UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to be awarded up to $50 million from the FDA for new research center
Triangle CERSI will work with FDA scientists to perform cutting edge scientific research to better inform and support the FDA’s needs.
Research
Research at UNC-Chapel Hill, a billion-dollar venture, has quadrupled over the past 15 years, firmly establishing Carolina as one of America’s top-ranked research universities.
Facts & Figures
- 10thamong research universities for federal funding devoted to research and development in all fields
- 13thlargest U.S. research university in research volume
- 900+UNC-Chapel Hill research projects directly addressed the health, education, or well-being of North Carolina citizens in 2021
- $1.16 billion+reached in annual research expenditures at Carolina
- 3,000+undergraduates produce original research in approximately 140 courses
Serving North Carolina,
Changing the World
Carolina is a world-class research university where great ideas and creativity flow, innovations are put to the test, and discoveries are made.
Environmental research making a difference in North Carolina
Rose Houck ’25 uses her knowledge from her Carolina courses to research water quality and flood resiliency issues in our state with the North Carolina Collaboratory.
Drug-checking project cuts overdoses
Supported by the N.C. Collaboratory, epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta and his team analyze street drugs and alert communities about dangers.
Research Around campus
They combat patient loneliness with social media
With a $3.2 million NCI grant, Barbara Fredrickson and Allison Lazard will support young cancer patients with messages that inspire action.
Alzheimer’s study will look at risks across groups
Researchers at Carolina and Duke received $25.3 million to study gaps related to race, ethnicity and other factors.
Exposure to wildfire smoke linked with early use of upper respiratory medication
Results from the Carolina-led study suggest infants exposed to wildfire smoke during the first trimester or the first six months of life may be at greater risk of upper respiratory illness in early childhood.