BCAS faculty members Jian Zou, Leon Coleman, and Fulton Crews were recognized by academic publisher WIley for their article “Extracellular microvesicles promote microglia-mediated pro-inflammatory responses to ethanol,” published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research in August 2021. This article has been recognized as the most-cited article published in that journal between January 2021 and December … Read more

A research collaboration between clinical and preclinical investigators in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine, led by BCAS Associate Director Leslie Morrow, PhD, found that a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways. Read more here.

Samantha Luu brings data-driven strategies to Campus & Community Coalition  

Ornelas Selected as MOSAIC Fellow, Receives NIH Career Transition Award

Fall Semester—A Time for Parents To Discuss the Risks of College Drinking | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (nih.gov)      

Scientists Detail Brain Dynamics Implicated in Neurological Conditions  

Monday, January 8th Bioinformatics 1131 Amelia Cuarenta, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Georgia State University. “Early life experience alters motivated behaviors: a role for genetic mechanisms.” Tuesday, January 16th Bioinformatics 1131 Laura Rupprecht, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University. “A gut cell for food reward” Monday, January 22nd (Zoom only Seminar) Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann, Ph.D., Professor, University … Read more

Read on to learn about Gilliam Fellowship winners from BCAS!  

Congratulations to Dr. Donita Robinson for being named the new Associate Dean for Graduate Education. Read Below: Robinson Named the New Associate Dean for Graduate Education  Effective August 1, Donita Robinson, PhD, will succeed Jean Cook, PhD, as the School of Medicine Associate Dean for Graduate Education. 

Monday, July 12th Ana Clara Bobadilla, Monday, August 9th Laverne Camille Melón, Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, College of Integrative Sciences. “TBD”