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Lee appointed chair-elect of AACI’s Clinical Research Initiative Steering Committee

04 November 2016

UNC Lineberger's Carrie Lee, MD, MPH, is chair-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institute’s Clinical Research Initiative Steering Committee, which is responsible for developing better methods to disseminate information...

Researchers find two distinct genetic subtypes in Crohn’s disease patients

26 October 2016

The UNC School of Medicine discovery could lead to more effective, personalized treatments for the debilitating gastrointestinal condition. CHAPEL HILL, NC – Crohn’s disease, a common inflammatory disorder of the intestinal...

Giselle Corbie-Smith featured in Women in Science Wednesday

02 November 2016

Giselle Corbie-Smith is a social medicine professor in the UNC School of Medicine, as well as director of the Center for Health Equity Research and NC TraCS’ Community Academic Resources for Engaged Scholarship (CARES) Services....

RTI International designs metabolomics module at NC Museum of Natural Sciences Exhibit

26 October 2016

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — "The Secret World Inside You" now open at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences uses larger-than-life models, computer interactives, videos and art installations to explore the rapidly...

Applications for RTI University Scholars Program due in January

02 November 2016

Creating opportunities for researchers to pair with experts to solve research challengesThe RTI University Scholars Program provides support for distinguished academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI, actively...

Elder abuse under-identified in U.S. emergency departments

24 October 2016

Timothy Platts-Mills, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine and co-director of the division of geriatric emergency medicine at the UNC School of Medicine and senior author of the study. National Institute of Justice...

University of Toronto holds Translational Research Program info sessions

01 November 2016

The University of Toronto's Translational Research Program is looking for extraordinary thought leaders and creative problem solvers from across disciplines who want to have tangible impacts on health innovation through an...

LGBT health research, once seen as ‘disposable,’ gets a boost at NIH

24 October 2016

It wasn't too long ago that including "LGBT" in a health research funding proposal could get it thrown out, said LGBT health researcher Kellan Baker. "LGBT health has traditionally been treated as disposable," said Baker,...

A message from NIH

31 October 2016

Over the past few months, throughout our community engagement events and one-on-one outreach activities, we've consistently heard your feedback about the need for a platform where communities, organizations, and members of...

UNC Research: 'We've seen powerful results'

21 October 2016

Chancellor Carol L. Folt calls them "zingers" — imaginative ideas that, when coupled with years of fundamental research, produce enormous breakthroughs in science. And in just the past three years, Folt says in the accompanying...