Zou awarded National Institutes of Health grant to study post-surgical pain and opioid use
October 3, 2024 With a new grant, the Zou Lab hopes to predict the course of pain for individual patients and improve clinical decision-making.
Rashid awarded grant to develop AI tool that recommends optimal clinical trials to pancreatic cancer patients
September 24, 2024 Dr. Naim Rashid has received a Department of Defense Pancreatic Cancer Research Program pilot award to build an AI tool that generates personalized clinical trial recommendations for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
New Gillings School center will leverage AI for improved public health
September 16, 2024 The Center for Artificial Intelligence and Public Health will serve as a hub for innovation, where ideas are cultivated, tested and implemented to improve population health outcomes using AI-driven approaches in North Carolina and globally.
Ibrahim honored with the prestigious Wilks Memorial Award
August 30, 2024 Dr. Joseph Ibrahim was awarded the 2024 Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award for his distinguished career in biostatistics.
Garcia receives NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship
August 26, 2024 Tanya Garcia, PhD, was awarded the NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship in the field of neuroscience.
New HIV risk assessment tool could help focus prevention resources for women in Africa
June 27, 2024 The tool's development team estimated that by offering PrEP medication to a small fraction of the population in Southern, Eastern and West/Central Africa, a substantial share of the 402,000 annual new cases among women in these countries could be prevented.
Zhu named editor of JASA-Applications and Case Studies
May 31, 2024 In his role, Zhu will be responsible for overseeing around 300 submissions per year and appointing new associate editors (AEs) across varying topics.
Study shows effectiveness of updated COVID-19 vaccines wanes moderately over time, is lower against currently circulating variants
May 29, 2024 New research led by Dr. Danyu Lin finds that boosters targeting omicron subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 are still providing reasonably durable protection against infection, hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but they are less protective against the now-dominant JN.1 strain.
Carolina Alumni Association honors Southerland and Koch
May 16, 2024 Drs. Janet Southerland and Gary Koch received Carolina Alumni Awards for their exceptional contributions to their respective fields and profound impact on the lives of countless students and colleagues.
4 Gillings community members honored with 2024 awards for mentorship, teaching, research and service
April 29, 2024 Four members of the Gillings School community were selected to receive the School’s most prestigious awards: Dr. Stephen Cole (Larsh Award), Dr. Joseph Ibrahim (McGavran Award), Dr. Joe Brown (Greenberg Award) and Traci L. Baird (Barr Award).
