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Can Scientists Leverage Mysterious Mossy Cells for Brain Disease Treatments?

July 26, 2018
ºÚÁÏÍø neuroscientist Juan Song, PhD, and colleagues show how specific brain cells communicate with adult neural stem cells, a discovery that could open new investigations into potential treatments for some neurological disorders and brain injuries.

Megan Agajanian and Juanita Limas earn prestigious HHMI Gilliam Fellowships

July 19, 2018
Pharmacology graduate students Megan Agajanian, in the lab of Ben Major, PhD, and Juanita Limas, in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, who will receive up to $150,000 each to support their biomedical research at the ºÚÁÏÍø and the ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy

July 19, 2018
In a study published in the journal Science, researchers led by ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger's Qing Zhang, Assistant Professor in the departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Pharmacology, suggest that ZHX2 is a potential new therapeutic target for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which is the most common type of kidney...

Dr. Bryan Roth featured as science expert on opioid and addiction podcast

July 3, 2018
Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, was featured on the Naked Scientists Podcast for his work on developing pain medications without the most severe side effects.

Cell Stem Cell Selects Song Lab Paper and Cover as Best of 2017!

June 29, 2018
Special congratulations to Hechen Bao who was both co-first author on the paper and cover designer!

Song Lab Cover Art Chosen by Stem Cell Report for March 2018 Issue

June 29, 2018
The cover art, designed by Hechen Bao (Postdoc, Song lab), Mengting Dai (Lab Technician, Song Lab), and Andrew Crowther (Graduate Student, Song lab), accompanied a paper that Andrew and Szu-Aun Lim (Song Lab alumni) are co-first authors on.

María Torruella Suárez awarded F31 NRSA

June 26, 2018
Congratulations to Maria Torruella Suarez, a postdoc in Zoe McElligott's lab, on being awarded an F31 NRSA fellowship!

Carowinds Celebration After Qualifying Exams!

June 25, 2018
Our 2nd-yr graduate students celebrate at Carowinds after completing their qualifying exams!

Mayest 2018!

June 25, 2018
We welcome our new graduate students and our 2018 Carolina Summer Fellowship students at our big spring Mayest celebration!

Steelman Symposium Honoring Gary Johnson Held

June 20, 2018
Steelman Symposium in Honor of Gary L. Johnson, Kenan Distinguished Professor, who was Chair of Pharmacology from 2003-2016 was held May 15, 2018.