3 years ago
Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird to join faculty and establish lab in Feb. 2023
Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird will be establishing her new lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Category: Diversity
3 years ago
Kiara Thompson (UNC ’23, CSS 7) undergrad researcher in Kuhlman lab highlighted for UNC Research Week
Chancellor’s Science Scholars’ Instagram account highlighted Kiara Thompson, an undergraduate researcher in Kuhlman lab. Kiara Thompson in front of a posterKiara Thompson shares her work on protein design and her experience presenting her research at national conferences.
3 years ago
Alex Guseman PhD (2018) named NIGMS/NIH MOSAIC K99/R00 Scholar
We would like to congratulate Dr. Alex Guseman (Chemistry ’18 Molecular & Cellular Biophysics Program cohort ’14) on earning a K99 from the MOSAIC program. Dr. Guseman is a postdoctoral fellow at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania.
4 years ago
Undergrads in BCBP labs to participate in 2022 Summer Undergraduate Symposium & Carolina Summer Fellows Poster Session
Undergraduate researchers in our labs to give presentations on July 26, 2022.
4 years ago
A retrospective of the 2022 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
View presentation videos and posters by undergrads who conducted research in our labs and participated in 2021 and 2022 Celebration of Undergraduate Research.
4 years ago
Nikea Pittman PhD joins the UNC Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics as Teaching Assistant Professor
Dr. Nikea Pittman is a structural biologist and STEM educator. Her specialties include engaging early-career students in active learning and protein structure/function. She joins our department with over 10 years of teaching experience, leading innovations that have impacted 500+ undergraduate and graduate students...
4 years ago
BCBP Department echoes the sentiments expressed by Dr. Wesley Burks
BCBP Community Members, The BCBP Department echoes the sentiments expressed by Dr. Wesley Burks about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade...
4 years ago
BCBP to host Rising Star postdoc Dr. Alex Guseman on June 9-10
The Rising Star Program’s main goal is to increase diversity among faculty members in the basic sciences.
4 years ago
Welcome Tiffanie Lee UNC SMART participant to Strahl lab
Tiffanie Lee is working in the Strahl lab through the UNC SMART program, while also serving as a mentor in the EDGE Genomics Program through the UNC SOM's Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare.
4 years ago
Welcome UNC SURE participant Patricia Rodriguez Rodriguez to Cook lab
The Cook Lab is hosting an undergraduate in the UNC SURE Summer program for 10 weeks in the summer.
4 years ago
UNC building dedication for Henry Owl and Hortense McClinton
Tomorrow, we celebrate the naming of two buildings in honor of groundbreaking heroes in Carolina’s history: Hortense McClinton, the first African American faculty member, and Henry Owl, the first American Indian and the first person of color to enroll at our University. I encourage the UNC community to watch the events via livestream starting at 11 AM on May 13, 2022.
4 years ago
Highlight: Aakanksha Gundu, undergrad researcher in Strahl lab
Aakanksha Gundu '23 balances her time as a researcher in the Strahl lab and as a mentor for other Tar Heels pursuing their own research paths at Carolina! She'll be presenting her work at the Celebration of Undergraduate Research, Blue Zone at Kenan Stadium.