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| Thank you for reading Vital Signs each week, and for sharing your stories and feedback with us. We will take a break during the Thanksgiving holiday and the newsletter will return to your inbox on Nov. 30. | | |
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| Read news media coverage from the past week featuring interviews with UNC School of Medicine faculty, staff and students. | | |
| | | Iwai Writes Opinion Piece on Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| Yoshiko Iwai, a class of 2024 UNC School of Medicine student, wrote an opinion piece on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scientific American. | | |
| | | Lyerly Talks Pregnant and Lactating in HIV Research in Px Pulse Podcast |
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| Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD, professor of social medicine and research professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, talks HIV research in pregnant and lactating women on the Px Pulse podcast. | | |
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| | Henderson Named Dean of UF College of Nursing |
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Shakira Henderson, MPH, PhD, will leave UNC-Chapel Hill at the end of November for a new role at the College of Nursing at the University of Florida. As Henderson steps down, Laura Viera and Michael Sledge will transition into leading the One UNC Clinical Research initiative on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is named.
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| | | UNC Joins Multi-institution Effort to Add Data to All of Us Research Program |
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| With a new $30-million award from the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program, UNC-Chapel Hill is joining a multi-institution effort to establish the Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data. Housed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the new center brings together leading academic, data, security and software organizations. | | |
| | | Scientists Piece Together DNA Repair Pathway Implicated in Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancers |
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| Susanna Stroik, PhD, and Dale Ramsden, PhD, in the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. Ramdsen is a UNC Lineberger member. | | |
| | | UNC Researchers Co-author Report on Safety Net Barriers for Immigrant Families |
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| In collaboration with Krista Perreira, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Hannah Gill, PhD, at the UNC Institute for the Study of the Americas, the Urban Institute published a report titled, “Supporting North Carolina’s Immigrant Families: Addressing Barriers and Promoting Solutions for a More Inclusive Safety Net.” | | |
| | | Assefa, Parr Review a Novel Strategy for Eliminating Malaria |
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| Ashenafi Assefa, PhD, and Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH, researchers with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, assess the pros and cons of a new strategy to simplify malaria treatment, published in The Lancet. | | |
| | | Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death |
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| Analyses led by Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, of two longitudinal studies reveal how an increased level of an antibody called immunoglobin to cow’s milk is associated to cardiovascular-related death. | | |
| | | Snyder, Neuroth Present Findings at National Research Conference for Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms |
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Nicole Snyder, PhD, and Lucas Neuroth, MPH, researchers affiliated with the Carolina Center for Health Informatics within the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine, presented research focused on prevention policies, strategies and means of assessing relative risk.
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| | | Survey Indicates Jail Healthcare Falls Short of Community Standards |
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| David Rosen, MD, PhD, a researcher with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, assessed healthcare services at county jails in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. The results indicate jail healthcare falls short of community standards. | | |
| | | UNC School of Medicine Researchers Recognized in Global Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List |
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Eighteen UNC School of Medicine and 21 other UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have been named in Clarivate’s 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers™, scientific pioneers from around the world whose names are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science™ citation index.
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| | | Due Feb. 14: UNC-Novant Health Capacity Building Grant |
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| The deadline is approaching for proposals for the Research Capacity Building Grants RFA from Novant Health, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. | | |
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| | Davis, Flower Named Members of American Pediatric Society for 2024 |
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| UNC Lineberger’s Ian Davis, MD, PhD, and UNC School of Medicine’s Kori Flower, MD, MPH, have been named among The American Pediatric Society’s new members for 2024. | | |
| | | Gessner Receives BCAN’s 2023 Young Investigator Award |
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| Kathryn Gessner, MD, PhD, a clinical fellow specializing in urologic oncology, has been honored with the esteemed Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network’s (BCAN) 2023 Young Investigator Award. This recognition underscores Gessner’s dedication as an emerging researcher in the field of urologic oncology. | | |
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| | School of Medicine Graduates Report High Rates of Preparedness, Satisfaction |
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The UNC School of Medicine ranks among the top medical schools in the latest AAMC graduate questionnaire results, with Roper Hall’s opening and curriculum reforms expected to further improve MD student experiences going forward.
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| | | Gupta Named MD/PhD Program Associate Director |
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| Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, has been named associate director of the UNC School of Medicine MD/PhD program. Gupta is an associate professor in the departments of radiation oncology and biochemistry and biophysics and a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. | | |
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Manning Drive will close to through traffic between New East Drive and West Drive beginning at 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, through 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, to facilitate the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge near the UNC Hospitals Surgical Tower project site.
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| | | TEC 2.0: The Circulation Course |
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A video series is underway sharing information about the new Translational Education at Carolina (TEC) curriculum. The latest video shares details about the third medical science course, circulation.
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| | | Tomorrow: Touchpoint 20 on Creating a Growth Mindset |
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| UNC Health Educational Manager Tearany Mitchell, EdD, joins UNC School of Medicine Associate Dean for Administration Karlina Matthews, MBA, for November’s Touchpoint 20. Their conversation focuses on tips to create a growth mindset, increase resilience and learn from setbacks. | | |
| | | Game Day Parking Reminder |
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| The Tar Heels will take on UC Riverside at the Smith Center on Friday, Nov. 12, and Tennessee at the Smith Center on Wednesday, Nov. 29. | | |
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| | UNC Peripheral Nerve Center Now Open |
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| The UNC Peripheral Nerve Center is now open. The center is an integrated practice unit that seeks to improve the lives of patients dealing with peripheral nerve disorders. The center’s work will focus on conditions that affect nerves transmitting signals from the brain and spinal cord to the body. | | |
| | | UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health Opens REACH Enhanced Primary Care Clinic |
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UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care, formerly UNC Wakebrook Primary Care, is dedicated to meeting the primary care needs of North Carolinians with severe mental illness, now located on Whitaker Mill Road in Raleigh.
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| | | Leading the Way in Health IT: UNC Health First in the Carolinas Named “Level 10 Most Wired” |
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| UNC Health is one of only 15 organizations nationwide to reach Level 10 status in the 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey. | | |
| | | Beyond Memory Loss: Alzheimer’s Signs and Treatment Options |
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| UNC Health geriatrician Maureen Dale, MD, helps us recognize early signs of Alzheimer’s and offers advice on what to do if you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one. | | |
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The UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Calendar of Events is up to date with the latest information.
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