11 months ago
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.
11 months ago
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.
11 months ago
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.
12 months ago
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.)
12 months ago
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.
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has announced that Dalia Tarek Fleifel has been awarded the prestigious AACR Scholar-in-Training Award. This recognition is based on the quality of her award application and her abstract titled “Unraveling c-MYC role in DNA replication origin licensing through non-canonical pathways.
1 year ago
Graduate students Dalia Tarek Fleifel (Cook lab) and Humeyra Kaanoglu (Sancar Lab) presented their research posters at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Chicago during the week of April 25-30, 2025.
1 year ago
We are pleased to introduce Dr. Shota Kudo, our new Visiting Scholar in the Kuhlman lab. Dr. Kudo comes from Japan and has an impressive background in pharmaceutical research.
1 year ago
Phu Nguyen, undergraduate researcher in the Strahl lab, has received The Edward Kidder Graham Award and the Bryan Public Service Award from the Chancellor. He also received the Stephen Brantley Undergraduate Award for his honors thesis!
1 year ago
Our faculty member Dr. Karin Leiderman lab's research was featured in the Carolina Scientific magazine. The article is entitled "On the bleeding edge: Understanding the liquid of life" by Daniela Danilova.