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$1 million gift furthers landmark study focused on reducing breast cancer disparities, barriers to high-quality care
October 5, 2021 Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer have donated $1 million to support the latest phase of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Led by Dr. Melissa Troester, professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School, the study investigates how the causes, treatments and long-term outcomes of breast cancer differ between Black women and white women.
Timeline to eliminate cervical cancer varies widely based on wealth
September 29, 2021 Increasing rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus will lead to a near-elimination of cervical cancer in some communities by 2030, according to recent research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention by a research team that includes Gillings School alumnae and faculty members. However, these projections point to a stark truth: a 14-year delay in areas with higher rates of poverty.
Cold War cache of 100,000 baby teeth provides unique opportunity to understand long-term radiation effects
September 13, 2021 Discovery of a Cold War-era cache of baby teeth, collected during a landmark 1960s study of exposure to radioactive fallout, serves as a rare time capsule that Gillings School alumnus Joe Mangano hopes will increase our understanding of the relationship between radiation exposure and cancer.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| John A. Baron, MD | Professor | |
| Ethan Basch, MD, MSc | Professor | |
| Antonia Bennett, PhD | Professor | |
| Jeannette Bensen, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Noel Brewer, PhD | Gillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health | |
| Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD | Professor and Associate Chair for Research | |
| Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Jianwen Cai, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor | |
| Stephen R. Cole, PhD | Professor | |
| Julie L. Daniels, PhD | Professor | |
| Shufa Du, MD, PhD | Professor | |
| Andrew Edmonds, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Geni Eng, DrPH | Professor Emerita | |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Professor | |
| Kelly R. Evenson, PhD | Professor | |
| Leah Frerichs, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Shelley Golden, PhD | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs | |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | W. R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research | |
| Marissa G. Hall, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Alexander Keil, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | |
| Michael Love, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Jennifer L. Lund, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Sarah D. Mills, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor | |
| Sonia Napravnik, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Hazel B. Nichols, PhD | Professor | |
| Kari North, PhD | Professor | |
| Andrew Olshan, PhD | Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology | |
| Audrey Pettifor, PhD | Professor | |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Bahjat Qaqish, PhD | Professor | |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD | Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair | |
| David Richardson, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean and Professor Emerita | |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Professor | |
| Cleo A. Samuel-Ryals, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Robert S. Sandler, MD | Professor | |
| Anna P. Schenck, PhD | Professor of the Practice | |
| Amy Sims, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Rebecca Slifkin, PhD | Professor Emeritus | |
| Samir Soneji, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Angela M. Stover, PhD | Associate Professor and Co-Director of NC TraCS' Implementation Science Methods Unit | |
| Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD | Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair | |
| Xianming Tan, PhD | Professor | |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | |
| Justin Trogdon, PhD | Professor and Director, PhD program | |
| William Valdar, PhD | Adjunct Professor | |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH | Associate Professor | |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor |
