5 years ago
Brian Kuhlman receives mentorship award for 2020 – 2021
Brian Kuhlman PhD receives an Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring.
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5 years ago
Gunn presents research at ASBMB Lipid Research Division Seminar Series
Title of meeting: Lipid Research Division Seminar Series Host: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Presentation title: The structure of helical lipoprotein lipase reveals an unexpected twist in lipase storage Neher lab postdoc, Kathryn Gunn PhD, gave a talk for the Lipid Research Division of the ASBMB via zoom on January 27th. She presented her …
5 years ago
Swanstrom presented with Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Ronald Swanstrom, PhD, the Charles Postelle Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and co-director of the UNC Center For AIDS Research, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award.
5 years ago
UNC-Chapel Hill Named to Best Workplaces for Commuters 2021
UNC-Chapel Hill was named one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters by the National Center for Transit Research, making it more than 15 years the University has received this designation. Carolina was one of 42 colleges and universities across the nation and one of three in North Carolina to receive recognition for its Commuter Alternative Program (CAP). …
5 years ago
UNC members, here’s what you need to know about the Carolina Together Testing Program, including how often to get tested and where to go
Students, postdocs, faculty, and staff: The Carolina Together website will answer your questions about COVID-19 testing at UNC: how often to be tested, where to go to get tested, how to prepare, what type of testing, the HallPass App, safety and accommodations at testing sites, and what happens if you miss a test.
5 years ago
Student Wellness Taskforce organizes Wellness Walks for February
Meet School of Medicine classmates on a distanced walked around Chapel Hill! The Student Wellness Task Force is launching Wellness Walks to promote social and physical well-being. The form currently has dates for the start of February with 8 slots per date/starting location. Please wear masks and distance while walking and talking! UNC School of …
5 years ago
Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program
Get involved with CSS. Develop the scientific leaders of tomorrow and help our department become more diverse. Develop a plan for training, mentoring, recruitment, and retention.
5 years ago
Ramos promoted to Associate professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Congratulations to Silvia B. Ramos, Associate professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, effective Oct. 1st, 2020.
5 years ago
How an error-prone DNA repair pathway scars the genome
Juan Carvajal-Garcia, PhD candidate in Ramsden lab published research in PNAS.
5 years ago
Michelle Potter-Birriel grad student in Marzluff lab publishes paper in Journal of Cell Science
Michelle Potter-Birriel (Bill Marzluff lab) published an article titled “A region of SLBP outside the mRNA processing domain is essential for deposition of histone mRNA into the Drosophila egg” in Journal of Cell Science (DOI: 10.1242/jcs.251728). Jan. 06, 2021 Abstract Replication-dependent histone mRNAs are the only cellular mRNAs that are not polyadenylated, ending in a stemloop instead of a polyA tail, …
5 years ago
The Graduate School: Spring 2021 update for students
Welcome back to the second half of this most unusual academic year. Thank you for persevering. I know you are tired and frustrated and appreciate your continued patience as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this message is to provide you with information about the spring semester, which has also been provided to your graduate program. Although this information is accurate as of this date, our situation continues to be very fluid. In addition, some of the information relates to decisions that are made at the level of departments, programs or even individual courses. Please contact your program or instructors for the specific information that pertains to your academic program. This message will be posted on The Graduate School’s coronavirus update website and will be updated throughout the semester.
5 years ago
UNC Biochemistry Program ranks within the top 3% of global universities
The U.S. News & World Report reviewed nearly 1,500 top universities in the 2021 Best Global University Rankings.