Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Greg Scherrer and five members of his lab pose in his lab

5 min read

Developing non-addictive pain meds

Dr. Aziz Sancar poses for a portrait in lab with his research team.

4 min read

A new hope for brain cancer

Rahima Benhabbour peers up to the left corner of the image with a ring light and blue background behind her.

6 min read

A ring of hope

Tim Willson stands with arms crossed with lab equipment in the background.

3 min read

Bringing the dark proteome into the light

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3 min read

Smarter Organ Transplants

Dr. David Drewry at the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill .

9 min read

Collaborating for a Cure

Two scientists look at test tubes

1 min read

Fighting Future Pandemics

Two people stand in outdoor hallway of a building.

2 min read

A convergent code

Researcher putting on a hazmat suit.

5 min read

READDI, not Reactive

Closeup of machinery in lab.

2 min read

READDI for the future

Andrew Satterlee, Shawn Hingtgen and Alison Mercer-Smith standing in a lab, facing the viewer.

9 min read

Minds meet hearts in the hunt for a cure

Sam Lai smiles with lab supplies in the background.

2 min read

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