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Experts urge Biden to expand access to therapies, patient genetics in cancer ‘moonshot’

15 January 2016

Vice President Joe Biden unveiled his “moonshot” initiative against cancer Tuesday following a shout-out from President Obama during the State of the Union address. Biden said it’s time to “accelerate...

New book published on university start-ups

12 January 2016

Research to Revenue: A Practical Guide to University Start-Ups Research to Revenue A Practical Guide to University Start-Ups By Don Rose and Cam Patterson University start-ups are unique in the world of business and entrepreneurship,...

TraCS announces new Pilot RFA

14 January 2016

Seeking Applications using EHRs for Clinical Research The CTSAs at UNC-CH, Duke, Wake Forest and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have joined together to create the "Carolinas Collaborative," a data resource...

Discovery shows how herpes simplex virus reactivates in neurons to trigger disease

11 January 2016

About 90 percent of us live with HSV inside brain cells. Under stress, the virus leaves neurons and can cause cold sores, recurrent eye infection, and in rare cases encephalitis. CHAPEL HILL, NC – When you get cold sores,...

TraCS offers $2K Stakeholder Engagement Vouchers

14 January 2016

We provide vouchers in the amount of $2,000 to assist clinical and translational researchers in implementing a proposed study of moving a research project forward by providing rapid access to funds that will support almost...

UNC's Mugdha Gokhale makes Forbes 30 under 30 in Healthcare

07 January 2016

From an initial screening list of more than 15,000 of the best of the best, the 600 women and men featured in the Forbes fifth annual 30 Under 30 are America’s most important young entrepreneurs, creative leaders and brightest...

DeSimone to receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation

14 January 2016

The White House on Dec. 22 announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation — our nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields...

UNC/Duke Team Publish on Using CRISPR Technique on Adult Mammals

05 January 2016

Charles Gersbach, PhD & Aravind Asokan, PhD A team of investigators supported in part by a $50,000 CTSA-supported Duke/UNC Collaborative Pilot Program has published results of their research into using CRISPR to treat...

Duke/UNC Collaboration

The NIH, in pursuit of precision medicine, tries to avoid ghosts of its past

12 January 2016

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health is preparing to recruit 1 million volunteers for one of its most significant research projects in years, one meant to develop personalized medical treatments. As it does so, officials...

It’s official: The NIH budget is getting an extra $2 billion

19 December 2015

Capitol Building(Alex Brandon/AP) WASHINGTON — Congress easily approved a federal spending bill Friday with the biggest funding increase for the National Institutes of Health in 12 years — the final hurdle that had to be...

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