2 years ago
Congrats to Shu Zhang who earned her PhD!
Shu Zhang under the direction of Dr. Henrik Dohlman successfully defended her dissertation on August 15, 2024 and received her PhD!
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2 years ago
Turkish student inspired by Nobel laureate’s research
The work of Carolina’s Dr. Aziz Sancar led Ahmet Dericioglu from Istanbul to Chapel Hill, determined to make a difference.
2 years ago
Annual Research Funding Surpasses $1B — Again
For the fifth consecutive year, UNC’s research funding has eclipsed $1 billion. Carolina received $1.21 billion, money that’s expected to support research projects conducted statewide for federal agencies, industry partners and nonprofit organizations.
2 years ago
Team Scientists selected for Carolina’s Creativity Hubs funding
Congrats to Creativity Hubs Winners! "The Human MHC project "Revolutionizing Cancer Therapy by Total Sequencing of the MHC Peptidome" Co-PIs: Leon G. Coleman, Benjamin Vincent, Dan Dominguez, Brian Kuhlman, Albert Bowers, Krzysztof Krajewski and 4 other teams on their funding to execute their project over the next two years, for a combined total of $1.87 million.
2 years ago
Brandon Mouery first author in Cook lab research featured in Vital Signs
Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors. Brandon Mouery is the first author on this research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
2 years ago
The Jiang lab received a grant for $674,184 from NIAID
The Jiang lab received a grant for the project titled: Histone decrotonylation uniquely regulates HIV latency from NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for $674,184.
2 years ago
Skylar Grimsley (Starbird lab) in Vital Signs
Grimsley, a graduate student in the Starbird lab, is investigating genetic variations of ABCA7, a protein that has been shown to increase one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
2 years ago
Derek Bolhuis receives Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Sciences
The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is an annual competitive $3,000 award for outstanding graduate students in the research programs of cancer center members who have active, peer-reviewed grant support. Congratulations to Derek...
2 years ago
BCBP Staff Retreat held on July 10 at the Rizzo Center
On July 10 we held our inaugural Staff Retreat at the Rizzo Center. Special thanks to Latasha Mingo, MBA, Director of Finance and Administration, for organizing. Latasha and our Chair Dr. Jean Cook spoke about our departmental history, mission, plans for growth, and goals.
2 years ago
Cancer Research News: Three postdoctoral trainees in our labs earned the Joseph S. Pagano Award
Three postdoctoral trainees in our labs earned the 2024 Joseph S. Pagano Award. Dr. Jianfeng Chen (Dr. Pengda Liu's lab), Dr. Min-Guk Cho (Dr. Gaorav Gupta's lab), and Dr. Susanna Stroik (Dr. Dale Ramsden's lab)...
2 years ago
Ike Emerson and Josh Boyer Fellowship Award recipients at RNA Discovery Center’s inaugural retreat
RNA Retreat on May 21, featured talks and poster presentations by faculty and trainees, including Ike Emerson, the Bill Marzluff Graduate Student Fellowship Award recipient, Jackson Trotman, PhD, the Bill Marzluff Postdoctoral Fellowship Award recipient, and Josh Boyer, PhD, one of the RDC Collaborative Team Science Fellowship Award recipients.
2 years ago
BCBP Postdoc Social: A Summer Afternoon to Remember
The BCBP department’s first summer Postdoc Social was a big hit, filled with laughter and friendly chats as postdocs and scholars got together. The main event was a cornhole tournament where Ajit and Leiah won after some fun matches. Ashhar and Abid were the runners-up. Besides the games, the social was also a good time to hand out brand new mugs as a thank-you to all.