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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...

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...

You are invited to attend an ASBMB webinar featuring winners of the 2022 ASBMB Annual Awards. In this event, Greg Wang, winner of the ASBMB Young Investigator Award, will present his lecture "Chromatin-based modulations underlying gene regulation and pathogenesis" and participate in a Q&A session on August 9, 2022, at 1:30 PM.

During the event, each cohort dressed up in matching shirts. The first-year cohort (pink), second (yellow), third (green), fourth (blue), and fifth (purple) year cohorts at the end of the day.

The first inaugural UNC Biophysics Field Day, an afternoon of friendly competition to foster community among the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics students & faculty, was a huge success! Biophysics cohorts & faculty faced off in several rounds of science-themed challenges. Thank you to all of the organizers & participants: Amelia McCue, Odessa Goudy, Gage Leighton, Nick Randolph, Emily Beard, Xavier Bonner, and to Holly Shepherd, Wolfgang Bergmeier, Jill Dowen, Brian Strahl, & Steven Torchio.

In summer 2022, Dr. Stephen Crews will teach BIOL 490 Medical Biochemistry and Disease as part of UNC Science Dublin Study Abroad. The Study Abroad session in Dublin, Ireland will run from June 1 to July 17, 2022.

The DEI Certificate Program is a new initiative from the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in support of the 2019 SOM Strategic Plan to foster an inclusive workplace environment.

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...

group of diverse people at postdoc meeting on 6.22.22

The committee made plans for future work on increasing departmental support for international postdocs and creating a guide for forming a postdoc mentoring committee. They celebrated the election of Dr. Ajit Prakash as committee Vice-Chair...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. This month, learn about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias - and participate in activities that strengthen your brain...

Cassandra Hayne wearing a University of Chicago sweatshirt

Congratulations to Cassandra Hayne on her new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.

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Nikea Pittman PhD joins the UNC Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics as Teaching Assistant Professor

Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird to join faculty and establish lab in Feb. 2023

Greg Wang PhD gives ASBMB Young Investigator Award lecture on August 9th

UNC Biophysicists compete in the first annual Field Day

Summer Abroad in Dublin: Medical Biochemistry and Disease Course

SOM Faculty and Staff: Enrolling members into DEI Certificate Program

BCBP Department echoes the sentiments expressed by Dr. Wesley Burks

BCBP Postdoc Committee June 2022 meeting and celebration of election results

Focus on Well-Being: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Cassandra Hayne accepts faculty position at University of Chicago