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BCBP Trivia Night was a blast!
Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty gathered to compete in Trivia at Linda's Bar and Grill during our third happy hour of the school year.
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Graduate students, postdocs, and faculty gathered to compete in Trivia at Linda's Bar and Grill during our third happy hour of the school year.
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On the evening of March 8, 2023, the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics held a Holi celebration on the Genetic Medicine lawn. Holi is a widely celebrated festival in Hinduism, known for its vibrant colors and joyful spirit. This festival marks the arrival of spring and is a time of spreading happiness and love, with participants …
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Scientists understand that about four billion years ago the basic molecules of biological life on Earth arose from a primordial soup of chemicals. But how did this process occur? Questions remain unanswered about exactly how the chaos of chemicals became ordered biology.
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The growing field of epigenetics holds the promise of future treatments for those facing cancer and rare diseases. Yet at the University, it’s not just the breakthrough potential of the field itself that’s exciting. It’s also how researchers from different departments are teaming up to push the science further and faster than they could do alone.
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Scientists at the lab of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz Sancar MD PhD have made the surprising discovery that a molecule called EdU, which is commonly used in laboratory experiments to label DNA, is in fact recognized by human cells as DNA damage, triggering a runaway process of DNA repair that is eventually fatal to affected cells, including cancer cells. This is worthy of further investigation, especially for brain cancers.
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GiveUNC is a day like no other in support of a place like no other. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 — UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual day of giving. Support our biomedical students!
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Happy International Women's Day from UNC-Chapel Hill department of Biochemistry and Biophysics!
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Sharon Campbell, PhD, Gary F. Liebscer Distinguished Professor receives award for outstanding mentorship!
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Gary Pielak receives a Johnston Teaching Award! Read about the 2023 Chapman and Johnson teaching award winners who share thoughtful reflection on the teachers who inspired them to be better instructors.
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The March 2023 cover of The Journal of Cell Biology shows a maximum projection of Ashyba gossypii expressing the septin Cdc11a-GFP where color corresponds to the Z-height. This research image is from Kevin Cannon PhD...
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The Graduate School magazine highlighted Xavier Bonner a HIV researcher for Black History Month on February 27, 2023.
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On February 23, 2023, the UNC Department of biochemists and biophysicists held an event in celebration of Black History Month. Earlier this month, each lab nominated black scientists specifically black biochemists and biophysicists which was then highlighted 23 individuals in a rotating slideshow during our celebration. There was a large turnout to enjoy the refreshments …