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New N3C PHASTR questions open for application

03 July 2023

The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) PHASTR is designed to quickly address high-impact questions that can be answered with N3C data. These questions are identified by NCATS and NIH leadership, and proposals...

Dr. Rubin recognized as exceptional mentor to junior faculty

12 June 2023

Janet Rubin, MD Dr. Janet Rubin, a researcher renowned for her work on understanding the control of bone remodeling, also spends countless hours mentoring students, fellows and junior faculty. Dr....

Gillings Innovation Labs issues RFP for harnessing generative AI in public health

26 June 2023

Request for Proposals: Harnessing Generative AI in Public Health Funded by the $50 million Gillings gift, Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs) engage in cutting-edge research, translation of interventions to high-impact...

UNC recruiting new class of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars

30 May 2023

The Carolina Center for Public Service is recruiting a new class of Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars for a program that will run from the fall semester 2023 through the spring semester 2025. Applications for this cohort...

TraCS IDSci co-director interviewed on tracking the evolution of data science

26 June 2023

Inside UNC Research: Tracking the Evolution of Data Science Ashok Krishnamurthy is the director of the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and co-director for Informatics and Data Science (IDSci) at NC TraCS. ...

UNC's study startup mapping tool wins WCG Innovation Challenge

30 May 2023

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine's innovative web-based solution to managing their trials' startup processes was crowned the winner of this year's Innovation Challenge at the...

SOM Office of Research publishes bi-annual report

26 June 2023

The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine has published its Fall/Winter 2022 issue of the Office of Research Bi-Annual Report. Each issue presents the opportunity to reflect on all of the research accomplishments in the School...

TraCS CaSE program publishes Data Party Planning Guide

25 May 2023

Engaging partners in the evaluation process—namely, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data—can significantly enhance the appropriateness and acceptance of findings and recommendations. ...

TraCS co-PI lends drug and protocol expertise to study on long COVID

12 June 2023

John Buse, MD, PhD Study Shows Metformin Lowers Long COVID Risk John Buse, MD, PhD, co-authored a study showing that the common diabetes drug metformin substantially decreased the risk of developing...

12 Months of Treatment with EPIT Superior to Placebo in Desensitizing Children to Peanuts

23 May 2023

This multi-site clinical trial was conducted in part at the NC TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC). The study, called EPITOPE, led by senior author A. Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC...