The grant will help to establish the North Carolina Consortium for Diversity Career Development in Nutrition, Obesity and Diabetes Research.
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Dr. Bryan Roth found variants in one tiny serotonin receptor in neurons, and these variants could be why some patients fare much better after psychedelic therapy than other patients.
Research at Carolina drives innovation and breakthroughs in many fields of impactful study, from gene therapies and drug development to population studies to coastal resilience.
Coral reefs play a critical role in the world's ecosystem, serving as homes for animals while also protecting coastlines from flooding and erosion. Carolina biologists are working to care for the crucial structures by studying a disease that is damaging coral.