| | Video, Gallery: Match Day 2024 |
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Congratulations to the UNC School of Medicine MD Class of 2024! This year we had a 97% match rate, with 62 students set to serve patients across North Carolina. Click ‘Read More’ to watch a video recap and see event photos.
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| | | Cohen Celebrates Match Day with UNC School of Medicine Students |
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| CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, joined the UNC School of Medicine MD class of 2024 to celebrate Match Day. Thank you to Director Cohen for her inspiring remarks and for helping us to celebrate with our fourth-year students as they take the next step in their careers. | | |
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Read news media coverage from the past week featuring interviews with UNC School of Medicine faculty, staff and students.
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| | | How Exercise Can Improve Symptoms of Osteoarthritis |
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Leigh Callahan, PhD, details how measured exercise can benefit people with osteoarthritis in a WebMD article. Callahan is the Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and is associate director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center.
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| | UNC Students and Faculty Release Report on Tobacco Use at Professional Golf Courses |
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| In a research letter published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, researchers Selena Kleber, Remi Philips and corresponding author Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, examined reports of tobacco sales, sponsorships and policies at professional golf tournaments. | | |
| | | Researchers Show How Neurochemicals Affect fMRI Readings |
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| A landmark study, led by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, professor of neurology and associate director of UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center, could alter how researchers interpret results from functional magnetic resonance imaging. | | |
| | | Researchers Gain Insight into Why T Cells Lose Energy in Solid Tumors |
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| New research from the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and colleagues in the Immunotherapy Group at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has unveiled clues behind T-cell metabolism, that could enhance immunotherapies that rely on T cells to fight cancer. | | |
| | | Newly Engineered Molecule Bypasses Toxicity Previously Found in Key Cancer-fighting Pathway |
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| Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a molecule, called uniSTING, that is much more effective than a previously identified molecule, called STING, at activating a biological pathway and spurring a strong anti-cancer immune response in preclinical studies. The findings appeared in Nature Nanotechnology. | | |
| | | New Treatment Trial Seeks to Enroll Covid+ Individuals, Including Eligible UNC Staff and Students |
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The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases is now enrolling participants in a fast-track trial of an oral COVID-19 treatment known as Bemnifosbuvir. Currently, Paxlovid is used for treating COVID-19. However, it is known to interact with common drugs that treat cholesterol, blood clots and other conditions. Because of these side effects, and the limitations of other antiviral treatments, new options are needed.
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| | | Weatherspoon Brain Tumor Mini-Symposium Brings Together Pediatric Brain Cancer Experts |
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Last week’s Weatherspoon inaugural brain tumor mini-symposium featured presentations from UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and keynote speaker Timothy Gershon, MD, PhD, from Emory University’s School of Medicine.
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| | Clinical Laboratory Science Hosts Live Stream Learning Event for North Carolina High Schools |
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To bring a taste of Chapel Hill and a glimpse of health science professions to North Carolina high school students, the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science hosted its inaugural “Lab Life on the Hill” live stream event, which brought 355 students from 16 high school classrooms together for a webinar introducing students to laboratory science as a pathway to a career in healthcare.
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| | | Five Questions with Santosh Bodepudi |
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| In this Q&A, we feature 4th-year med student Santosh Bodepudi. From Winston-Salem, Bodepudi had a deep desire for community service and equitable healthcare. He shares more on what motivated him to pursue medicine and the overwhelming support of faculty and peers at Carolina. | | |
| | | SOM Webex Service Ending on May 17 |
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| School of Medicine IT will end Webex video conferencing service on Friday, May 17. After this date, SOM Webex account owners will not have access to the service. This change does not affect users of UNC Health Webex, and SOM users will still be able to join Webex meetings created by others. Zoom and Microsoft Teams will still be supported for SOM video conferencing needs. | | |
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| | UNC Health Talk: Understand Your Gut Microbiome and How to Keep It Healthy |
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Poor gut health can present itself through symptoms such as fatigue, gastrointestinal discomfort and skin issues. In this article from UNC Health Talk, learn how you can improve your gut health.
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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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