Cindy Hoffmeier AACR, Aaron Hoobs, ACS, Angelina Vaseva, Channing J. Der, Der lab, grant, Kirsten Bryant, NIH

New Grants awarded in the Der Lab

Channing Der awarded NCI grant to pursue drug discovery Channing J. Der, PhD, UNC Lineberger member and Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine, was awarded a five-year NIH R01 grant entitled "Biological Activity of RAS Oncogenes". This grant will support his studies to pursue drug discovery for … Continue reading New Grants awarded in the Der Lab

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Leanna Gentry defends phd thesis

On September 3rd Leanna Gentry, from the Department of Pharmacology, defended her thesis entitled “Targeting the Ras-Ral effector pathway for cancer treatment."  Leanna is the 23rd graduating member of the Der Lab, and will continue her scientific pursuits as she begins work at CATO Research.  After the defense the Lab members treated Leanna to a fabulous … Continue reading Leanna Gentry defends phd thesis

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Dr. Der presents Distinguished Lecture at International Ovarian Cancer Consortium

Dr. Channing Der attended and presented a Distinguished Lecture at the Second Annual Meeting of the International Ovarian Cancer Consortium in conjunction with International Symposium on Tumor Microenvironment and Therapy Resistance August 16 - 18 .  Dr. Der's lecture, entitled " Targeting RAS for Cancer Treatment: Mission Possible?" kicked off the second day of this fabulous conference.  The Stephenson Cancer … Continue reading Dr. Der presents Distinguished Lecture at International Ovarian Cancer Consortium

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2015 Ras Beach Retreat

Members of the Der, Cox and Campbell labs at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and members of the Wood, Onaitis, and Counter labs at Duke University, the Kashatus Lab at University of Virginia, and the Lim Lab at Washington University St. Louis came together at Emerald Isle for their annual scientific retreat July 26-29. Monday, July 27 9:00-9:20        Minu Ramanan (Campbell lab) … Continue reading 2015 Ras Beach Retreat

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#PurpleStride 5k Photos are here!

The Research RAScals (aka the Der Lab at UNC Lineberger & Friends) participated in this year’s PanCAN #PurpleStride run!  Everyone had a blast at the race and Dr. Der came in 3rd place for his age group! The team, organized by Kirsten Bryant, raised $9,054 to support Pancreatic Cancer Research, coming in Second in overall fundraising!