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Stephen Schworer is searching for the origins of asthma

14 May 2025

Schworer, an assistant professor of rheumatology, allergy, and immunology and the UNC School of Medicine, wants to know how lung tissue becomes asthmatic, in the hope of preventing the disease from developing. Breathing trouble...

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POCTRN announces six new innovation award opportunities in point-of-care technologies

29 April 2025

Do you have a groundbreaking point-of-care technology ready for further development? The Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) has announced six new innovation award opportunities from its...

Funding Opportunities available for improving health in southeastern North Carolina

13 May 2025

The Research Advisory Council (a joint committee of research leaders from Novant Health, NH-New Hanover Regional Medical Center, UNC Health, and the UNC School of Medicine) is sponsoring awards that will promote research...

NRP hosts research conference at UNC in May

29 April 2025

The UNC Network for Research Professionals (NRP) is hosting a research conference in May. This all-day, in-person event will have various presentations, breakout sessions, and panel discussions. Andy...

NCATS announces strategic plan for 2025–2030

13 May 2025

Under NCATS' leadership, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program funds NC TraCS as part of a national network of medical institutions that speed the translation of research discoveries into improved...

Taking the pressure out of intubation

23 April 2025

Chris Sayed, a dermatologist at the UNC School of Medicine, has spent much of his career focused on what he calls "the worst and most common disease you've never heard of." Hidradenitis suppurativa or HS is a skin condition...

Community feedback: Helping parents learn new skills

05 May 2025

Anna Kahkoska and Angela Fruik used community feedback sessions to design a participant-friendly study on diabetes and mental health. 01 December 2016 | Lifestyle The PriCARE project needed to understand why people...

Funding Opportunity: New cycle of Research Capacity Building Research Grants announced

15 April 2025

The Research Advisory Council (RAC), a, joint committee composed of research leaders from Novant Health, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NH-NHRMC), the University of North Carolina Health Care System...

Multicenter clinical trials training program available for investigators and research project managers

29 April 2025

The Trial Innovation Network is launching the TIN Training Program for Multicenter Clinical Trial Management. This program will run from September-October 2025 and is designed for clinical trial leaders,...

Research Opportunity: Investigators without research experience with the disability community needed

14 April 2025

The D2/R3 study—Reducing Researcher Roadblocks to Including People with Disabilities in Research (D2/R3)— is moving into the Year 2 phase. For Year 2, the Einstein-Montefiore CTSA is seeking investigators without...

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