May 10, 2018
CBP Alumnus, Dr. Patrick Lang, featured in Vital Signs
Patrick Lang, PhD, has compiled scholastic achievements – including a Core Fulbright Scholarship – while never losing sight of his family’s roots in rural China.
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April 26, 2018
Retired CBP Faculty, Michael O’Rand featured in Vital Signs
In preclinical tests, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oregon Health and Sciences University showed how a new compound can immobilize sperm temporarily without side effects.
April 9, 2018
Temperance Rowell successfully defends dissertation
CONGRATUATIONS to Temperance Rowell for successfully defending her dissertation entitled “Proof in the Pudding: Flavor-Dependent Effects of E-cigarettes on Lung Epithelial Toxicityand Ca2+ Signaling”. Way to go Dr. Rowell!!
April 3, 2018
Jimena Giudice receives a Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes Foundation
The mission of the March of Dimes Foundation is to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards support junior scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. This award ($150,000) will provide Jimena Giudice and her lab team with funding for two years to study the role of alternative splicing regulation in the development of muscles after birth.
April 2, 2018
Tarran lab research featured in Vital Signs
UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Robert Tarran created a new screening technique to deduce the different toxicity levels of the more than 7,700 types of e-liquid flavors available to consumers.
March 28, 2018
Carlos Patino Descovich inducted into the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society
CBP Graduate Student, Carlos Patino Descovich (Scott Williams Lab), was inducted into the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society for 2018. The Honor Society is an elite group of faculty and graduate students who are recognized for their service to the community. Congratulations Carlos!
March 15, 2018
Bear Lab paper selected as JCS Paper of the Year 2017
The winner of the 2017 JCS Prize is Seth Zimmerman for his paper entitled ‘Cells lay their own tracks – optogenetic Cdc42 activation stimulates fibronectin deposition supporting directed migration’ (Zimmerman et al., 2017).
February 26, 2018
UNC-CH Department of Cell Biology and Physiology ranked #2 in the country for NIH funding in 2017
UNC SOM lands 16 departments in top 25 for NIH funding! The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is the highest ranked at 2nd overall and holding the highest ranking amongst all departments in the SOM!! Thanks to EVERYONE for an amazing accomplishment!!
February 26, 2018
Hooker Imaging Core featured in Vital Signs
The Hooker Imaging Core (HIC) is an open core providing a broad range of light microscopy techniques, analyses and consultation for UNC researchers. The core is located in Taylor Hall near Lineberger and the MBRB and includes several confocal and widefield microscopes in addition to systems for high content screening and long-term live cell imaging.
February 2, 2018
Graham Diering 2017 Finalist for The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology acknowledges the increasingly active and important role of neurobiology in advancing our understanding of the functioning of the brain and the nervous system -- a quest that seems destined for dramatic expansion in the coming decades. This international prize, established in 2002, encourages the work of promising young neurobiologists by providing support in the early stages of their careers.