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Pi Day celebration

GMB 3rd floor lobby

Dear BCBP Department, We would like to invite you to celebrate Pi Day this Thursday, March 14th at 12:30 PM on the third floor GMB Atrium! To make this day more fun and delicious, we would like to invite you to bring a pie to share. Whether it's a classic pie or a creative twist … Read more

Student Thesis Defense: Xavier Bonner (Swanstrom)

1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Defense title: “Determining Genotypic and Phenotypic Factors Influencing Macrophage Tropism in the HIV-1 Envelope Protein” Seminar based upon the doctoral dissertation of Xavier Bonner under the direction of Dr. Ronald Swanstrom    

Seminar: Don Stetson (U-WA)

1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Speaker, Don Stetson, Ph.D., Prof. of Immunology at Univ. of WA. Title “New Frontiers in the cGAS-STING DNA sensing pathway” Host: Pengda Liu.  Details at this Word document: Daniel Stetson Flyer

Seminar: Liu Mei PhD (UNC Cook lab)

1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Research in Progress Seminar Liu Mei, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Jean Cook Lab UNC-Chapel Hill Title: "How do breast cancer cells acquire drug resistance in the early stages?" -- Dr. Liu Mei obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Zhejiang University in China where she focused on investigating the regulation of the Hippo signaling pathway in both … Read more

HOLIDAY – No Classes

Reminder that classes are not held on well-being days, and some meetings may be postponed or cancelled depending on the circumstances. It’s a good reminder to check on yourself, your teammates, and others you care about. If you are present please consider support Thanh at her defense.

Student Thesis Defense: Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan (Kuhlman)

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

Biochemistry and Biophysics Student Defense: Student:  Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan (student of Dr. Brian Kuhlman) Title:  “Design, characterization and immunogenicity of soluble Envelope proteins from Dengue viruses as subunit vaccines” Date/location:  Friday, March 29th at 3:00pm Marsico 6004 and zoom

Speaker: Katherine White (Notre Dame)

1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Katherine White, Ph.D., Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Notre Dame Title: “Intracellular pH dynamics regulate proteins, pathways and cell behaviors” Host: Jean Cook Dr. Katharine White received a B.S. in Chemistry from Saint Mary’s College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After completing postdoctoral … Read more

Student Ice Cream Social

GMB Lawn

Hi BCBP graduate students, In addition to our other planned events all week, we will be holding an impromptu ice cream social today (4/2) at 3:30pm on the GMB lawn to celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation week! Stop by to grab an ice-cream cone, popsicle, or sandwich till 4:30pm or while supplies last. See you there. BCBP … Read more