KATHRYN GUNN, PHD ǀ University of North Carolina-CH Lab: Saskia Neher “Catching a Glimpse of Lipoprotein Lipase” Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme for regulation of triglyceride levels in the blood. My research seeks to uncover new details about how the structure of LPL informs its regulation and function.
BING ZHANG, PHD ǀ Baylor College of Medicine Host: Xian Chen “Proteogenomics: A New Avenue for Cancer Research” Proteogenomics is a new research field at the interface of genomics and proteomics. In this talk, I will introduce our computational infrastructure and bioinformatics tools for cancer proteogenomic data analysis. Using proteogenomics data from the Clinical … Read more
UNC FARM, 1 Alice Ingram Circle, Chapel Hill, 27517 BBQ Dinner, Costume contest (prizes for best individual and lab costume), Bake-off, Scarecrow building, marshmallow roast, candy for the young and young at heart, and fun other activities.
Mentors: Klaus Hahn (Pharmacology) and Brian Kuhlman (BCBP) Dissertation title: "Function-Driven Approaches to the Design of Optogenetic Tools" Date and time: Friday, November 1, 2019 3:00pm (BCB graduate student) Plans after earning his PhD, Frank Teets has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship under Dr. Chris Bahl at the Institute for Protein Innovation at Harvard Medical School. … Read more
Greg Wang, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, "Understanding Chromatin for Cancer Therapy"
UNC BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS GRADUATE STUDENT INVITED LECTURE JOSEPH COTRUVO, PHD ǀ Penn State University “Selective recognition of lanthanides in biology” Listen to 11/5 Science Seminar Podcast
This Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
DAY ONE Thursday, November 7, 2019 beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Lunch will be served) location: 3116 Mary Ellen Jones Building “Urzyme Characterization” Jessica Hobson, Carter Lab “Elucidating a role for VRK1 recognition of the nucleosome acidic patch in genome-templated processes ” Gabrielle Budziszewski, McGinty Lab “The Application of Nano-formulated, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor to a Cellular … Read more
Biochemistry and Biophysics cryo-EM Open house on November 8, 3-5 pm UNC-CH Glaxo Research building. Part of the UNC Research Week events. Meet Director Dr. Joshua Strauss. See Thermo Scientific Talos Arctica 200 Kv cryo-TEM in Rm 008, 648 S. Columbia Street. The School of Medicine is hosting an open house for the UNC CryoEM … Read more
WENTAO LI, PHD Lab: Sancar Seminar title, “Mapping the Hotspots and Coldspots of Nucleotide Excision Repair and DNA Damage Formation” Abstract: The level of DNA damage formation and the efficiency of repair are of primary importance because they determine the ultimate DNA damage frequency and its persistence in the genome, which … Read more
