Congratulations to our new PhD, Dr. Lucas Aponte-Collazo!
Dr. Aponte-Collazo successfully defended his PhD, “Exploring the role of mitochondrial protease ClpP in apoptosis regulation of triple negative breast cancer cells,” July 27.
Dr. Aponte-Collazo successfully defended his PhD, “Exploring the role of mitochondrial protease ClpP in apoptosis regulation of triple negative breast cancer cells,” July 27.
Congratulations to Dr. Mauro Calabrese, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, on being named a 2021-22 Yang Family Biomedical Scholar!
Congratulations to Jean Cook, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and joint Professor of Pharmacology on being named Chair of Biochemistry & Biophysics!
Congratulations to Kirsten Bryant and the UNC Running Rascals team for their astonishing success in fundraising for pancreatic cancer research at the annual Raleigh-Durham PurpleStride!
Dr. Woodburn successfully defended his PhD, “Characterizing HIV-1 Infection of the Central Nervous System” on May 18.
Congratulations to David Lee, graduate student in the lab of Greg Scherrer, who received one of two 2022 Eshelman Institute Rankin Innovator Acceleration Awards!
Dr. Wick successfully defended their PhD, “Viral Hijacking of Ubiquitin Ligases: Lessons from Human Cytomegalovirus pUL145” on May 10.
The Song lab used optogenetic techniques to stimulate specific brain cells to increase production of neural stem cells and neurons relevant to memory and emotion processing in animal models, as published in Nature Neuroscience May 6.
Dr. Natalie Hewitt and Dr. Kevin Knight received their PhD hoods in a private hooding ceremony this past weekend. Our congratulations to both!
Dr. Saran successfully defended her PhD, “Bile Acid Transporters and Hepatotoxicity: Novel Mechanisms and in Vitro Models,” on April 19.