UNC Researchers Awarded $11.3 Million for Cancer Nanotechnology Research

Posted Sep 17, 2015
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers received an $11.3 million, five-year grant to conduct multiple studies exploring the use of nanoparticles to create cancer vaccines and improve cancer drug delivery and responses. The grant is the third in a series of awards that the university has received from the National Cancer Institute for cancer nanotechnology research. (UNC.edu)

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