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StoryMap explores how translational science improves medical research in North Carolina and beyond
Translational science works to make biomedical research—from basic research on genetics and cell biology to clinical trials and public health outreach—more efficient and more aligned with patient needs. In this new interactive StoryMap, we chart how NC TraCS supports scientists at every stage of this process, fueling impactful research and powering the future of next-generation medicine in North Carolina.
The StoryMap focuses on efforts to improve cancer care. Some of the labs featured are working to match patients with the most effective cancer medications, for example, or help patients and clinicians stay in communication between visits. Each of these researchers has tapped into the deep well of expertise and skills available through NC TraCS to make their work possible.
NC TraCS program alumni are researching the patient side of clinical trials
Marc Bjurlin, a urologic oncologist at UNC, is trying to solve the puzzle of how to get more people into the scientific research process. After participating in the TraCS Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP), and with support from his colleagues, Bjurlin has also published a series of papers looking at patient perspectives and experiences in clinical trials.
CTRC celebrates milestone as hub of clinical research studies at UNC
Tucked into the first floor of the Burnett-Womack building, just steps from UNC Hospitals, the Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) is an unassuming spot for major advances to happen. Yet the 9,600-square-foot space acts as the physical heart of NC TraCS' efforts to bridge the gap between laboratory discoveries and patient care.
UNC collaboration repurposes lab chemical as potential new brain tumor drug
Researchers in the lab of UNC molecular biologist and Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar discovered that a common lab chemical called EdU may have potential as a glioblastoma treatment. Glioblastoma is an aggressive, difficult to treat brain cancer.
Breathing beyond barriers
Michelle Hernandez, the co-PI of the NC TraCS K12 program and a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the UNC School of Medicine, was featured in the article Breathing Beyond Barriers. Dive into her work leading asthma research in rural communities across North Carolina to make care and clinical studies more accessible.
Advancing the research agenda at UNC-Chapel Hill
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