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Bryan Roth Cited in Science Signaling's Best Breakthroughs in Signaling in 2014
Bryan Roth and collaborator Raymond Stevens' Nature paper on "Molecular control of δ-opioid receptor signalling" was selected as one of the Best Breakthroughs in Signaling in 2014 in the Jan. 6 issue of Science Signaling. Gustavo Fenalti was first author on the paper.
Mauro Calabrese Receives March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Scholar Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mauro Calabrese, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, who has received the 2014 Basil O’Connor Scholar Research Award from the March of Dimes Foundation.
T. Kendall Harden and Nancy L. Allbritton Elected Fellows of AAAS
Two Pharmacology professors along with four other UNC professors elected Fellows of the AAAS.
Roth’s novel research technique, DREADDs, lands him on Top 10 List
The National Institute of Mental Health director Tom Insel recognized Byran L. Roth, MD, PhD, for his innovative research tool.
Graduate Student Orrin Stone Highlighted in Vital Signs Article: "Platform for Proteins"
Graduate student Orrin Stone is creating molecular tools to pinpoint how and when cellular pathways trigger cell movement – or, in cancer, metastasis.
Our Global Science Ranking: #3 in the World – UNC Pharmacology and Toxicology
UNC Pharmacology & Toxicology Ranked #3 in the World by U.S. News & World Report
Joseph DeSimone elected to all three branches of the National Academies
Joseph DeSimone, PhD, the Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry and a joint Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. This election represents the third time Desimone has been elected to a U.S. National Academy.
Bryan Roth Elected to Institute of Medicine
Roth’s research to create innovative tools for neuroscientists and discover potential targets for therapeutics has earned him one of the highest honors in the field of medicine.
UNC researchers receive $2.85-million NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
Led by Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, three UNC labs will develop the next generation neuroscience tool-kit to accelerate novel treatments for neuropsychiatric and a host of other diseases. ~by Mark Derewicz
Bryan Roth and Gary Johnson Awarded NIH Grants From the NIH Illuminating the Druggable Genome Initiative
Drs. Bryan Roth and Gary Johnson receive 2 of 9 grants awarded by the NIH Illuminating the Druggable Genome Initiative which is supporting research to study 4 of the most commonly drug-targeted protein families
Splicing Balance Keeps Cell in Harmony
Zefeng Wang's paper published in Cancer Cell this week shows that the splicing factor RBM4 suppresses proliferation and migration of various cancer cells by specifically controlling cancer-related splicing.
Mike Miley named Co-Director of Center for Structural Biology
Michael Miley, PhD, and Ashutosh Tripathy, PhD, are the new co-directors for the UNC Center for Structural Biology (CSB). CSB has also launched a brand new website.