Organ-on-chips are miniaturized devices that arrange living cells to simulate functional subunits of tissues and organs. These microdevices provide exquisite control of tissue microenviroment for the investigation of organ-level physiology and disease. Human organ-on-chips are expected to transform biomedical research providing platforms that accurately replicate human tissues, enable a better understanding of human-to-human physiologic variations … Read more

Dr. Dorey Glenn Takes Pediatric Nephrology Education to Thimphu, partially funded by a Global Partnership Award from UNC Global.

Speaker: Dr. Deepak Voora, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine at Duke University Topic: “Genotype-informed Statin Therapy” Seminar Synopsis: Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications to lower cholesterol and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Although well tolerated by most patients, a significant proportion of patients … Read more

Robin Akins remembers receiving a phone call from a patient living with HIV she had been trying to reach for months. Dealing with the sudden loss of a family member had prevented the patient from keeping appointments at the UNC Infectious Diseases (ID) Clinic. Akins works as the clinic’s bridge counselor, ensuring people living with HIV remain in care.

UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center scientist Lara Longobardi, PhD, is conducting research designed to yield important new insights into the causes of osteoarthritis, with the goal of helping identify better ways to diagnose and treat the disease.

Scientists led by UNC McAllister Heart Institute researcher Frank Conlon, PhD, reveal detailed molecular events underlying the transformation of ordinary fibroblast cells into therapeutic cardiac muscle cells.

Victoria Bautch, PhD, was recently awarded $6.5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute. The award will enable the Bautch Lab to study the molecular and cellular control of angiogenesis, a naturally occurring process responsible for the formation and growth of blood vessels.

Register by February 5! Call Barbara at 919-843-5205 or email breid@med.unc.edu with first & last name, contact number, & t-shirt size (S, M, L, XL). Lunch will be provided. TOPICS AT THE SYMPOSIUM INCLUDE• An overview of heart disease in women• Heart failure in women• Device therapy in women: cardiac electrophysiology, pacemakers, defibrillators, and more• … Read more

Sepsis remains a life-threatening disease in the setting of infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality. The new Sepsis Definitions and updated Surviving Sepsis Guidelines released in the past two years herald a time of change in the assessment and treatment of sepsis. This lecture aims to address many questions that remain unanswered in treating … Read more

Speaker: Christopher L. Holley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Duke UniversityTopic: Non-coding RNA, RNA modifications, and Oxidative Stress in the Heart

Speaker: Gregory Means, MD, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: Drug Eluting Balloon Technology: History, Pharmacokinetics, Current & Future Use

UNC’s Paul R. Chelminski, MD, MPH, and Timothy J. Ives, PharmD, MPH, CPP, have been sounding the alarm about proper opioid prescribing for decades. Now their treatment methods are the focus of a multi-institutional study on opioid use that could one day change how all health care providers approach chronic pain management.