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Radio In Vivo to interview Don Rose of Carolina KickStart

22 December 2014

Radio In Vivo, a weekly science interview radio program that airs Wednesdays at 11AM on community radio station WCOM-FM 103.5 in Carrboro, NC, will interview Don Rose, Executive Director of Carolina KickStart. Don Rose, PhD Topics...

CF Foundation Cashes Out on Kalydeco in $3.3B Sale to Royalty Pharma

10 December 2014

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has developed a drug that has changed the way cystic fibrosis is treated for some patients with a specific genetic mutation. And now the non-profit organization that helped fund its development is reaping...

Forum Focuses on Hypertension

18 December 2014

Health professionals and community leaders got together on Friday in Greenville to seek new strategies in the battle against what one expert called “a medical and societal emergency.” The Evidence Academy on Hypertension was...

UNC-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy Receives $100 Million Commitment

04 December 2014

UNC-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy Receives $100 Million Commitment – the Largest from an Individual in the University’s History – from Alumnus Fred Eshelman Commitment will help expand, accelerate interdisciplinary...

Fighting Hypertension in Eastern North Carolina

18 December 2014

When it comes to health, geography can be destiny. The zip code where a person lives, works and plays is a strong predictor of life expectancy, better even than considerations like genetics or weight. In North Carolina, people...

New course teaches phlebotomy basics

03 December 2014

Many clinical research coordinators are called on to step in and draw blood from subjects. But, since there is no requirement that these researchers be trained in phlebotomy, many have no experience. Gait Jordan, MA, clinical...

Barbara Entwisle Discusses UNC's Research Enterprise

17 December 2014

Carolina faculty brought in $792.7 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal 2014, up $14.9 million from a total of $777.8 million in fiscal 2013. As Chancellor Carol L. Folt told the Board of Trustees last month,...

Six UNC-Chapel Hill scientists elected AAAS fellows

02 December 2014

Researchers’ election to academy underscores UNC-Chapel Hill’s impact on health and disease (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dec. 1, 2014) – Six scientists from UNC-Chapel Hill have been elected fellows of the American Association for...

Grants to Boost Drug Research

16 December 2014

Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute recently awarded more than $100,000 to researchers seeking to identify new therapeutic agents for potential development as future drugs. The...

NC TraCS Community Advisory Board Member Recognized

26 November 2014

The US Surgeon General has recognized Dr. Sharon Elliott-Bynum, NC TraCS CARES Community Advisory Board member, Research Engaged Community (REC) Scholar, Community Expert, and Co-Investigator, for her commitment to building...