2 years ago
Shawn Yu PhD is a second-year clinical fellow in Hematology and Oncology and a new postdoctoral fellow in Clinical Pharmacology working with Dr. Brian Kuhlman and Dr. William Kim. He is working to design multispecific T-cell engagers targeting cancer-testis antigens to treat solid tumors.
2 years ago
Congrats to Dr. Pengda Liu who has been awarded a 2023 Hettleman Prize for Outstanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement. This prize is given out annually to promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. He studies cancer biology and the molecular mechanisms underlying aberrant cell signaling events in human cancer. He is using this knowledge to develop novel anti-cancer therapies.
2 years ago
John, Jeff, Holly, and Rhonda from the Biochemistry and Biophysics department were nominated for the 2023 Dean’s Performance Awards due to their extraordinary efforts. The winners were announced at the School of Medicine Annual Staff Summit on October 3, 2023.
2 years ago
Our graduate student spotlight of October 2023 is Abigail (Ballard) Kordeliski, a Platelet researcher in the Bergmeier Lab. Learn more about her research and interests away from the bench.
2 years ago
The Office of Research Technologies and Office of Sponsored Programs are coordinating core tours of some of our fantastic core facilities during UNC Research Week. Meet the core directors and staff, learn about new and upcoming events, view our instrumentation, and imagine how collaboration with our cores can expand your science!
2 years ago
Over the years, Dr. Button has climbed the academic ranks at UNC, serving as a Research Associate, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Brian Button was promoted to full professor with tenure effective September 29.
2 years ago
"Drawn to Explain" is international artist Amalia Pica's tribute to the discovery that happens on #UNC's campus. Learn how the Craige Parking Deck art installation features diagrams used by Tar Heels, including a Nobel Prize winner and a legendary coach.
2 years ago
We congratulate Professors Stephen Crews and Sharon L. Campbell for 30 years of state service, Dale A. Ramsden for 25 years of state service, Laura Lindsey-Boltz for 20 years of state service, and Stu Parnham for 5 years of state service. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to our mission of research, teaching and service. We are a better place because of all of you!
2 years ago
On Monday, October 2, 2023, Ellie Frost joined our department as our new Pre-Award Specialist. Ellie is supervised by Nhandi Kenion. She can be reached at azure@live.unc.edu.
2 years ago
Cam provided an update after working in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department as an undergraduate researcher for 3 years. He balances experiments, coursework, and volunteer work.
2 years ago
A new publication from the Brown lab highlights the thesis work of recent BCBP graduate Tanya Bodrug. In a project co-mentored by Nick Brown and David Haselbach at the IMP in Vienna, Austria, a novel method was developed for visualizing the Anaphase-promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C), an E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates the cell cycle. Their approach …
2 years ago
The Society’s Fellows Committee has named Dr. Gary Pielak a 2024 Fellow of the Biophysical Society for his scholarly and extensive biophysical studies on protein structure and dynamic, both in vitro and inside cells, with a particular emphasis on crowding.