Dear department, We hope the beginning of your fall semester is going well! Join us on Friday, October 1st at 5 PM on the lawn outside of GMB for a lawn game night! We will have Spikeball, CanJam, cornhole, badminton, AND pizza and soda or water. All grad students (including first years), postdocs, and faculty … Read more
Ronit Freeman, PhD - Learning from Nature – Design and Application of Functional Bioinspired materials
Hello BCBP! We are excited to host another trail walk at Carolina North Forest this October! It's perfect weather to get outside. All trainees, staff, and faculty members are invited and encouraged to come! On Saturday, October 9th from 1-3PM join us for a socially-distanced walk on the Carolina North Forest trails. This is an off-campus event … Read more
Part of a three day event. Speaker: Roy Williams Update on this event. See also the Alumni website.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12, UNC will observe a Wellness Day for students, and classes will be canceled. Students are encouraged to use this time to rest and to check in with each other during that day. Continue reading, "A message from Chancellor..." Please know that people on campus are ready to help, and resources are … Read more
Peter Penzes, PHD - Synaptic biology of ankyrins
We invite you to join us for our annual University Day ceremony at 2 p.m., Oct. 12, in Memorial Hall to celebrate Carolina’s 228th birthday. Our campus first recognized University Day in 1877, which marks the 1793 laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the nation’s first state university building, and the beginning of public … Read more
Open to all department members! You must register ahead of time using the form in your email to get a bagel, cream cheese, and coffee. Remember to please practice social distancing and wear a mask! This event is weather dependant and may be rescheduled. Stay safe and hope to see everyone soon, Amelia McCue and … Read more
Defense Title: "Recognition of acetylated histone by Yaf9 regulated metabolic cycling of transcription initiation and chromatin regulatory factors" A seminar based upon the doctoral dissertation of Jibo Zhang under the direction of Dr. Brian Strahl Program: Biochemistry and Biophysics Abstract How transcription programs rapidly adjust to changing metabolic and cellular cues remains poorly defined. Here, … Read more
October 20, October 27, November 3 1:30-2:00 pm Refreshments: Insomnia cookies, treats, coffee, and water under the GMB tent. 2:00-3:30 pm Seminar talks in Bioinformatics 1131 (attendees must wear a mask). Hybrid (Zoom details in Holly Shepherd’s email on 11/15). See also next event with details on our graduate student presenters.
