Impact Stories

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

Carolina Stories

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

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Collaborating for a Cure

Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer

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Reducing breast cancer disparities and barriers to care

drawing of a brain

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A joint effort

Jeliyah Clark smiling with campus in the backdrop and a blue geometric overlay.

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Multiplier Effect

Two scientists look at test tubes

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Fighting Future Pandemics

Doctor showing woman an x-ray of teeth.

1 min read

Improving patient care

A person in a lab coat checking blood pressure on a patient.

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Conducting prevention research

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A prestigious professorship

Jeremy Wang, assistant professor of genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, in front of lab equipment

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The power of partnership

Two people stand in outdoor hallway of a building.

2 min read

A convergent code

Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, co-director, Matthew A. Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; Terry Rhodes, PhD, dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dr. James Kelly, executive director, Marcus Institute for Brain Health; Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, chancellor

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Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Patients walk into the University of Zambia School of Medicine Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.

8 min read

A new device for saving lives