procedures (SOP)s and other related areas of clinical research coordination.  Over time, clinical research coordinators (CRC)s gain proficiency in CRC-related skills and knowledge and become eligible to take the written the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Certified Clinical Research … Read more

Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to readily switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different task demands. For example, when our brains are processing one task, an external stimulus is present, requiring us to switch our mental processes to attend to this external stimulus. This ability of switching from one to … Read more

The Department of Radiology congratulates Interim Chair and Professor of Radiology Dr. J. Keith Smith for his induction as a Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR). The ACR Board of Chancellors conferred the degree of Fellow of the American College of Radiology upon 121 new ACR Fellows at this year’s virtual Convocation during … Read more

A lot has happened over the past six months. First, we would like to highlight our residents’ response to recent events in regards to racism and social injustice in our country. Please take a few minutes to read the UNC Radiology Residency Statement on Anti-Racism if you have not already. As another academic year ends, … Read more

UNC Radiology congratulates R2 Abiola Femi-Abodunde, MD, the Department’s first resident to be chosen as a UNC Office of Global Health Education (OGHE) Global Health Scholar. Dr. Femi-Abodunde is one of five residents chosen for the OGHE’s 2020 Global Health Scholars Cohort V. She joins a competitive, two-year OGHE program that provides scholarship funds ($8K) … Read more

(L to R): Sheri G. Jordan, MD: Director – Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) / Jorge Oldan, MD: Co-Director – UME When UNC School of Medicine (SOM) temporarily suspended clinical clerkships in the face of pandemic uncertainty to assure the health and safety of our students, our undergraduate Medical Education (UME) faculty advisor team worked closely … Read more

Mid-March, UNC Research vastly reduced and restricted campus research activity in response to COVID-19. The University’s March 13th temporary hold on all in-person study visits temporarily restricted the work of UNC Radiology’s Clinical Research division. Nonetheless, the team remained very much active and thriving. All clinical research staff began working from home, and studies allowing … Read more