One of the leading cancer centers in the nation, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC Lineberger is one of only 49 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and was rated as exceptional - the highest category - following its most recent NCI review. The center brings together some of the most exceptional physicians and scientists in the country to focus on advancing the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. With research that spans the spectrum from the laboratory to the bedside to the community, UNC Lineberger faculty work to understand the causes of cancer at the genetic and environmental levels, to conduct groundbreaking laboratory research, and to translate findings into pioneering and innovative clinical trials.
External link for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
450 West Dr
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, US
Congratulations to our teammates for all of your hard work earning this recognition!
UNC Hospitals was recently recognized by Money Magazine as one of the nation's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care in 2024, ranking 14th overall on their list of 75 hospitals. Congratulations to our teammates for all of your hard work earning this recognition!
Kudos to Channing J. Der, PhD, and Adrienne D. Cox, PhD, for having their research featured in a blog post by the National Institutes of Health Director Monica Bertagnolli, MD. The UNC Lineberger research team published two papers in Science that provided the most comprehensive molecular portrait of the workings of KRAS, a key cancer-causing gene, and how its activities impact pancreatic cancer outcomes. https://lnkd.in/eEGj2HTc
Bill Wood, MD, MPH, is using real-world data to help make cancer patients’ health care journeys smoother and less stressful.
UNC Lineberger’s Stanley M. Lemon, MD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and one of the highest honors awarded to a scientist.
Lynne Wagner, PhD, who came to UNC from Wake Forest School of Medicine last year, is the center’s director. She said she was drawn to UNC Lineberger by its highly respected and robust patient-reported outcomes research and its Cancer Outcomes Research Program. Led by Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, the program has 58 members, including 17 who conduct patient-reported outcomes research.
UNC Lineberger’s William Wood will be a featured participant at the White House #ClinicalTrialsForum. He will join a live discussion on leveraging data to accelerate clinical trial accrual and evidence generation. 📅 Tune in live at 10 a.m. to watch this important conversation: https://lnkd.in/eEByJbpj
Ray Tan, MD, Christopher Dittus, DO, and Sara Wobker, MD, MPH, provide a basic overview of staging cancers and grading tumors, and why these categories are important to a medical team.
From his first paying job cleaning and closing a local laundromat in Pembroke, North Carolina, to his current position as chair of the Division of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Ronny Bell, PhD, MS, continues to serve his community and give back to the native population that he cares for deeply, personally and professionally. Here’s a few minutes with Ronny Bell.
Big news for our cancer center! Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, a head and neck surgical oncologist, leading expert in cancer immunotherapy and cancer center chief executive, has been named the executive director of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UNC system chief of oncology services, effective October 1st, announced University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Dean Wesley Burks, MD.
Ray Tan, MD, Christopher Dittus, DO, and Sara Wobker, MD, MPH, provide a basic overview of staging cancers and grading tumors, and why these categories are important to a medical team.