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Adams and Church win American Society of Radiologic Technologists Award

April 19, 2010
Robert Adams, Jessica Church Robert Adams, EdD, RT (R)(T), CMD; Bahjat Qaqish, MD, PhD; and Jessica Church, BS, RT (T) are the 2011 recipients of the Widger Award for the best peer-reviewed article published in an American Society of Radiologic … Continued

Chen and Schreiber inducted into Academy of Educators

April 19, 2010
Drs. Ron Chen and Eric Schreiber are this year’s inductees into the UNC School of Medicine’s Academy of Educators, in recognition of their outstanding teaching of medical students and residents. Congratulations! Radiation Oncology is well-represented in the Academy of Educators; … Continued

Happy Birthday!

April 19, 2010
60th anniversary of the opening of NC Memorial Hospital

Nanoparticles Promise Delivery of Abandoned Cancer Drug

April 19, 2010
A team of UNC researchers developed nanoparticle carriers to successfully deliver therapeutic doses of a cancer drug that had previously failed clinical development due to pharmacologic challenges.

Tepper and DeSimone awarded $13.6M nanotechnology grant

April 19, 2010
from the National Cancer Institute.

Yanping Zhang awarded 5-year grant from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

April 19, 2010
Grant funds research on the molecular basis of hematological cancers.

Adams named AAMD Fellow

April 19, 2010
Fellows ceremony held in June, 2013

Chen awarded grant to study heart/prostate risk factors

April 19, 2010
A formal public award announcement will be at the June RTOG meeting

Higginson honored with Clinical Oncology Fellow award

April 19, 2010
Dr. Higginson awarded with first annual Lineberger Clinical Fellow Award established to recognize UNC cancer trainees’ outstanding accomplishments in both clinical and research endeavors.

Dr. Marks appointed to named professorship

April 19, 2010
UNC Department of Radiation Oncology Chairman Dr. Lawrence Marks has been appointed the Dr. Sidney K. Simon Distinguished Professor of Oncology Research at UNC-Chapel Hill. The professorship, established by a $500,000 gift from Wally (Class of ’66) and Lil Loewenbaum … Continued