Chrystal Starbird, PhD
August 3, 2023
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Dr. Chrystal Starbird explains x-ray crystallography on NerdRx Podcast
April 28, 2023
This episode features Dr. Chrystal Starbird, Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill who talks about X-Ray Crystallography, a “rival” to CryoEM. She breaks crystallography down for the average listener.
Starbird honored for work with postdoc group and beyond (ASBMB)
January 18, 2023
Chrystal Starbird in July was recognized by the Yale Black Postdoctoral Association, which she co-founded, and the Yale SOM Office of DEI for her leadership, mentorship, and DEI service. She received the YBPA Distinguished Service Award in DEI at a ceremony near campus. In February, she’ll be starting her own lab at UNC.
Dr. Starbird on STEM Tea podcast “Continuing the DEI journey in STEM”
December 9, 2022
A.J. Hinton PhD of STEM Tea chats with Drs. Chrystal Starbird and Aileen Fernandez about how institutions can make meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) improvements. They talk about the needs of DEI and how this should be incorporated into the classroom from schools to undergraduate and postgraduate studies and beyond.
Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird to join faculty and establish lab in Feb. 2023
November 11, 2022
Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird will be establishing her new lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
Lineberger seminar: Chrystal Starbird
June 13, 2022
You are invited to attend an IN-PERSON or via ZOOM webinar hosted by UNC Lineberger Cancer Center When: Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 4:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). 00-002 Joseph S. Pagano Conf. Rm. Topic: UNC Lineberger Special Seminar Presenter – Chrystal Starbird, PhD, Yale University “Structural insights into extracellular TAM receptor organization” Register in advance for zoom.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oJUaU0CJTda2-tLY_2LMIw
Chrystal Starbird
June 10, 2022
Assistant Professor (PhD – Vanderbilt University) Dr. Chrystal Starbird’s Linked in profile Equity and Inclusion Committee Member: Access and Success Member, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Member, Pathobiology and Translational Science Program Research Topics Receptor Signaling, Protein-Protein Interactions, Structural biology, Crystallography, Cryo-EM Honors and Awards K99/R00 Career Transition Award under the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic … Read more
Our seminar speaker Chrystal Starbird PhD receives Rising Black Scientist Award by Cell Press
February 4, 2021
This week’s excellent seminar speaker, Chrystal Starbird PhD, was recognized nationally with the recognition by Cell Press with the Rising Black Scientist Award. Congratulations! Chrystal Starbird PhD is a current postdoctoral fellow at Yale University in the Department of Pharmacology. Dr. Starbird also has a very high profile in the community as a leading Black … Read more
Seminar: Russell Debose-Boyd (UT-Southwestern)
March 14, 2024
Russell Debose-Boyd, Ph.D., Beatrice and Miguel Elias Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, Professor of Molecular Genetics UT, Southwestern Title: “Proteostasis and control of cholesterol metabolism” Host: Chrystal Starbird
Native American Heritage Month celebration and potluck
December 4, 2023
We celebrated Native American Heritage Month with a departmental potluck. The DEI Cultural Sub-Committee made a trivia on general knowledge about Native American tribes in the US and North Carolina. The top winners were Chrystal Starbird, Garrett Hubbard, and Amrita Nallathambi,
Biochemistry and Biophysics welcomes 19 winter rotation graduate students
December 1, 2023
We welcomed 19 winter rotation students to our faculty-affiliated labs.
Cover of Cell – Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science
June 8, 2023
Congratulations to 52 Black scientists including Dr. Chrystal Starbird, our alum Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson, Dr. Nikea Pittman, and many others for establishing the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discussing Juneteenth. The authors use the piece, highlighted by a cover image featuring a painting by a parent of one of the authors, to discuss how we can use this holiday to reflect on the ongoing barriers Black scientists face and how we can come together as a biomedical enterprise to tackle these challenges.