3 years ago
Congrats to graduate student, Ike Emerson who received the 2023 Marzluff RNA Fellowship Award from the UNC RNA Discovery Center! Ike is the inaugural recipient of this fellowship award...
3 years ago
Thank you to everyone who participated in and helped run our second UNC BCBP Field Day on Friday June 23rd, 2023!
3 years ago
The new Biochemistry and Biophysics social chairs for the 2023-2024. They will organize social events for the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics.
3 years ago
The Principal Investigators, Guochun Jiang and Brian Strahl and researchers, Yuyang Tang, Dajing Li, and Cam Sutton, were among 50 researchers and students highlighted at the HIV Cure Center.
3 years ago
Throughout the year we will be highlighting research scholars in our labs. Read more about Zhichuan Zhu PhD in Liu lab who is a cancer researcher.
3 years ago
Yuyang Tang, PhD, and Guochun Jiang, PhD, extracted living brain tissue to conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbor latent but replication-competent HIV.
3 years ago
Gabriel "Gaby" Arias is a Biochemistry graduate student in the Dittmer lab. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a growing area of research, especially in intercellular communication. Read more about the lab's book chapter and new pub!
3 years ago
On June 8, 2023, the Biochemistry and Biophysics department held an Ice Cream Social to kick off the summer and welcome our summer undergraduates and new members!
3 years ago
Meet Dr. Logan Slade, a postdoctoral fellow in the Cook lab. His PhD research focused on the regulation of cell stress responses in triple-negative breast cancer, specifically focusing on the transcription factor TFEB.
3 years ago
We are highlighting interns in our labs, here are just a few from the UNC SURE summer program: Gabriela García (Baker lab) and Saksham Saksena (Strahl lab). UNC SURE is an NSF-funded Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program in Biological Mechanisms at UNC-Chapel Hill.
3 years ago
Brian Strahl, PhD, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, will serve in the role of interim assistant dean for research of the School of Medicine. This role is overseen by Vice Dean for Research Blossom Damania, PhD, and it focuses on overseeing the infrastructure, communication and development necessary to bolster the growing research enterprise of the School of Medicine.
3 years ago
This year’s University Research Week events will highlight the exceptional achievements of Carolina researchers across our many disciplines addressing changing climates. A request for proposals will soon be issued for units interested in hosting their own featured event during the celebration.