8 months ago
Researcher in the Spotlight: Postdoc, Ashraf N. Abdo
Meet Ashraf, a researcher in Sancar lab who is engaged in research on chronotherapy using different tumor and circadian models.
8 months ago
Meet Ashraf, a researcher in Sancar lab who is engaged in research on chronotherapy using different tumor and circadian models.
8 months ago
Aziz Sancar was elected an honorary member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science.
8 months ago
We celebrated Native American Heritage Month with a departmental potluck. The DEI Cultural Sub-Committee made a trivia on general knowledge about Native American tribes in the US and North Carolina. The top winners were Chrystal Starbird, Garrett Hubbard, and Amrita Nallathambi,
8 months ago
Adil Muneer successfully defended his dissertation under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen on August 25th, 2023, and he has received his PhD. The title of his dissertation is “Non-canonical translation regulatory function of G9a in chronic inflammation associated diseases.”
8 months ago
We welcomed 19 winter rotation students to our faculty-affiliated labs.
8 months ago
Congratulations to Biochemistry and Biophysics faculty Qi Zhang who was promoted from associate professor to full professor effective November 10, 2023. His research focuses on the molecular basis of RNA function.
8 months ago
Our department hosts monthly events that are open to our faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research scholars, rotation students, and staff that create opportunities to build community and foster belonging.
8 months ago
We sat down with Dr. Ajit Prakash, a dedicated Research Associate in the Campbell lab to find out what motivate him. Behind the carefully controlled experiments and complex data lies a profound passion that fuels Dr. Prakash's journey in the realm of scientific discovery.
8 months ago
Justin Rectenwald, a Biochemistry and Biophysics PhD alumnus (Pearce/Frye Lab), recently rejoined Taysha Gene Therapies as a Senior Manager, CMC Analytical Development role. Taysha Gene Therapies is focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of monogenic diseases of the central nervous system.
8 months ago
Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, has been named associate director of the UNC School of Medicine MD/PhD program. Gupta is an associate professor in the departments of radiation oncology and biochemistry and biophysics and a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
8 months ago
Susanna Stroik, PhD, and Dale Ramsden, PhD have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer.
8 months ago
During University Research Week, the labs of Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Jack Griffith, PhD, and Joshua Strauss, PhD with the Cryo-EM Core Facility, won the Art-in-Science Competition held by the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research.