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UNC School of Medicine
@UNC_SOM
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is a nationally ranked public medical school with campuses in Chapel Hill, Asheville, and Charlotte.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
med.unc.edu
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Oct 17, 2016
    Congrats to @UNC professors Melina Kibbe and @NobelPrize winner Aziz Sancar for election to @theNAMedicine bit.ly/2dIJvEb
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Jan 13, 2023
    Fact check: No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t lead to more variants. “The virus is evolving because we keep transmitting it to each other,” said Dr. David Wohl tells @JoedyMcCreary @WNCN. Read full story below.
    Fact check: No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t lead to more variants, UNC expert says
    From cbs17.com
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Jan 12, 2021
    Hillsborough, NC, declared Jan. 12, 2021 "Dr. Kizzmekia 'Kizzy' Corbett Day" for the hometown scientist's pivotal contribution to creating the Moderna vaccine. Read the proclamation: unchealth.info/YgWQ50D6ymy @WCHLChapelboro @UNC @WRAL @ABC11_WTVD @wunc @WNCN @newsobserver
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Jan 3, 2024
    The @UNC School of Medicine community is extremely saddened by the passing of Dr. Ada Adimora, a trailblazing physician-scientist, mentor, and compassionate friend and advocate for so many people in North Carolina and around the world. unchealth.info/26t050QnwYN
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Feb 6, 2018
    Musician, urologist, surgeon, researcher leveraging technology to achieve better patient outcomes. Meet Dr. Angela Smith, a winner of the Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship: bit.ly/2nDTkub
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Sep 30, 2020
    Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, @uncCHER director, @UNC lead for $80-million @NIH project w/ @DukeU & partners to overcome barriers, increase uptake of COVID-19 testing among underserved & vulnerable populations across U.S. unchealth.info/3EaH50BFT51 @UNCHealthFdn @UNC_Health_Care @wunc
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Dec 10, 2019
    Congrats to @UCSFMedicine researchers Lily & Yuh-Nung Jan, this year's Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Winners! bit.ly/2P6PjfO | @UNC @uncneuro @UNCMedCenter @UCSF
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Dec 13, 2021
    Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a Hillsborough native who helped develop Moderna's #COVID19 #vaccine, has been named one of @TIME magazine's Heroes of the Year. Corbett graduated from @UNC with a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology.
    NC scientist Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett named among Time magazine's heroes of the year
    From wral.com
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Mar 15, 2019
    156 students 31 states and the District of Columbia 24 specialties Congratulations to the UNC School of Medicine students who found out today where they will be doing their residency training! #MatchDay2019 bit.ly/2Y2bN3Z
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Sep 10, 2021
    Hyejung Won @UNC Genetics will lead $9.25 million, 5-year @NIH study to identify specific DNA variants that alter gene expression to influence risk of disease. unchealth.info/JfIb50G7QDJ @UNCMedCenter @uncneuro @UNCResearch @OoR_UNC
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Dec 3, 2022
    Researchers Misty Good, Scott Magness @UNC Awarded $1 Million by @cziscience to Combat Necrotizing Enterocolitis: ow.ly/ZjCh50LSWf9 @NECsociety @UNC_Health_Care @uncchildrens @UNCHealthFdn @UNCResearch
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    May 20, 2024
    New research led by Zoe McElligott, PhD, associate professor at @PsychiatryUnc and @UNC_PHCO, shows why #Naloxone triggers a more severe withdrawal response when given to individuals on fentanyl/xylazine.
    Scientists Discover Surprising Details about Xylazine in Combination with Fentanyl | Newsroom
    From news.unchealthcare.org
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Apr 27, 2020
    Congratulations to @UNC School of Medicine vice dean for research Blossom Damania elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences! Read about her and her work: unchealth.info/Tef150zpZXp @UNCResearch @UNCMedCenter @UNC_Lineberger @UNC_Health_Care @OoR_UNC @americanacad
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    UNC School of Medicine
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    Mar 20, 2018
    UNC School of Medicine is now ranked first for primary care by @usnews in annual #BestGradSchools list | 14th for @UNCOBGYN | tied for 23rd for @UNCResearch | bit.ly/2mJuabX | @newsobserver @WRAL @wunc @WNCN @SpecNewsRDU @ABC11_WTVD @UNC @dailytarheel @WCHLChapelboro