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SEMINAR: Wenyi Wei, PhD (Harvard)

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

“Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies” Wenyi Wei, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/wei.php "Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies" My laboratory mainly focuses on understanding mechanistically how aberrant cell signaling events lead to altered protein homeostasis and cellular functions to facilitate the development of … Read more

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Wenyi Wei, PhD (Harvard)

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

“Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies” Wenyi Wei, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/wei.php "Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies" My laboratory mainly focuses on understanding mechanistically how aberrant cell signaling events lead to altered protein homeostasis and cellular functions to facilitate the development of … Read more

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Doug Barrick, PhD (John Hopkins)

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

Doug Barrick, PhD Professor Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences http://biophysics.jhu.edu/directory/doug-barrick/ Prof. Doug Barrick recently published "Biomolecular Thermodynamics: From Theory to Application" “Using consensus sequences to learn about protein folding cooperativity, stability, and function”   The use of consensus sequences has recently been applied successfully to protein … Read more

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

SEMINAR: Wenyi Wei, PhD (Harvard)

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

“Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies” Wenyi Wei, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/wei.php "Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies" My laboratory mainly focuses on understanding mechanistically how aberrant cell signaling events lead to altered protein homeostasis and cellular functions to facilitate the development of … Read more

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Doug Barrick, PhD (John Hopkins)

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

Doug Barrick, PhD Professor Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences http://biophysics.jhu.edu/directory/doug-barrick/ Prof. Doug Barrick recently published "Biomolecular Thermodynamics: From Theory to Application" “Using consensus sequences to learn about protein folding cooperativity, stability, and function”   The use of consensus sequences has recently been applied successfully to protein … Read more

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

11th Biennial Carolina Biophysics Symposium

Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A central goal of the symposium is to bring together North Carolina Biophysicists and this year’s meeting is being organized and sponsored by NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and the NIEHS. The meeting will include sessions focused on RNA Structure and Dynamics, Cellular Microenvironments, Protein Engineering and Design, and Blood Coagulation.

SEMINAR: Wenyi Wei, PhD (Harvard)

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

“Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies” Wenyi Wei, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/wei.php "Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies" My laboratory mainly focuses on understanding mechanistically how aberrant cell signaling events lead to altered protein homeostasis and cellular functions to facilitate the development of … Read more

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Doug Barrick, PhD (John Hopkins)

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

Doug Barrick, PhD Professor Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences http://biophysics.jhu.edu/directory/doug-barrick/ Prof. Doug Barrick recently published "Biomolecular Thermodynamics: From Theory to Application" “Using consensus sequences to learn about protein folding cooperativity, stability, and function”   The use of consensus sequences has recently been applied successfully to protein … Read more

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

11th Biennial Carolina Biophysics Symposium

Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A central goal of the symposium is to bring together North Carolina Biophysicists and this year’s meeting is being organized and sponsored by NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and the NIEHS. The meeting will include sessions focused on RNA Structure and Dynamics, Cellular Microenvironments, Protein Engineering and Design, and Blood Coagulation.

SEMINAR: Wenyi Wei, PhD (Harvard)

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

“Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies” Wenyi Wei, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/bbs/fac/wei.php "Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies" My laboratory mainly focuses on understanding mechanistically how aberrant cell signaling events lead to altered protein homeostasis and cellular functions to facilitate the development of … Read more

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Doug Barrick, PhD (John Hopkins)

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

Doug Barrick, PhD Professor Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences http://biophysics.jhu.edu/directory/doug-barrick/ Prof. Doug Barrick recently published "Biomolecular Thermodynamics: From Theory to Application" “Using consensus sequences to learn about protein folding cooperativity, stability, and function”   The use of consensus sequences has recently been applied successfully to protein … Read more

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

11th Biennial Carolina Biophysics Symposium

Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A central goal of the symposium is to bring together North Carolina Biophysicists and this year’s meeting is being organized and sponsored by NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and the NIEHS. The meeting will include sessions focused on RNA Structure and Dynamics, Cellular Microenvironments, Protein Engineering and Design, and Blood Coagulation.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS SEMINAR 2018: Gavin Grant, PhD and Sourav Roy, PhD (UNC)

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

Gavin Grant, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Biophysics & Biochemistry Jean Cook Lab "Rushing through the morning- potential consequences of an abbreviated G1 phase.” Cell cycle phase transitions are tightly orchestrated to ensure efficient cell cycle progression and genome stability. Interrogating these transitions is important for understanding both normal and pathological cell proliferation. By quantifying … Read more

SEMINAR: Student invited speaker, Carolyn Sevier, PhD (Cornell)

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

"Molecular mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis" Carolyn Sevier, PhD Associate Professor Department of Molecular Medicine http://sevierlab.vet.cornell.edu/

SEMINAR: Doug Barrick, PhD (John Hopkins)

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

Doug Barrick, PhD Professor Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics John Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences http://biophysics.jhu.edu/directory/doug-barrick/ Prof. Doug Barrick recently published "Biomolecular Thermodynamics: From Theory to Application" “Using consensus sequences to learn about protein folding cooperativity, stability, and function”   The use of consensus sequences has recently been applied successfully to protein … Read more

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

11th Biennial Carolina Biophysics Symposium

Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A central goal of the symposium is to bring together North Carolina Biophysicists and this year’s meeting is being organized and sponsored by NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and the NIEHS. The meeting will include sessions focused on RNA Structure and Dynamics, Cellular Microenvironments, Protein Engineering and Design, and Blood Coagulation.

THESIS DEFENSE: SHARON GUFFY

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

October 29 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm SHARON GUFFY “Methods for Designing Zinc Binding Proteins with Native and De Novo Scaffolds" Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Sharon Guffy under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman

SEMINAR: Xiao-Fan Wang (Duke University)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: TBD Xiao-Fan Wang, PhD Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Professor of Cancer Research School of Medicine, Duke University Host: Xian Chen, PhD https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/our-faculty/xiao-fan-wang The Wang lab focuses on the elucidation of molecular nature and signaling mechanisms associated with the initiation of cellular senescence.

SEMINAR: Jian Xu, PhD (UT-Southwestern University)

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

Seminar title: Cis- and Trans-Regulatory Logics of Blood Stem Cells and Cancer Jian Xu, PhD Children's Medical Center Research Institute UT-Southwestern University Host: Greg Wang, PhD Jian Xu, PhD The Xu lab is focuses on blood cell development and how abnormalities can cause cancers such as childhood leukemia. They seek to advance our understanding of … Read more

2018 Student Symposium – Day 1

Marsico 6004 125 Mason Farm Road

"A more Grown Up Story on Lipase Maturation Factor 1 in ER Redox Homeostasis" Benjamin Roberts, Neher Lab "Thermostability and its role in Dengue and Zika Vaccine Antigen Design" Stephan Kudlacek, Kuhlman Lab "Dynamically Changing G9a Interactome and Its Role in Progression of Breast Cancer" Adil Muneer, Chen Lab  

11th Biennial Carolina Biophysics Symposium

Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A central goal of the symposium is to bring together North Carolina Biophysicists and this year’s meeting is being organized and sponsored by NC State, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, and the NIEHS. The meeting will include sessions focused on RNA Structure and Dynamics, Cellular Microenvironments, Protein Engineering and Design, and Blood Coagulation.

THESIS DEFENSE: SHARON GUFFY

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

October 29 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm SHARON GUFFY “Methods for Designing Zinc Binding Proteins with Native and De Novo Scaffolds" Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Sharon Guffy under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman

BCBP Pumpkin Carving Madness

UNC GMB Atrium

Pumpkin Carving and our delicious Lunch was a welcomed break from studying and experiments. Special thanks to our graduate students, Gage Leighton, Aaztli Coria, and others for organizing and hosting this event. See our photo album on Facebook in this link

2018 Student Symposium – Day 2

MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United States

“Regulation of PLC-gamma Isozymes” Edriz-Siraliev-Perez, Sondek Lab “An Old Tail with New Tricks: Novel Roles for the basic patch of histone H4” Hasheem Meriesh, Strahl Lab “Pack it up, pack it in! Protein-Directed RNA Structural Changes Mediate RNA Segment Assembly in Rotaviruses” Aaztli Coria, Laederach Lab “Defining mutation-specific alterations at Q61 in KRAS” Mihn Huynh, … Read more

THESEIS DEFENSE: PEDRO N. POZO

November 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm PEDRO N. POZO "Determining the Cellular and Molecular Consequences of Naturally-Occurring and Engineered Mutations in the Cell Cycle Gene CDT1." (GMB Curriculum Student) Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Pedro N Pozo under the direction of Dr. Jean Cook.

2018 Student Symposium – Day 2

MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United States

“Regulation of PLC-gamma Isozymes” Edriz-Siraliev-Perez, Sondek Lab “An Old Tail with New Tricks: Novel Roles for the basic patch of histone H4” Hasheem Meriesh, Strahl Lab “Pack it up, pack it in! Protein-Directed RNA Structural Changes Mediate RNA Segment Assembly in Rotaviruses” Aaztli Coria, Laederach Lab “Defining mutation-specific alterations at Q61 in KRAS” Mihn Huynh, … Read more

THESEIS DEFENSE: PEDRO N. POZO

November 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm PEDRO N. POZO "Determining the Cellular and Molecular Consequences of Naturally-Occurring and Engineered Mutations in the Cell Cycle Gene CDT1." (GMB Curriculum Student) Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Pedro N Pozo under the direction of Dr. Jean Cook.

BCBP Thanksgiving Potluck

UNC GMB Atrium

The Biochemistry and Biophysics (BCBP) Department is organizing a Thanksgiving potluck on Wed, November 14 @noon-2P. Since our BCBP family comes from all over the world, we wish to share dishes that reflect our respective cultures. This is a great opportunity to interact with each other while eating mouthwatering dishes. Looking forward to a fun … Read more

SEMINAR: Research in Progress

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

 Nidhi Gera, PhD Research Assistant Professor Parise Lab Exploiting platelet lipid metabolism to prevent thrombosis Human platelets are essential mediators of both hemostasis and thrombosis. A comprehensive knowledge of the platelet proteome is necessary for understanding thrombotic mechanisms and discovering new antiplatelet therapies. Using a chemoproteomics approach, we identified a novel lipid deacetylase in platelets, arylacetamidedeacetylase-like … Read more

The Thomas Willis Lambeth Lecture

Hamilton 100 102 Emerson Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Mary Sue Coleman (Alumna of Biochemistry Department) President, Association of American Universities November 29 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Educated Citizenry: An Endangered Species? Event hosted by UNC Public Policy 

GPSF Card drive 12-1 Beach cafe

Beach Cafe Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, 160 Medical Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The GPSF is holding a Holiday card drive on Monday December 3rd from 12-1pm at the Beach Café. Holiday cards made on Monday Dec. 3 will be distributed to Children at UNC Hospitals and to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Come out to join the graduate students in making cards!  

SEMINAR: David Giedroc, PhD (Indiana Univ.)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: “Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Transition Metal Homeostasis.” First-row late d-block metals from Mn to Zn play distinct roles in cellular metabolism.  In bacterial pathogens, metalloregulation of transcription underscores physiological adaptation to host-mediated transition metal starvation and toxicity, required to maintain metal homeostasis. In zinc (Zn) homeostasis, for example, a pair of metal-sensing transcriptional … Read more

BCBP Holiday Party

Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, United States

Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Holiday Party includes a sit down dinner Wednesday, December 12 @ 5:30-7:30 Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Please RSVP by December 7th. 

Day of Decoration

UNC GMB Atrium

We invite you to decorate your lab area! Cookies, Cider and Hot Chocolate will be served in the Atrium throughout the day.

UNC Winter Commencement

Dean E. Smith Center 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

http://commencement.unc.edu/winter/index.php No tickets required. Ceremony lasts approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Commencement speaker.

GPSF Card drive 12-1 Beach cafe

Beach Cafe Brinkhous-Bullitt Building, 160 Medical Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The GPSF is holding a Holiday card drive on Monday December 3rd from 12-1pm at the Beach Café. Holiday cards made on Monday Dec. 3 will be distributed to Children at UNC Hospitals and to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Come out to join the graduate students in making cards!  

SEMINAR: David Giedroc, PhD (Indiana Univ.)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Seminar title: “Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Transition Metal Homeostasis.” First-row late d-block metals from Mn to Zn play distinct roles in cellular metabolism.  In bacterial pathogens, metalloregulation of transcription underscores physiological adaptation to host-mediated transition metal starvation and toxicity, required to maintain metal homeostasis. In zinc (Zn) homeostasis, for example, a pair of metal-sensing transcriptional … Read more

BCBP Holiday Party

Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, United States

Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Holiday Party includes a sit down dinner Wednesday, December 12 @ 5:30-7:30 Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Please RSVP by December 7th. 

Day of Decoration

UNC GMB Atrium

We invite you to decorate your lab area! Cookies, Cider and Hot Chocolate will be served in the Atrium throughout the day.

UNC Winter Commencement

Dean E. Smith Center 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

http://commencement.unc.edu/winter/index.php No tickets required. Ceremony lasts approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. Commencement speaker.

Structural Biology Discussion Group seminar: Brian Kuhlman PhD (UNC)

UNC GMB 4007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Protein design using Rosetta and SEWING.  SEWING – Structure Extension WIth Native-fragment Graphs – takes sub-structure segments of experimentally determined structures and uses them to design proteins with new functions.  By using sub-structures designed through the evolutionary process, SEWING takes advantage of the work that nature has already done to create sequences with specific functionalities … Read more

cryo-EM Research Seminar – Min Luo PhD (Harvard Cell Biology)

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

“Mechanistic basis of gene editing and multidrug resistance revealed by single-particle cryo-EM” UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Faculty candidate. Both the research seminars and chalk talks are open to anyone that would like to attend. If you would like to meet with Dr. Luo please email Jamie Desoto. Postdoc:   Harvard, Advisor: Maofu Liao, cryo-EM with … Read more

Seminar: Priscilla L. Yang PhD (Harvard)

Pagano Conference Room, LCCC

Chemical Approaches to the study of viruses: From Basic Molecular Mechanisms to Pharmacological Inhibition Light lunch provided Location: UNC Lineberger Cancer Center, Plaza Level 00-002 Joseph S. Pagano Conference Center  

cryo-EM Chalk Talk – Min Luo PhD (Harvard Cell Biology)

UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United States

“The role of mitochondrial ABC transporters in the regulation of iron homeostasis” Plan to stay after the talk for a Meet and Greet. Light refreshments will be served. Postdoc:   Harvard, Advisor: Maofu Liao, cryo-EM with ABC transporters, CRISPR enzymes, large membrane protein machinery PhD:   U of Missouri, Advisor John Tanner: Structural studies with … Read more