Brittany Phillips, Author at Newsroom

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, January 16, 2025.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, January 9, 2025.

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve women’s health screenings for women who are often missed by traditional programs.

Madison Snyder, 2nd-year UNC School of Medicine med student and 2025-26 NC Schweitzer Fellow, pens op-ed about how skin cancer can affect a variety of skin tones.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, December 19, 2025.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, December 12, 2025.

Jason Franz, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at the UNC School of Medicine, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from NCInnovation to advance groundbreaking research involving wearable sensors and artificial intelligence to revolutionize rehabilitation for individuals with arthritis.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, December 5, 2025.

Five UNC Health hospitals across North Carolina have been recognized for providing top maternity care by U.S. News & World Report.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, November 21, 2025.

Dissociation of G protein from drug-bound GPCR (orange) is captured in accelerated molecular dynamics simulations, starting from the bound (blue) to free state (red), with a trace of its C-terminal residue colored in a blue-white-red scale.

UNC researchers discovered how a key step in cell signaling works by showing exactly how G proteins detach from receptors that many common medicines target.

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, November 14, 2025.

Author Archives: Brittany Phillips

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 16 – January 22

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 9 – January 15

Carolina researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening

Snyder Pens Op-Ed About How Skin Cancer Doesn’t Care What Color You Are

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 19 – January 8

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 12 – December 18

UNC Biomedical Researcher Receives NCInnovation Grant to Transform Osteoarthritis Research

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of December 5 – December 11

UNC Health Hospitals Earn U.S. News Honor for “Best Maternity Care”

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of November 21 – December 4

UNC Scientists Discover How a Critical Signaling Step Works Inside Cells

Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of November 14 – November 20