Kendall Daniels

Researchers in the lab of Janelle Arthur, PhD, associate professor at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, have found a key process by which gut bacteria may be contributing to intestinal fibrosis, a major […]

Harvard Neuroscientist David D. Ginty, PhD, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for his pivotal discoveries on the sensation of touch and how our body communicates with the brain. David D. Ginty, PhD, the Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler

Using technology first designed by Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have engineered a molecular technology that can turn off pain receptors. Structure of mHCAD chemogenetic system

The UNC Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, led by Chirag S. Desai, MD, FACS, professor of surgery, has performed its 100th case, cementing UNC Hospitals as one of the most significant centers for surgical therapy for chronic

Athena Stein, postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Flavio Frohlich, PhD, professor of psychiatry, is developing next-generation non-invasive brain stimulation treatments alongside her new family in the lab. When Athena Stein was a young child in Brisbane, Australia, you could

The new model, developed by Li Wang, PhD, associate professor of radiology in the UNC School of Medicine, can produce more accurate and reliable analysis of brain structures, which is critical for early detection, medical diagnosis, and neurological research. Li

A research project co-led by James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues, will be supported in creating an atlas of the cells and cellular interactions in the nasal and oral cavities, throat, and

A research team led by Daniel McKay, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Biology and Genetics, has identified a key focal point in the biological processes that control cell identity and can lead to disease when mutated. Daniel McKay,

A collaboration between Stanley M. Lemon, MD, and fellow infectious diseases colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine has unveiled a crucial role for a protein called PDAP1 in hepatitis A virus infection of the liver. Stanley Lemon, MD Viruses

The lab of Graham Diering, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology and physiology at the UNC School of Medicine, shows how sleep loss during early life impacts key aspects of brain development and how it can increase one’s risk for