Faculty Support

Awarding excellence, investing in potential

“This grant gives us the freedom to take risks and to test innovative ideas…

“This grant gives us the freedom to take risks and to test innovative ideas…

“This grant gives us the freedom to take risks and to test innovative ideas that we probably wouldn’t have had the time or the funding to be able to do otherwise.”

William Rand Kenan Professor of Biology Albert S. Baldwin’s work has the potential to result in breakthrough therapies to treat cancer and inflammatory diseases. That potential earned him the National Cancer Institute’s Outstanding Investigator Award, which carries $5.9 million in funding over the next seven years.

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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Funding Priorities

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    Venture Philanthropy

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    Supporting Innovative Cancer Treatments

    Donor gives $25 million to establish UNC Lineberger Center for Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

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    Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities And Barriers To Care

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    Precision Cancer Treatments

    "It's an exciting approach; we hit the tumor hard with little toxicity, leaving room for other therapy."