8 years ago
Parise elected UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Chair
Leslie Parise, professor and chair of biochemistry and biophysics, has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the faculty beginning on July 1, 2017.
Author Archives: Carolyn Clabo
8 years ago
Grad student Mahmoud Shobair receives his PhD
Mahmoud successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on April 20, 2017.
8 years ago
McGinty Awarded 2017 Pew-Stewart and Searle Scholarships to Pursue Cancer Research
Robert McGinty, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in Pharmacy with a joint appointment in the department of biochemistry and biophysics has been selected as both a 2017 Searle and a Pew-Stewart Scholar. He is the first Searle Scholar named at the University of North Carolina in the past 10 years.
8 years ago
Parise Nominated as President-Elect of AMGDB
Congratulations to Leslie Parise, professor and chair of Biochemistry and Biophysics on her election as the new President of AMGDB to begin in January, 2018.
8 years ago
Two biochemistry and biophysics grad students awarded NSF Fellowships
Congratulations to Candice Crilly and Hanna Trzeciakiewicz for receiving Predoctoral Fellowships from the National Science Foundation!
8 years ago
Carolyn Clabo serves as Communications and Development Manager
Carolyn Clabo will lead our Communications and Development efforts for the UNC School of Medicine department of biochemistry and biophysics beginning March 27. Ms. Clabo will manage all website and digital content.
8 years ago
UNC research helps answer why genetic mutation leads to decreased triglycerides in blood
Cassandra Hayne, working with Saskia Neher, PhD, found that a specific mutated version of a lipoprotein binds more effectively to liver cells, thus explaining decreased levels of triglycerides in blood.
8 years ago
How Life Survives: UNC researchers confirm basic mechanism of DNA repair
Findings come from an advanced DNA sequencing application developed by the lab of University of North Carolina Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar.
8 years ago
Gary Pielak receives UNC Lifetime Mentor Award
Congratulations to Gary Pielak, joint faculty of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and distinguished professor of Chemistry who received a UNC Lifetime Mentor Award!
8 years ago
Bergmeier receives 2016 ATVB Special Recognition in Thrombosis
Congratulations to Wolfgang Bergmeier, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics who has been awarded the 2016 ATVB Special Recognition Award in Thrombosis.
9 years ago
Rob McGinty Joins BCBP and UNC Pharmacy CBMC as Assistant Professor
Rob McGinty, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry. He also has a joint appointment in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
9 years ago
MEJ building update
The Mary Ellen Jones renovation project is expected to be underway in mid-February, with construction fencing and early site mobilization efforts being the first visible signs of construction. The project is anticipated to have a 30-month duration.