Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

Closeup of machinery in lab.

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READDI for the future

Frank Leibfarth works in lab.

2 min read

Molecule maker

Hands piping liquid in a drug development lab.

1 min watch

Coronavirus drug shows promise at Carolina

HIV Cure Center

3 min read

‘A rather remarkable feat’

Penny Gordon-Larsen smiles at a desk with shelves of books in the background.

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Obesity: One size does not fit all

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Virtual Lung Project

Ben Philpot and Mark Zylka smiling in the lab.

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Delivering care across the spectrum

Researchers at the Gfeller Center affix an apparatus to a subject's head for concussion research

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Redefining concussion protocols

Terry Long holds up a petri dish containing small green plants.

1 min read

Farm to lab

Shelley Earp unc Lineberger

8 min read

Advancing Cancer Research and Care Across Carolina and the Globe

David Hesmer smiles in the Hingtgen lab.

2 min read

From cancer patient to volunteer

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