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Mary Ellen Jones PhD was the first woman to chair a department at the UNC School of Medicine and the first woman to be named a Kenan Distinguished Professor.

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Video Transcript: The Molecular Basis of Life

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FEATURED NEWS

A research team in the Departments of Biology, Biochemistry, and Genetics, has identified a key focal point in the biological processes that control cell identity and can lead to disease when mutated. (Congrats to Venkat R. Chirasani, Krzysztof Krajewski, Brian D. Strahl, Jill M. Dowen, and all authors). Publication in Genes and Development, "Evidence for dual roles of histone H3 lysine 4 in antagonizing Polycomb group function and promoting target gene expression."

Research (by Xian Chen and Ling Xie and all authors) has unveiled a crucial role for a protein called PDAP1 in hepatitis A virus infection of the liver. Details of the new discovery were published in Science Advances.

The biochemistry and biophysics department's postdoc committee Introduces new Chair Logan Slade PhD of Cook lab.

Robert H. Lee PhD Research Assistant Professor won Best Oral Presentation award at the 19th International Symposium on Blood Substitutes for his talk entitled “Interpretation of platelet signaling defects in Thromboelastography” This conference was held November 14-18, 2024 at the Gaylord National Harbor, a spectacular venue on the Potomac river immediately adjacent to Washington, DC, with views of the Washington Monument.

We respectfully acknowledge the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which our building stands, which is the traditional territory of the Lumbee, Eno, Shakori, and Skaruhreh/Tuscarora tribes.

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FEATURED NEWS

UNC Scientists Discover New Details of Gene Regulation

New Publication in Science Advances: Scientists Implicate a Novel Cellular Protein in Hepatitis A Infection

Postdoc committee Introduces new Chair Logan Slade PhD

Dr. Robert Lee won Best Oral Presentation Award