Department News

• Brian Strahl receives 2009 Hettleman Prize
  Congratulations to Dr. Brian Strahl, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who was awarded the 2009 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for oustanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by a junior faculty member.
• Yi Zhang named as a Kenan Distinguished Professor
  Congratulations to Dr. Yi Zhang for being named a Kenan Distinguished Professor effective July 1, 2009.
• Epigenetics: Unlocking Clues to Cancer
  Researchers Brian Strahl and Yi Zhang, in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, are featured in an article in Cancer Lines, Lineberger's quarterly newsletter.  The article describes their research on the field of epigenetics that is providing new keys to unlock cancer's secrets.
• UNC study identifies genetic cause of most common form of breast cancer
  Researchers in Yue Xiong's group in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that defects in one tumor-suppressor gene, called p18, may override the rest, eventually leading to cancer.
• Aziz Sancar receives a 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Texas, Dallas
  Congratulations to Dr. Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, receives the highest honor bestowed upon alumni of the University of Texas, Dallas

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