4 years ago
Abstract: Protein hydroxylation affects protein stability, activity, and interactome, therefore contributing to various diseases including cancers. However, the transiency of the hydroxylation reaction hinders the identification of hydroxylase substrates.
4 years ago
Inflammation is a common indication of many health conditions, but calculating how the underlying biology of inflammation contributes to specific diseases has been very difficult. For the first time, a team of researchers at UNC School of Medicine now report the development of a new technology to identify white blood cells called neutrophils that are primed to eject inflammatory DNA into the circulation via a process called NETosis. The findings are published in Scientific Reports.
4 years ago
Richard Wolfenden, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, details how white rot fungi produce enzymes that turn out to be key players in the carbon cycle. Without these little enzymes – without carbon recycling – we’d be in a world of hurt.
4 years ago
Last month, Elsevier Press reviewed the research impact of universities and institutions in HIV research worldwide. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ranked number four. The report also highlights the strong international collaboration in HIV/AIDS research. Read more about this at Elsevier.
4 years ago
Led by the UNC School of Medicine lab of Leslie Parise, PhD, researchers created an artificial intelligence tool to measure NETosis, an important inflammatory process by which certain white blood cells trap invaders like bacteria. This work will help scientists find ways to stop or promote the process in disease states.
4 years ago
Congratulations on this years’ graduate students who defended their theses and earned their Ph.D.’s.
4 years ago
In the November 2019 issue of The Scientist...
4 years ago
Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo EM) Core launches website.
4 years ago
The UNC Graduate School as announced a certificate program in Chromatin and Epigenetics available to all students working on their PhD. This effort was spearheaded by Brian Strahl, PhD, professor and vice chair in the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
4 years ago
Our department to participate in the AAMC Diversity Engagement Survey. It will provide meaningful data about the climate at SOM. The results will determine our strategic priorities related to DEI.
4 years ago
Rebecca Pollet, PhD (2016) is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan and serves as a faculty member in the Citizen Science Program at Bard College. She is also the co-author of a preprint related to graduate education, you can find the link here. The preprint highlights the motivation for the work she’s …
5 years ago
The School of Medicine is hosting an open house for the UNC CryoEM core facility on Friday, November 8th from 3pm-5pm in Glaxo Room 008. click to enlarge Our new Talos Arctica! In honor of UNC Research Week and to showcase one of our newest research capabilities, the School of Medicine is hosting an Open …
