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UNC Spinoff Wins Gates Backing for Vaccine, Nanomedicine Work
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A Triangle-based UNC spinoff company at the forefront of efforts to use nanotechnology to tackle diseases has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Promise of Genomics Research Needs a Realistic View
James P. Evans, MD, PhD is lead author of a commentary about the potential of genomic medicine.
Weili Lin, PhD Appointed Director, UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center
Weili Lin, PhD, has been appointed Director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC).
E-Cigarette Study Featured on Time Magazine Website
UNC Lineberger member Kurt Ribisl, PhD, was part of the study's research team.
Congratulations to UNC's Top Cancer Docs!
Sixty physicians at the University of North Carolina Hospitals are listed in the latest version of “America’s Top Doctors,” a compilation that is published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Of those, 32 are members of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center or involved in UNC Cancer Care’s multidisciplinary programs.
FDA Restrictions on Outdoor Cigarette Ads Near Schools May Hurt Business Less than Industry Says
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed new rules restricting outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds in 2009, the tobacco industry argued that such rules would lead to a near complete ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. An article in the March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that the effect of these rules would be less severe on businesses than the industry contends.
