May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This month, let’s celebrate their significant contributions here in North Carolina and across the country.

Just some of the many stalwarts in our neck of the woods this week! A huge thank you to everyone for joining us UNC Lineberger Scientific Symposium and showcasing the deep field of brilliant minds collaborating to tackle #PancreaticCancer

UNC Lineberger Director Shelley Earp, MD, has been appointed chair of the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors. The board is responsible for advising the Dr. Kimryn Rathmell and program leaders on research priorities conducted or supported by the institute. unclineberger.org/news/earp-name…

.OncLive.com named Ethan Basch (Ethan Basch), MD, MSc, FASCO, as one of the 2024 Giants of Cancer Care for his pioneering research in the field of patient-reported outcomes. unclineberger.org/news/basch-hon…

We are thrilled to announce that Kelly Herremans has matched UNC Surgery as our 2025 incoming #CGSO Fellow! Proud of you and looking forward to a bright future! UF Surgery Jose G. Trevino MD Caprice Greenberg Society of Surgical Oncology Philip Spanheimer Yeh Lab Hong Jin Kim Elizabeth Gleeson, MD, MPH UNC Lineberger

Robert Ferris (Robert Ferris, MD, PhD), MD, PhD, named executive director of UNC Lineberger, and UNC system chief of oncology services, effective October 1st, announced UNC School of Medicine Dean Wesley Burks, MD. UNC Health unclineberger.org/news/robert-fe…

The courage to live with radical uncertainty (Shekinah Elmore | TEDMED 2020) go.ted.com/b4YfJ via TED Talks

Our phase I study into the safety and tolerability of CAR T therapy in #pancreaticcancer is now recruiting patients UNC Lineberger. Encouraging potential of gene therapy meets a new challenge in refractory PDAC. Learn about the study and its eligibility: go.unc.edu/Nc7m2

As the North Carolina Surgical Hospital officially opened today, it is especially fitting that Anthony Meyer, MD, PhD, Chair Emeritus and Professor of #UNCSurgery operated on the first cases. Thank you Dr. Meyer for 40+ years of service to the citizens of North Carolina!

Pancreatic cysts are often found incidentally on imaging tests for other indications. Imaging, symptom assessment, and laboratory tests can help distinguish benign cysts from those associated with a risk of malignant transformation. Learn more: nej.md/4g4jz5s

AACR young researchers come from all over the world, and add their perspectives to pancreatic cancer studies. bit.ly/4hlSOu1

Thank you to all of our wonderful Medical/Surgical Nurses this week. #OneGreatTeam

📣🏒 This past Sunday, we were thrilled to see our very own Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, PhD, UNC Lineberger's executive director and system chief of oncology services at UNC Health take center stage at the Carolina Hurricanes’ Hockey Fights Cancer Night as the honorary Siren Sounder!

Honored to have Jash Datta, MD give the UNC Surgery James Newsome, MD professor Lecturer. Packed house, engaging and informative. The role of the neutrophil in PDAC. A lot of innovative work to move the survival needle in PDAC! UNC Lineberger @unc Yeh Lab Nipun Merchant

Humbled to be the James Newsome Visiting Professor to UNC Surgery UNC Lineberger & thrilled to introduce faculty➕residents at this elite institution to our #pancsm scientific programs Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Miller Medicine Thx Hong Jin Kim Caprice Greenberg Philip Spanheimer for the invite!

Best holiday wishes to all of our Lineberger and UNC Health oncology team members, and striving for a 2025 with more knowledge, less cancer, and better outcomes for our patients!

Cancer statistics in 2025 🇺🇸- new report 🚨 Cancer is becoming a new disease. We're seeing a fundamental shift in who gets cancer, moving from a predominantly male, elderly disease to one that increasingly affects women and younger people. Key highlights 🧵

Great to catch up with so many current, former and future colleagues at #SSO2025 UNC Surgical Oncology family is growing! UNC Surgery

Big congratulations to Lisa Carey, MD, ScM, FASCO for being honored by OncLive.com as a Giant of Cancer Care for her significant contributions that have advanced how we understand and treat breast cancer. #GiantsCC25 Yelena Y. Janjigian MD #ASCO25 #bcsm

Excited to announce Devon Freudenberger as the 2026 UNC CGSO Fellow! We couldn’t be happier. Congratulations and look forward to working together!! UNC Surgery UNC Lineberger Society of Surgical Oncology Devon Freudenberger, MD VCU Surgery VCU General Surgery Residency Jose G. Trevino MD