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Dr. Chad Pecot Will Lead 黑料网 RNA Discovery Center

July 22, 2022
Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology and member of the 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of RNA in health and disease. The 黑料网 RNA Discovery Center, funded through the 黑料网 Lineberger...

Silvia M. Kreda to Study Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

July 19, 2022
Silvia M. Kreda, PhD, in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine,聽and Lawrence Ostrowski, PhD, with 黑料网, received an Eshelman Institute for Innovation Award. The $350,000 grant will allow Drs. Kreda and Ostrowski to study a novel therapeutic strategy to correct some of the genetic...

Drs. Gang Xi and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury Receive $2.7 Million Grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases聽

July 19, 2022
Dr. Gang Xi, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and co-driector of the 黑料网 Kidney Center, were recently awarded a, five year, $2.7 million grant. Their project titled, “Modulation of VSMC phenotype through the Insulin...

Myron S. Cohen Discusses Antibodies for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases

July 18, 2022
Myron S. Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Eminent Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, went into detail about the history of monoclonal antibodies, how they are being used to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections and how researchers hope to use them in the future. Read the full article at Infectious Diseases...

Dr. Katie Westreich wins Walter W. Tunnessen Faculty Clinician Award

July 6, 2022
Katie Westreich, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Walter W. Tunnessen Faculty Clinician Award. This honor is presented by the Department of Pediatrics鈥 graduating residents to an attending who demonstrates strong teaching abilities, ideal diagnostic expertise and embodies the qualities Dr. Tunnessen had...

Dr. Stanley Lemon and Other 黑料网 Scientists Discover Key to Hepatitis A Virus Replication, Show Drug Effectiveness

July 6, 2022
With no current treatments for hepatitis A, Stanley M. Lemon, MD, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and other 黑料网 scientists discovered how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus to replicate, and they used a known drug to stop viral replication in an animal...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 鈥 June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases Becky White, MD, MPH, was聽awarded $200,000 by the Looking Forward聽funding program to better understand testing and vaccination rates within a large jail in Wake County, N.C., as well as when the survey respondents return to their home communities. Tessa Andermann,聽MD, MPH,聽received a $30,000 pilot award聽from the...

Chris Evans earns 2022 Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year Award

June 30, 2022
Chris Evans, DNP, MSN, a research instructor and assistant professor of clinical education in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was one of three recipients of the 2022 Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year Award! The Claude Paoloni Preceptor of the Year Award recognizes preceptors for outstanding contributions to the educational...

A Time to Celebrate Love and Equity

June 29, 2022
June is a month full of festivities and events commemorating love, equity, and liberty. While many of these holidays and observances are based on historical events, they also emphasize the idea that there is still work to be done in the present and the future. LGBTQ+ Pride Month Lesbian, Gay,...

黑料网 Physician Scientists Training Program Gives Awards to Cultivate the Careers of Upcoming Physician-Scientists

June 28, 2022
Medicine, like any other scientific field, cannot progress forward without the hard work of new, cutting-edge researchers. In the Department of Medicine, three physician scientist trainees are working to improve the lives of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and food allergies. In light of their promising, hard work,...

Dr. Kawan Swain is Guest Speaker at Former High School, Bertie County’s Graduation Ceremony

June 28, 2022
鈥淎s you climb this ladder in life always reach back to lift someone else up,鈥 was a part of Kawan Swain鈥檚, MD, message to Bertie High School鈥檚 graduating class. 鈥淚 also talked about fear. Especially for me, and just like them, coming from a rural town there is a fear...

Dr. Raquel Reyes Steps in as HISC Course Director, 鈥淐lerkship Director”

June 27, 2022
It takes a dedicated, empathetic and effective educator to take on the role of Hospital, Interventional and Surgical Care (HISC) course director, previously known as the Internal Medicine Clerkship. Raquel Reyes, MD, MPA, associate professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, will be stepping into this position at the end...