4 weeks ago
Shen Shen PhD (2013 Alum) Update
Dr. Shen Sehen is the Senior Director of Gene Therapy Vectorology and recommends our Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate program enthusiastically.
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1 month ago
Brian Strahl on Interdisciplinary Team (AIxB) selected for 2021-2022 Creativity Hubs Award
This year’s winner of a UNC Research Creativity Hubs award is AIxB: Building a collaborative ecosystem for innovation in Artificial Intelligence and the Biological Sciences. Team: Corbin Jones, College of Arts & Sciences (PI); Stan Ahalt, Chris Bizon, and Marian Mersmann, RENCI (Co-Investigators); Brian Strahl and Piotr Mieczkowski, School of Medicine (Co-Investigators); Bob Duronio, College of Arts & Sciences (Co-Investigator); Alex Tropsha and Samantha Pattenden, Eshelman School of Pharmacy (Co-Investigators); Jeremy Simon, School of Medicine (Advisor).
1 month ago
Cook Named Chair of Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Jeanette Cook, PhD, has been named chair of the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry. She will begin her work in the role on July 11.
1 month ago
Barry Lentz Travel Award recipients
Five trainees in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program received the Barry Lentz Travel Award this spring. The award provides financial support to students who are traveling to a conference to present research.
1 month ago
Nikea Pittman PhD joins the UNC Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics as Teaching Assistant Professor
Dr. Nikea Pittman is a structural biologist and STEM educator. Her specialties include engaging early-career students in active learning and protein structure/function. She joins our department with over 10 years of teaching experience, leading innovations that have impacted 500+ undergraduate and graduate students...
1 month ago
Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird to join faculty and establish lab in Feb. 2023
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...
1 month ago
Greg Wang PhD gives ASBMB Young Investigator Award lecture on August 9th
You are invited to attend an ASBMB webinar featuring winners of the 2022 ASBMB Annual Awards. In this event, Greg Wang, winner of the ASBMB Young Investigator Award, will present his lecture "Chromatin-based modulations underlying gene regulation and pathogenesis" and participate in a Q&A session on August 9, 2022, at 1:30 PM.
1 month ago
UNC Biophysicists compete in the first annual Field Day
The first inaugural UNC Biophysics Field Day, an afternoon of friendly competition to foster community among the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics students & faculty, was a huge success! Biophysics cohorts & faculty faced off in several rounds of science-themed challenges. Thank you to all of the organizers & participants: Amelia McCue, Odessa Goudy, Gage Leighton, Nick Randolph, Emily Beard, Xavier Bonner, and to Holly Shepherd, Wolfgang Bergmeier, Jill Dowen, Brian Strahl, & Steven Torchio.
1 month ago
Summer Abroad in Dublin: Medical Biochemistry and Disease Course
In summer 2022, Dr. Stephen Crews will teach BIOL 490 Medical Biochemistry and Disease as part of UNC Science Dublin Study Abroad. The Study Abroad session in Dublin, Ireland will run from June 1 to July 17, 2022.
1 month ago
SOM Faculty and Staff: Enrolling members into DEI Certificate Program
The DEI Certificate Program is a new initiative from the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in support of the 2019 SOM Strategic Plan to foster an inclusive workplace environment.