1 week ago
Congratulations to BCBP graduate student Emily “Gracie” Clark, a finalist in UNC’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! Join us Oct. 20 at 4 PM at the Stone Center to cheer Gracie on as she presents her research in just 3 minutes!
2 weeks ago
Join us from 12-1 PM on Oct. 19 (online) to experience the first set of short research presentations by the recipients of the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Scholarly Achievement, Daniel Dominguez and Andrew Mann. Another Het Talk with Andrea Knittel and Carmina Valle will take place on Oct. 22 from 12
2 weeks ago
Kimberly Farrow is a Research Finance Specialist with the FiRST Team (Finance and Research Support Team). She was recently assigned to support the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, where she will work on sponsored projects and partner with Latasha Mingo.
2 weeks ago
Clara Lenger, a research technician and lab manager in the Cryo-EM Core, received the 2026 Dean’s Performance Award in Research at the Sept. 28 School of Medicine Staff Summit.
2 weeks ago
Cristina Santarossa, PhD will join the department as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Her lab studies how lipids move between organelles, a fundamental but poorly understood cellular process.
3 weeks ago
We’d love to hear from our Biochemistry and Biophysics program alumni! Share a professional update with us and let our community know where your training has taken you.
3 weeks ago
The UNC Core Facilities Advocacy Committee (CFAC) received over 100 meritorious funding requests to utilize UNC SOM core facilities through the FY27 CFAC Core Voucher Program. Eighteen projects were selected for funding. Congratulations to the recipients!
3 weeks ago
During National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week 2026, we are proud to showcase a few of the exceptional postdoctoral researchers who help drive science forward in our department. Meet Or, Connor and Yasemin (l to r).
3 weeks ago
A leading biochemist, genetic toxicologist, toxicogenomics and information scientist shares memories of his time in our biochemistry program.
1 month ago
Vinnie Widjaja, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in Qi Zhang’s lab. Her current research uses computational and in vitro biochemical approaches to investigate time-resolved co-transcriptional folding for cellular probing.
1 month ago
In August 2026, we welcomed many graduate students from the BBSP program into our labs. Please reach out to lend your support to our new researchers.
2 months ago
We are pleased to congratulate Silvia Beatriz V. Ramos, MD, PhD, on her promotion to Professor, effective June 1, 2026. Dr. Ramos is a physician-scientist whose work bridges RNA biology, reproductive biology, immunology, and hematopoiesis.