1 month ago
BCBP Leadership Team and DEI committee statement on BOT actions (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
Second statement from BCBP & DEI Leadership on Nikole Hannah-Jones. See also May 2021.
Author Archives: Carolyn Clabo
1 month ago
2021 Workforce Engagement Survey reminder
Dear SOM Teammates, (Internal news: we have a goal of 90% participation rate.) If you haven’t already, we encourage you to take a few minutes and complete the 2021 Workforce Engagement Survey (WES). This year, the SOM is participating in the WES for the first time and we need your feedback! Teammates who have not …
1 month ago
Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
1 month ago
Scientists Demonstrate Promising New Approach for Treating Cystic Fibrosis (Silvia Kreda, PhD)
Researchers Silvia Kreda, PhD, and Rudolph Juliano, PhD, created an improved oligonucleotide therapy strategy with the potential for treating other pulmonary diseases, such as COPD and asthma. Their research was published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research.
1 month ago
Congratulations Juan Carvajal Garcia PhD on your Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Science!
Congratulations Juan Carvajal Garcia PhD on your Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Science by UNC Lineberger! The Lineberger Graduate Award recognizes the Cancer Center’s top PhD students for not only their superb research studies but also for service to the University of North Carolina as well as outreach to the local community. Juan Carvajal Garcia’s …
1 month ago
Benjamin Roberts Awarded the 13th Annual “Diane Harris Leadership Award”
Ben Roberts in Neher lab has been awarded the 2021 Diane Harris Leadership Award for exemplary public service.
2 months ago
Dr. Jill Dowen named Well-being Liaison for UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Department
We congratulate Dr. Jill Dowen, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Biophysics and Biology for being named the Well-being Liaison for the department. This is an important new position initiated and supported by the UNC School of Medicine. In this role, Dr. Dowen will “work with Departments and School of Medicine leaders to support a learning, …
2 months ago
Workforce Engagement Survey open until June 29 – Press Ganey email on June 8
The School of Medicine will be participating in the WES Survey for the first time this year. WES opens June 8 and will run until June 29. Share your thoughts and feedback on what’s working and what can be improved across UNC SOM. You will receive an invitation via email from Press Ganey on June 8.
2 months ago
Researchers discover gene linked to bone cancer in children, identify potential novel therapy
Pengda Liu, PhD, and colleagues have discovered a gene, OTUD7A, that impacts the development of Ewing sarcoma, a bonecancer that occurs mainly in children, as well as a compound that shows potential to block OTUD7A protein activity.
2 months ago
We welcomed our second year students with a Summer Social at Luna’s!
On May 28, 2021 our second year incoming students were welcomed to an social outing with empanadas at Luna’s Rotisserie in Carrboro.