Cancer

RUNC: Siddharth Sheth

July 17, 2024

Siddharth Sheth leads clinical trials to improve treatments for patients with head and neck cancer.

Let’s Get Clinical

May 20, 2024

Researchers across Carolina manage clinical trials to get novel treatments and interventions into the hands of those who need them most.

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.

Approaching Epidemiology with Empathy

March 14, 2023

Marc Emerson’s experiences growing up in Navajo Nation guide his research on health equity in American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

Slowly, Then All at Once

June 20, 2022

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

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.

Marielle Bond

December 14, 2016

Junior Marielle Bond is an undergraduate researcher in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences double-majoring in biology and philosophy. Her research focuses on how signaling proteins involved in cell division can cause cancer and how those protein pathways can aid cancer treatments.

Comprehending Chemotaxis

November 5, 2015

James Bear uncovers the intricate mechanisms that allow certain cells to move, discoveries with implications for cancer metastasis.