6 months ago
UNC Research Facts and Rankings
Research at UNC has doubled over the past 12 years, firmly establishing Carolina as one of America’s top-ranked research universities.
Author Archives: Carolyn Clabo
6 months ago
Carolina Ranking
Carolina ranked No. 3 best value public by Princeton Review. UNC-Chapel Hill rose one spot on the annual list and was recognized as No. 1 in financial aid and No. 2 best value without aid among publics.
6 months ago
Researchers Learn How Cancer Cells Divide Despite Treatment
Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors.
7 months ago
Congratulations to the 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars
Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, Misty Good, MD, MS, and Jason Stein, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the 8th installment of this annual School of Medicine award. Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award Seminar will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 12:30pm-2pm in Kirkland Auditorium, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.
7 months ago
Dr. Chris Travis will serve as New Director of the UNC Macromolecular Interactions Facility
Welcome to the new Director of the UNC Macromolecular Interactions Facility, Dr. Chris Travis. Before joining UNC, Chris spent time at GSK at a medicinal chemistry co-op working on a program in the pre-clinical stage...
7 months ago
Dr. Qi Zhang Named Inaugural Arrel Toews Research and Teaching Distinguished Term Professor
Dr. Qi Zhang, Professor and Associate Chair of Community and Engagement in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has been named the inaugural Arrel Toews Research and Teaching Distinguished Term Professor, effective July 1, 2025.
7 months ago
Dr. Ash Tripathy to step down as Core Director from the Macromolecular Interactions on July 1
We are enormously grateful for everything Dr. Ash Tripathy has done for UNC research and the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics over the last 25+ years, and we wish him a relaxing and well-deserved retirement.
7 months ago
Dalia Fleifel receives Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Sciences
Dalia Fleifel, a graduate student leader, has been awarded the 2025 Lineberger Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Science. This accolade was presented at the annual trainee awards ceremony on May 21st.
8 months ago
Researchers discover an enzyme that protects DNA during rapid cell divisions (Cook lab)
Researchers have discovered that an enzyme called USP37 plays a crucial role in ensuring our cells copy their DNA correctly. The findings were published in Nature Communications. (Thanks to the first three co-authors—Derek Bolhuis, Dalia Fleifel and Thomas Bonacci.)
8 months ago
Congratulations to our faculty and staff celebrating state service awards
The University proudly acknowledges the long-term dedication and impactful contributions of faculty and staff across our institution. Reflecting our mission to advance research, teaching, and community service, the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics celebrates the achievements of its members through the State Service Recognition program.
8 months ago
Researchers develop molecule that targets Ewing sarcoma
Our researchers (Pengda Liu lab) and their colleagues have developed a small molecule that selectively degrades a protein implicated in Ewing sarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the bone and soft tissue that primarily affects children and teenagers.
8 months ago
The “A” in “F&A:” Understanding the Value of Research Administration
F&A costs are shared investments that the federal government makes to ensure our global competitiveness and leadership in science and innovations that save and transform lives, protect and defend our national security, feed our nation, and more.