4 years ago
3 scientists who have taken different career routes shared their career journeys. The ITCMS program, in its 41st year, was established to provide postdoctoral fellows an interdisciplinary training experience, including basic and translational research opportunities with renowned investigators, and extensive scope of workshops and training modules with an emphasis on cancer model systems.
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Viet Vu is a rising senior undergrad at Harvard University studying Computational Biology and is currently participating in this summer's Rosetta Commons Research Experience for Undergraduates program, which is supported by the National Science Foundation.
4 years ago
Congratulations to our graduate students who successfully passed their qualifying oral exams! (6 students in all. See other news articles in Spring 2022 for details.)
4 years ago
The post-doc experience can sometimes feel "in between". You are no longer a graduate student, and not yet in a permanent position. Expectations for research and publication are high, and it is often difficult to balance work and family responsibilities. This 6-week group will provide a confidential space for post-docs to discuss concerns and seek support around these challenges.
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On May 11, 2022, Two graduate students presented their research to the UNC Cytoskeleton Club.
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The Joseph S. Pagano Award annually recognizes notable cancer-related papers authored by UNC Lineberger postdoctoral fellows. Winners are selected through a competitive process and are honored for their authorship of articles in high-impact journals. The Pagano Award was established in 2002 to annually recognize noteworthy papers authored by our postdoctoral fellows. Authors of the three …
4 years ago
Dalia Fleifel, a third-year Ph.D. candidate, and Brandon Mouery, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Cook lab presented their research work in a poster presentation at the 86th Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology entitled: " Genome Stability and Integrity" in June 2022.
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The Rising Star Program’s main goal is to increase diversity among faculty members in the basic sciences.
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Brandon Mouery, a GMB PhD candidate in Jean Cook’s lab, was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) on June 3, 2022 from the National Cancer Institute.
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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.
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Congratulations to all authors: Jean Marie N. Mwiza, Robert H. Lee, David S. Paul, Lori A. Holle, Brian C. Cooley, Bernhard Nieswandt, Wyatt J. Schug, Tomohiro Kawano, Nigel Mackman, Alisa S. Wolberg, Wolfgang Bergmeier.
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On May 19th, we celebrated the end of a successful year of student seminars with a departmental hosted lunch and award event for all our graduate students. Congratulations to our 8 peer-nominated awardees!