News
New faculty member Flavio Frohlich joins department
Flavio Frohlich, PhD, will hold a joint appointment in Cell and Molecular Physiology. His primary appointment is in the Department of Psychiatry. He also joins the faculty of the Neuroscience Center and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Otey a guest on local radio program "Your Health"
May 14, 2011 - Carol Otey participated in a local radio program called Your Health on News Talk 1360 WCHL
Larsen and Bortvedt awarded 2011-2012 Fellner Fellowship
The Susan Fellner Fellowship is a one-year, merit-based award available to Physiology curriculum students who have passed the thesis proposal at the time of application.
Graduate student James Green awarded North Carolina Native American Incentive Grant
This grant provides a one-time payment toward financial needs associated with a student's doctoral program.
Zylka review is cover article for Trends in Molecular Medicine
Dr. Mark Zylka’s review on pain-relieving prospects for adenosine and ectonucleotidases is featured as the cover article in the April 2011 issue of Trends in Molecular Medicine.
Lenhart receives 2011 Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Award
Graduate student Tricia Lenhart is 2011 recipient of the Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Award
Faculty research featured in the winter issue of the UNC publication, endeavors
Research by Azcarate, Lund and Otey appears in the winter issue of the UNC publication, endeavors - Cheney lab graduate student, Alex Raines, has byline
Grad program alumnus Peter Mohler named named director of research institute at The Ohio State University
Peter Mohler, PhD, named director of the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at The Ohio State University
McCoy awarded postdoctoral fellowship from Autism Science Foundation
Grants from ASF fund grants student/mentor teams conducting research in autism interventions, early diagnosis, biomarkers, and animal models.
Bhat lab describes molecular mechanisms at the nodes of Ranvier
January 2011 - Bhat lab research describes a key molecular mechanism in nerve fibers that ensures the rapid conductance of nervous system impulses.
UNC Researchers Awarded Prestigious Grant for Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
UNC Researchers Philpot, Zylka and Roth are awarded a prestigious grant from the Simons Foundation for research in autism spectrum disorders
First-author review article by graduate student Adam Gracz published in the American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
February 2011 - In this review, Gracz and Magness discuss the current body of knowledge pertaining to the role of Sox factors in gastrointestinal stem cells.
Bhat lab findings on axonal membrane protein Neurofascin published in the journal Neuron
January 2011 - The protein called Neurofascin 186, which accumulates in the membranes of axons at the nodes of Ranvier, has critical role in nerve impulse conduction
Thaxton awarded a National Research Service Award
January 2011 - Bhat lab postdoctoral fellow Courtney Thaxton, PhD, will receive a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA).
Graduate student Maggie McCormick publishes first-author paper
January 2011 - Paper by McCormick and colleagues appears in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
