17 years ago
Arrel Toews invited as the 2009 Whitehead Lecturer
Dr. Arrel Toews, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics receives the honor of giving this year's Richard H. Whitehead Lecture.
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17 years ago
Aziz Sancar receives 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Texas, Dallas
Congratulations to Dr. Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, receives the highest honor bestowed upon alumni of the University of Texas, Dallas.
17 years ago
Yi Zhang named as Kenan Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Yi Zhang who has been named a Kenan Distinguished Professor effective July 1, 2009
17 years ago
Brian Strahl awarded the 2009 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Strahl, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, for receiving the 2009 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Award for Outstanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
17 years ago
Grad Student Erin Heenan receives the 2009 Diane Harris Leadership Award
Congratulations to Erin Heenan, graduate student of Biochemistry & Biophysics for receiving the second annual Diane Harris Leadership award.
17 years ago
Arrel Toews receives 2009 Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Congratulations to Arrel Toews, Research Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics for winning the Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the highest campus-based recognition for teaching undergraduates.
17 years ago
Possible drug target for obesity treatment a no-brainer
Researchers in Yi Zhang's group in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body’s ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.
17 years ago
Tinkering with the circadian clock can suppress cancer growth
Researchers in Aziz Sancar's group in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill have shown that disruption of the circadian clock – the internal time-keeping mechanism that keeps the body running on a 24-hour cycle – can slow the progression of cancer.
17 years ago
UNC study supports role of circadian clock in response to chemotherapy
A new study from Aziz Sancar's group in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics at UNC-Chapel Hill suggests that chemotherapy is most effective at certain times of day because that is when a particular enzyme system – one that can reverse the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs – is at its lowest levels in the body.
17 years ago
Without enzymes, biological reaction essential to life takes 2.3 billion years: UNC study
Dr. Richard Wolfenden, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and member of the National Academy of Sciences, and co-author Charles Lewis, PhD publish a report in the November issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that without enzymes speeding the process, it would take 2.3 bilion years to complete vital biological transformation.
17 years ago
Eric Wagner awarded 3rd place in the 2008 Joseph S. Pagano Award for best paper
Congratulations to Eric Wagner, postdoctoral fellow in William Marzluff's lab, who was awarded third place in the annual Joseph S. Pagano Award for best published paper by a postdoctoral research associate.
17 years ago
UNC scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing stem cells
Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.