Carolyn Clabo, Author at Biochemistry and Biophysics

Humeyra Kaanoglu and Yasemin K. Akyel PhD

A new study from the Sancar Lab and collaborators at UNC-Chapel Hill, published in PNAS, highlights a promising future therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant brain cancers.

Maria Al Haddad holding her award in December 2025

In December 2025, Maria Al Haddad, PhD Candidate received the Dianne Harris Graduate Student Award for exemplary leadership.

On December 11, 2025, the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics came together at La Residence restaurant to celebrate our achievements from the past year. We were happy to host a fantastic gathering with approximately 85 members in attendance, marking a memorable close to 2025. We enjoyed a delicious lunch and desserts by the La Residence …

Anna Wheless, under the direction of Dr. Saskia Neher, successfully defended her dissertation on November 5, 2025, and received her PhD! Program: Biochemistry and Biophysics. The title of her dissertation was “Resolving features in the map of lipoprotein lipase regulation.” Anna earned her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Houston – Downtown in May …

2025 Fall retreat photo at MBRB when Jean Cook was the chair

We’re excited to announce that we are teaming up with UNC Health for the Tar Heel Tuesday Challenge—a special fundraising event dedicated to advancing the success of our graduate students. Your contributions directly support student stipends, research travel, recruitment, and seminar opportunities...

Josh with equipment at Cyro-EM core at UNC

The UNC CryoEM Core was established in 2019 to provide researchers with access to cutting-edge imaging, technical support, and training in cryoEM. Since then, it has grown significantly, developing new cryoEM technologies and serving a large user base across diverse fields in the life sciences. The core’s comprehensive services begin with project planning and extend …

large group of 70 people outside a building for the RNA retreat in May 2024

UNC is a leading center for RNA research, with laboratories exploring the form, function, and clinical applications of RNA across a wide range of pathobiology. The RNA Discovery Center (RDC) launched in 2022 is directed by Chad Pecot, MD, and co-directed by Bill Marzluff, PhD, Qi Zhang, PhD, Silvia Ramos, PhD, Keriayn Smith, PhD, and …

text "Welcome to the UNC Program in Chromatin and Epigenetics Epigenetic regulation is recognized to play a fundamental role in cell growth, cell fate and organismal development. While playing a key role in regulating our genome, much of the epigenetic machinery is found to be recurrently mutant and/or de-regulated in many human diseases including cancer. At UNC, our mission is to address the fundamental gaps in knowledge surrounding epigenetic regulation, with a long-term goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches towards treating human disease. The Chromatin and Epigenetics Research Program Our program is centered on a highly collaborative and team science environment that has a dedicated goal of solving fundamental and challenging problems in chromatin biology – with an emphasis on developing novel approaches towards treating human disease. With the large number of research faculty at UNC specializing in different areas of epigenetic research, we are optimally positioned to meet this challenge. Faculty at UNC are focused on i) the basic mechanisms of epigenetic regulation using a variety of model organisms, ii) high-throughput drug discovery efforts to"

The UNC Program in Chromatin and Epigenetics is dedicated to enhancing the epigenetics community and advancing our understanding of epigenetic regulation, a key driver of cellular growth, development, and diseases like cancer. The program aims to bring the epigenetics community together...

2 authors for Maness lab in November 2025

We are proud to announce that Dr. Patricia F. Maness and colleagues have published a groundbreaking article in The Journal of Biological Chemistry titled, “Structural interactions of ankyrin B with NrCAM and β2 spectrin.” This research uses state-of-the-art AI-based...

His team. Uriel Jean-Baptiste recently participated in the 2025 Health Care Case Competition, hosted by the MBA Healthcare Club at Kenan-Flagler Business School (KFBS)

Uriel Jean-Baptiste joined the 2025 Health Care Case Competition at Kenan-Flagler Business School, where interdisciplinary teams tackled real-world challenges in health care. Students developed strategies to overcome commercialization hurdles and drive innovation.

Adam Luthman, a graduate student of Dr. Dale Ramsden, defended his thesis and earned his PhD on November 14, 2025. His defense is entitled “Fidelity of DNA Double Strand Break Repair by Nonhomologous End Joining” Congratulations to Dr. Luthman!

On October 13, 2025, over sixty undergraduate neurobiology students visited the cryoEM core as part of their NSCI 405: Advanced Molecular Neuropharmacology course. The visit was organized by Dr. Alexandra Nowlan to enhance student learning of advanced methods used in structural biology to investigate the relationship between receptor structure and function. The session began with …

Author Archives: Carolyn Clabo

Humeyra Kaanoglu and Yasemin K. Akyel PhD first co-authors on Sancar lab glioblastoma research pub in PNAS

Maria Al Haddad receives the Dianne Harris Leadership Award

2025 Holiday Party Highlights and Awards

Congrats to Anna Wheless who earned her PhD!

Tar Heel Tuesday Challenge Ends Soon – December 31 at 11:59 PM EST

UNC CryoEM Core: Powering Breakthroughs in Structural Biology

UNC RNA Discovery Center: Driving Innovation in RNA Research

UNC Chromatin & Epigenetics Program Sparks Collaboration

Celebrating Maness lab’s Latest Publication in The Journal of Biological Chemistry

Students Tackle Real-World Health Care Challenges at Case Competition

Adam Luthman earned his PhD

UNC Neurobiology Students Explore CryoEM Technology in Hands-On Structural Biology Session