Author Archives: Kim Morris

Community-led research in Buncombe County reveals 40% of blacklegged ticks in western North Carolina carry the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A new UNC-led study published in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals that ticks in Buncombe County are...

Mitch Matoga, MD, MSc, PhD, a physician-scientist with UNC Project-Malawi, has been selected to serve as a member of the World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Sexually Transmitted Infections. Dr. Matoga was one of 23 applicants (out of 280) selected to serve in the TAG for HIV, Hepatitis...

After nearly three decades of continuous NIH funding, the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is entering a new chapter with a new leadership team and a renewed commitment to advancing HIV research. With the center’s latest award renewal, David Margolis, MD, will serve as contact principal...

The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine announces the launch of an innovative platform powered by Terra Dotta that will support the Office of Global Health Education (OGHE) and the Office of Fellowships and Training (OFT). The new platform streamlines essential processes and...

Chapel Hill, N.C. — Researchers at the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases recently held a launch retreat for a new study testing ways to connect women leaving prison with highly effective HIV prevention tools, including pre‑exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Led by Becky White, MD, MPH, infectious diseases physician and long‑time...

Researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases have identified persistent Giardia infections as a significant risk factor for impaired linear growth, independent of intestinal inflammation.  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A study led by PhD candidate Lester Gutiérrez, MS, with Luther Bartelt, MD, DTM&H, and Sylvia Becker-Dreps,...

Life as a medical student comes with plenty of highs and lows. For Ben Arnold, a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, the journey has been rewarding. Through countless hours in clinics, operating rooms, and hospital wards, he gained valuable skills and took pride in the care that...