Margarita Dzama-Karels wins Pagano Award

Pagano Award recognizes her 2025 Cell Reports paper on menin-MLL1 in liver cancer.

Published

May 26, 2026

Congratulations to Postdoctoral Scholar Margarita Dzama-Karels, who was awarded a 2026 Joseph S. Pagano Award for her 2025 paper, Menin-MLL1 complex cooperates with NF-Y to promote hepatocellular carcinoma survival. This annual award recognizes notable cancer-related papers authored by UNC Lineberger postdoctoral fellows.