4 months ago
The Special Master’s Program for employees in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics enables laboratory employees to pursue a Master’s degree on a part-time basis while working full-time in the Department.
5 months ago
Welcome, Adam Graves, PhD, Postdoc in the Tamir lab! Adam completed his graduate research at UNC in Albert Baldwin’s lab in Pharmacology, focusing on intracellular signaling and the roles of innate immune kinases in pancreatic cancer. He’s passionate about proteomic and metabolomic approaches, and outside the lab, he enjoys mountain biking, music, and working on …
5 months ago
Dr. Dale Ramsden receives Battle Award for groundbreaking genome stability research. Dr. Dale Ramsden was honored with the 2024 Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award at a ceremony on August 18 in the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center atrium, surrounded by colleagues and supporters. Read more.
5 months ago
Dr. Joshua Strauss, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Director of the UNC Cryo-EM Core, was awarded an NIH S10 High End Instrumentation grant to purchase a 300 keV cryogenic-transmission electron microscope.
5 months ago
The UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Postdoc committee introduced our new Chair Logan Slade PhD (Cook lab), in 2024. If you are a postdoc or visiting scientist and would like to be involved in the committee, please contact Logan Slade at lgnslade@email.unc.edu for more information.
5 months ago
We’re excited to introduce our Graduate Education Committee (GECO) representatives for the upcoming academic year: Maria Al Haddad will serve as the Biochemistry track representative and Trevor Mileur will represent the Biophysics track.
5 months ago
Announcing our new Biochemistry and Biophysics social chairs for the 2025-2026 academic year. BCBP Student Social Chairs will organize social events for the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics. Thank you in advance for your service. Maria Al Haddad Aspen Hawkins Jacob Hughes Emily Grace Clark Giselle Prida Jamie Do Elise Liebow BCBP Student Social Chairs are responsible for organizing …
5 months ago
In a surprising twist, UNC scientists discovered that SETD2, a tumor suppressor, also preserves nuclear structure during cell division—a hidden role that may explain its tumor-suppressive effects in cancer. UNC biochemists Brian Strahl, PhD, and Abid Khan, PhD, discovered that the enzyme also plays a crucial structural role in preserving the shape and integrity of the nucleus – part of the cell that stores DNA.
6 months ago
Welcome to our new postdoc in Chrystal Starbird’s lab, Steven Moran PhD!
6 months ago
The Cook Lab at UNC investigates how cell proliferation is regulated and how diseases disrupt these processes. Their work provides the foundation for developing targeted therapies that have shown promising success in treating cancers such as breast cancer.
6 months ago
Camila Arango, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics (Starbird Lab), was selected as one of just 22 international participants for the inaugural Salamanca International Advanced Biophysics and Structural Biology Course, organized by Eva Nogales and Carlos Bustamante. The course, held from June 29th to July 5th in Salamanca, Spain, provides intensive …
6 months ago
Dr. Dalia Fleifel successfully defended her thesis, titled “DNA replication keynote and code: MCM’s journey on and off” on July 7, 2025. As a graduate student, Dalia was an active member of the Jean Cook lab and a student leader within the department.
