2 years ago
Experiments from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, show how a common molecular tool for DNA labeling also has anticancer properties worthy of further investigation, especially for brain cancers.
2 years ago
Looking to develop your leadership skills and career goals? Women ADVANCE Leadership is open to all mid-career faculty. Applications are due Monday, August 22! Learn more and apply.
2 years ago
The SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has announced the first round of DEI Mini Grant Awardees in the award program’s 2022 pilot year. The 2022 awardees include: Rick Baker, Qi Zhang, Silvia Ramos, Laura Lindsey-Boltz, Darex Vera-Rodriguez, Jean Marie Mwiza, and Kanishk Jain. This funding will support DEI initiatives in our department.
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As we prepare for the Fall 2022 Semester, we continue to monitor COVID-19 and its impact on our campus community. Our community standards remain in place from last spring and we will make changes as necessary throughout the school year.
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The RNA Discovery Center will cultivate an inclusive community of scientists dedicated to investigating all aspects of RNA biology, some of which has already been implicated in human diseases and much of which we know very little about. Co-directors include Qi Zhang and Bill Marzluff. Silvia Ramos and many other researchers are involved in the center. Read more...
2 years ago
On July 20, Join David Baker (9 PM ET), Brian Kuhlman (9:30 PM ET), and Zibo Chen when they discuss Protein Design and Synthetic Biology at a Cell Press webinar.
2 years ago
Dr. Barbour, Dean and Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics has accepted another position. "Suzanne always puts students first, and we are appreciative of everything she has accomplished at The Graduate School during the past three years."
2 years ago
Suzanne Barbour has been elected to a second term on the ASBMB Council. During her second term, Suzanne will be a Council liaison to the Public Affairs Advisory Committee. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Statement of interest ASBMB election post ASBMB news: 2022 ASBMB election results (July 14, 2022)
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This year’s winner of a UNC Research Creativity Hubs award is AIxB: Building a collaborative ecosystem for innovation in Artificial Intelligence and the Biological Sciences. Team: Corbin Jones, College of Arts & Sciences (PI); Stan Ahalt, Chris Bizon, and Marian Mersmann, RENCI (Co-Investigators); Brian Strahl and Piotr Mieczkowski, School of Medicine (Co-Investigators); Bob Duronio, College of Arts & Sciences (Co-Investigator); Alex Tropsha and Samantha Pattenden, Eshelman School of Pharmacy (Co-Investigators); Jeremy Simon, School of Medicine (Advisor).
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Jeanette Cook, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry. She will begin her work in the role on July 11.
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Dr. Nikea Pittman is a structural biologist and STEM educator. Her specialties include engaging early-career students in active learning and protein structure/function. She joins our department with over 10 years of teaching experience, leading innovations that have impacted 500+ undergraduate and graduate students...
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You are invited to attend an ASBMB webinar featuring winners of the 2022 ASBMB Annual Awards. In this event, Greg Wang, winner of the ASBMB Young Investigator Award, will present his lecture "Chromatin-based modulations underlying gene regulation and pathogenesis" and participate in a Q&A session on August 9, 2022, at 1:30 PM.
