February 22, 2023 A generous gift from Hyman and Marietta Bielsky will fund a new clinic in Malawi for reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections. The new clinic will replace a 50-year-old infrastructure for sexually… Read More
Dr. Jeff Stringer Awarded Third Grant from Gates’ Foundation
In 2018, Jeff received the first Fetal Age Machine Learning Initiative (FAMLI) grant, a feasibility investment concerned primarily with automated estimation of gestational age. It focused upon generation of specific ultrasound… Read More
UNC School of Medicine Names 2021-22 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars
This story was originally posted on July 5, 2022 on the UNC School Of Medicine Newsroom website, which is linked HERE. Mauro Calabrese, PhD, Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD, and Adam Hantman,… Read More
Dr. Adaora Adimora On How HIV Impacts Women and Minorities
For National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, AIDSVu spoke with Dr. Adaora Adimora about increasing the rate of PrEP use among women and minorities impacted by HIV. Adaora Adimora,… Read More
Chi Named Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vice Chair for Research and Innovation
This story was originally published March 8, 2022 here. Benjamin Chi, MD, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at… Read More
CFAR Developmental Awardee Recognized by American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
The American Academy of Neurology recently awarded neurologist Monica M. Diaz, MD, MS, a Clinical Research Training Scholarship in support of her research on the detection of neurodegeneration in older,… Read More
Inter-CFAR Transgender Health Scientific Working Group
Writer: Alicia Diggs The first inaugural Inter CFAR Transgender Health Scientific Working Group took place October 21, 2021. The working group uses a shared leadership model to work together across… Read More
Physicians address ‘increasing concern’ about effects of COVID-19 among PLWH – Healio
Dr. Adaora Adimora, MD MPH, recently spoke to Healio about effects of COVID-19 on people living with HIV. She states that “people with well-controlled HIV have an excellent prognosis from… Read More
Angela Kashuba selected as next dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Dr. Angela Kashuba, Director of UNC CFARs Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core, has been selected to serve as the next dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. This… Read More
In an effort to make childbirth safer, $14 million awarded to Jeff Stringer’s research team
Jeff Stringer, director of UNC CFAR’s International Core, is leading two studies to improve pregnancy outcomes in the world’s poorest countries. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $14… Read More