Cancer Research

Curated Cancer Care

February 26, 2024

Carolina researchers are using CAR-T cells to create better and personalized cancer treatments in one of the largest cell therapy facilities on the East Coast.

Slowly, Then All at Once

June 20, 2022

Shekinah Elmore’s road to radiation oncology was long, exhausting, and unexpected.

The Synergistic Scientist

October 8, 2020

Doctor and surgeon. Researcher and teacher. Entrepreneur and mentor. Jen Jen Yeh takes on multiple roles at UNC — and she wouldn’t have it any other way. From treating a variety of cancers to developing a company for an innovative drug-delivering device, she succeeds across fields and strives to share this synergy with her colleagues and students.

Claudio Battaglini

July 15, 2020

Claudio Battaglini is a professor of exercise physiology in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. He studies how exercise can help alleviate cancer treatment-related side effects.

Bubble Breakthroughs

January 17, 2019

Virginie Papadopoulou specializes in using ultrasound technology to study the body in extreme environments, ranging from the physiology of scuba divers to the blood flow in cancerous tumors. Her weapon of choice? Tiny bubbles.

Sleep for Cells

February 12, 2015

With new funding, a UNC startup is poised to halt the most devastating effects of chemotherapy.