Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. The objective of this 5-year, $2.68 million R01 research grant is to investigate how the indoor environment impacts peanut allergy development in children. Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. The … Read more

UNC Children’s Research Institute holds community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive to help accelerate pediatric research in rare childhood diseases. In an effort to support pediatric medical research, UNC Children’s Research Institute is holding a community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive. By becoming a partner, donations will help accelerate research on rare childhood diseases, helping kids live … Read more

Principal investigators James Hagood, MD, and Richard Boucher, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial cellular roles in human health and disease. CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $33 million in grants to support collaborative groups of researchers and … Read more

A Charlotte baby became the first at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), after his condition was discovered through the Early Check newborn screening pilot study. It was a pregnancy that went relatively smooth. No red flags. No urgent ultrasounds. But, for … Read more

Stephanie Schwartz, MD, and Tracie Walker, MD, in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, published in the New England Journal of Medicine: “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children – Initial Therapy and Outcomes.” As part of a national COVID-19 research project, Stephanie Schwartz, MD and Tracie Walker, MD, in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, were recently published in the New … Read more