Many of you will remember the session that was organized for Black graduate students and UNC’s campus leadership during Fall 2020 semester. From that conversation, a report was generated where leadership answered a host of questions generated by the students in attendance. A consistent theme generated from this session from students was the need/desire to … Read more
Virtual Wellness Circles While stress is a normal part of life, exposure to elevated levels of stress can accumulate and result in a buildup of allostatic load. Graduate students are particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects that result from allostatic load build up. Join Shahnaz Khawaja to engage in activities that reduce stress and … Read more
All Spring 2021 BCBP Seminar Series - Tuesdays at 11:00 am (EST) JANUARY 19 MICHAEL AIROLA, PHD Stony Brook University Host: Saskia Neher Seminar title “Structure function studies of lipid metabolism” JANUARY 26 JIN CHEN, MD PHD Vanderbilt University Host: Pengda Liu Seminar title “Enhancing antitumor immunity by selective inhibition of mTORC1 in tumor vessels” … Read more
Hi everyone, Our monthly bagel breakfast is next Wednesday, March 17th from 10:30-11:30 am. ☘️ Why not try Brandwein's St. Patrick's Day themed bagel pictured above!!!! Please use this form to select a bagel. Open to all department members! (To help ensure safe social distancing we're limiting the total number of attendees. Please practice social distancing and … Read more
Join the Association of Professional Women in Medical Sciences on March 17, 2021 from 12-1pm as Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry, Chair of @UNCOBGYN, presents ‘Achieving Equity in Women's Health Across the Lifespan'. For more information: Sponsor: UNC SOM Office of Faculty Affairs' & Leadership Development see website for event information The recording of the talk has … Read more
TONIGHT March 17@7pm EST: Vigil for Asian Americans and finding a way forward. Co-hosted with NC Asian Americans Together. Register at https://go.unc.edu/vigil Last night, eight people were murdered in a massage parlor in Georgia. Six of the victims were Asian. This is another tragedy on top of the anti-Asian hate that had been mounting over the last year. … Read more
GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Juan Carvajal Garcia, student of Dale Ramsden and Jeff Sekelsky. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology emails. Contact jcornett@email.unc.edu for meeting link if … Read more
We are excited to resume our department student seminar series this semester! Details: All student seminars are scheduled on the third Thursday of each month from October to April and begin at 12:00 PM, see the following table. Seminars will also be scheduled on the Outlook Calendar app which have built-in 1-week and 1-day reminders for the seminar. … Read more
no preregistration is required. About the Organization: The Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) is a scientific community whose members develop theory and generate evidence with the goals of improving post-secondary biology education. SABER fosters discipline-based education research in biology and its dissemination. Website link https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/#:~:text=What%20is%20SABER?%20The%20Society%20for%20the%20Advancement,discipline-based%20education%20research%20in%20biology%20and%20its%20dissemination. Flier link https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Series%20on%20Racial%20Justice/5%20Erin%20Cech%20FINAL.pdf Click on the … Read more
All Spring 2021 BCBP Seminar Series - Tuesdays at 11:00 am (EST) JANUARY 19 MICHAEL AIROLA, PHD Stony Brook University Host: Saskia Neher Seminar title “Structure function studies of lipid metabolism” JANUARY 26 JIN CHEN, MD PHD Vanderbilt University Host: Pengda Liu Seminar title “Enhancing antitumor immunity by selective inhibition of mTORC1 in tumor vessels” … Read more
