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Arjun Deb awarded Katz Basic Science Research Prize
November 2010 - Dr. Arjun Deb awarded the Louis N and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Young Investigators
News spreads about recent work in the Faber lab
September 2010 - The UNC press release, news outlets and latest issue of Endeavors
Molecular bandit keeps pain at bay
Mark Zylka and colleagues have identified an enzyme that blocks chronic pain by robbing a major pain pathway of a key ingredient. The enzyme could prevent lasting pain after surgery.
Faber lab publication selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology
June 2010 - Faber lab publication rated "exceptional" and "may well be the seminal paper in one of the most important mysteries in vascular biology."
McCormick awarded predoctoral fellowship from American Heart Association
June 2010 - McCormick's project "PECAM-1 regulation of eNOS activation" will be supported by a two-year fellowship.
Mark Zylka receives Transformative R01 Grant
Assistant professor Mark Zylka was awarded one of 42 NIH Roadmap Transformative R01 grants for his project Harnessing Ectonucleotidases to Treat Chronic Pain.
Tzima lab student Daniel Sweet awarded American Heart Association fellowship
July 2009 - AHA predoctoral fellowship will provide two years of support for Dan's project in the Tzima lab.
Zylka lab finds that Mrgprd enhances excitability in nociceptive (pain-sensing) neurons
The Journal of Neuroscience publishes findings by the Zylka lab, in collaboration with labs at Caltech and the University of Pittsburgh, that the G protein-coupled receptor called Mrgprd enhances excitability in nociceptive (pain-sensing) neurons.
Kadmiel awarded American Heart Association fellowship
June 2009 - Caron lab graduate student, Mahita Kadmiel, has been awarded two years of support from the American Heart Association.
Two department students receive Integrative Vascular Biology Training Program training grants
June 2009 - Maggie McCormick and Samantha Strickland are accepted into UNC's Integrative Vascular Biology Training Program.
Video: Zylka and colleagues discover new treatment for pain
Video: Mark Zylka, PhD, and members of his lab, together with colleagues at the University of Helsinki, have discovered a new therapeutic target for pain control, one that appears to be eight times more effective at suppressing pain than morphine.