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Photo Courtesy of Jon Gardiner, UNC-Chapel Hill

Sancar, the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, donated his prize money to a Chapel Hill foundation. Smithies donated his monetary award to four universities, including UNC.

Alka successfully defended his dissertation and received her PhD on April 7, 2016.

From left to right, Drs. Claes and Henrik Dohlman (photo courtesy of ASBMB)

In the December 2015 issue, ASBMB Today features Dr. Henrik Dohlman, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics in a "Generations" spotlight that speaks to the importance of education and a shared passion for science and hard work in the Dohlman family.

Aziz Sancar, far right, tells Chancellor Carol L. Folt, fellow Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies and visiting UNC System President Margaret Spellings, “I’m responsible for two Nobel Prizes.”

On March 23, 2016, Carolina's two Nobel laureates, Oliver Smithies, Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics meet with new UNC system President Margaret Spellings.

From left to right in image: Justin Rectenwald (BBSP 1st year), Eric Brustad (Chemistry), Charlie Carter (Biochemistry and Biophysics), Jessica Hobson (BBSP 1st year), and Rihe Liu (Pharmacy).

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Carter, Jr., Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Dr. Eric Brustad, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Dr. Rihe Liu, Professor of Pharmacy, who have been awarded a major grant from the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution of the John Templeton Foundation.

Niranj successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on March 11, 2016.

Congratulations to Dr. Gary Pielak! He is the 2016 recipient of the Carl Branden Award from the Protein Society for his contributions to the field of protein chemistry.

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, Nobel Laureate (Photo by Max Englund, UNC School of Medicine)

Seven hundred girls from seven cities in Turkey will engage in science, technology, engineering, and math education during a series of three-day conferences.

Onur successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on March 4, 2016.

Michael Whitfield, PhD, a graduate alum who trained in the lab of Dr. William Marzluff has received a $1 million transformational award to study the autoimmune disease systemic scleroderma.

Congratulations to Mahmoud, a graduate student in the lab of Nikolay Dokholyan! His paper was selected as the paper of the week in the February 19, 2016 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD (photo courtesy of Max Englund/UNC)

Congratulations to Dr. Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Triangle Business Journal and is named as one of their Healthcare Heroes for the year.

Category: News

UNC Nobel laureates Oliver Smithies and Aziz Sancar present medals to UNC

Grad student Alka Das receives her PhD

ASBMB Today highlights Dohlman in their winter issue

Carolina’s Nobel Laureates meet President Spellings

Carter and UNC collaborators receive a Templeton Foundation award

Grad student S. Niranj Chandrasekaran receives his PhD

Gary Pielak receives Carl Branden Award from Protein Society

Harriet Fulbright Institute announces the Prof. Aziz Sancar Girls in STEM Project

Grad student Onur Dagliyan receives his PhD

Alumni Mike Whitfield receives $1 million grant for his research

Grad student Mahmoud Shobair has a paper of the week in JBC

Sancar receives top honor from Triangle Business Journal