Clare Harrop, PhD, TraCS KL2 scholar, has been awarded $3.28 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to chart the impact of assigned sex at birth on developmental trajectories in autistic children.

From Buncombe County to the Outer Banks, people across North Carolina are interested and searching for research participation opportunities. Research for Me, the centralized resource at UNC-Chapel Hill to find research opportunities and learn about research, aims to connect these people with research teams.

Continuing work funded by NC TraCS and others, the new grants will fund the study of a genetic variant associated with high risk of Osteoarthritis, and how cartilage changes during aging. The long-term goal of the Diekman lab is to elucidate the biology of aging as a way to catalyze new therapeutic strategies for OA.

WRAL-TV recently featured Dr. Michelle Hernandez, highlighting her work in underserved communities. At UNC Health, Hernandez is breaking down barriers as a pediatric allergist and immunologist. The Puerto Rican native calls the work her purpose.