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Earp appointed to National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisers

Dr. Shelton Earp, director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lineberger professor of medicine and pharmacology in UNC’s School of Medicine, has been appointed to a five-year term on the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisers.

The board offers input on university, institute, foundation and industry-based research, which constitutes more than 80 percent of the $4.6 billion NCI investment in public health, and clinical and laboratory research. The board also advises on scientific and program development, concept review of initiatives and policy, as well as the progress and future direction of the NCI’s research programs.

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School of Nursing names new director of multicultural affairs

Dr. G. Rumay Alexander has been named the new director of multicultural affairs for UNC’s School of Nursing.

Alexander previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Roxie Co., a health-care consulting firm specializing in work environment improvements and cultural diversity issues.

She also served for more than 20 years as the senior vice president for clinical and professional services of the Tennessee Hospital Association, a not-for-profit association of hospitals and health systems that serves as an advocate for health-care providers and patients.

Alexander is known in the national nursing community for her various publications, including Management Styles and Corporate Culture and The Nurse Manager.

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School of Medicine faculty members receive Kimmel grants for research

Two physician-scientists at UNC’s School of Medicine were recently selected to receive 2003 Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research grants.

Dr. Nancy Klauber-DeMore, assistant professor of surgery, and Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, assistant professor of medicine and genetics, will receive the $200,000 grants. Both are members of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

DeMore’s grant is for translational research in breast cancer, while Sharpless’ grant is for basic research on the regulation of tumor suppressor genes.

The foundation’s advisory board members selected 16 Kimmel scholars from among 176 cancer researchers. The foundation principally supports the research programs of accomplished young cancer investigators, emphasizing novel or innovative treatment strategies for cancer.

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