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The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy awarded accreditation without any deficiency citations to UNC Lineberger’s Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility. “Earning FACT accreditation is a major milestone for any manufacturing facility and underscores our commitment to the highest standards in cellular therapy,” said?UNC Lineberger's Jonathan Serody, MD. https://lnkd.in/e_D3k2YH

The Boys & Girls Club of Durham and Orange Counties partnered with UNC Lineberger to bring predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members to present lay language scientific talks.?

The standard of care for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma has remained unchanged since 2005. Presentations at the symposium highlighted the continued need for brain tumor research support to one day develop a cure for this deadly disease.?

UNC Research is Ashley Leak Bryant. Read about her contributions to research at Carolina: https://go.unc.edu/k7CXx Ashley helps to build and sustain the oncology care workforce. Her research focuses on designing and testing palliative and supportive care interventions for older adults with cancer and their care partners. Her research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. This funding supports vital research, helping the people of North Carolina and beyond. Ashley has been a Tar Heel for 20 years and is a fellow North Carolinian. #UNCResearchIsNC #oncology #medicine #UNC #NorthCarolina #career #community . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ashley Leak Bryant PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

????Attention physicians! The U.S. News and World Report?best hospital survey?is?still?open in Doximity. UNC Lineberger executive director and chief of oncology clinical services at UNC Health, Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, shares why your vote matters and how UNC Hospitals continues to lead in oncology/hematology patient care and research.

March is #MultipleMyeloma Awareness Month, an opportunity to shed light on a disease that accounts for approximately 10% of all blood cancers. Treatment options for multiple myeloma have expanded in recent years, leading to better patient outcomes and longer survival rates.

MaTRIC (Managing?Teams,?Research, and?Integrated?Coordination) is an initiative providing research project management services and resources to enhance population science research at #UNCLineberger.

UNC Lineberger Executive Director Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, shared an update in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Currents on his study using transoral robotic surgery (TORS) to treat HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer. This approach offers a less invasive alternative to open surgery without disfigurement.

Researchers from #UNCLineberger and the University of Cincinnati developed an art therapy application to help improve quality of life in young adult cancer survivorship patients. UNC Lineberger's Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAAN, FANA, will lead a study using a new art therapy application designed for patients ages 18-24 (AYA) brain tumor survivors at UNC Health.

Today is Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day At #UNCLineberger, our Center for Triple Negative Breast Cancer is dedicated to advancing research, improving treatments, and supporting those affected by this aggressive form of breast cancer. Our experts are working to uncover new therapies and better outcomes for patients. #TNBC #bcsm