Defense: Jingting Chen
2026-03-17 09:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | MBRB G202, 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, 27599, United States
Jingting Chen (Brunk)
March 17, 9:30am
MBRB G202

Pi Day 2026
2026-03-13 14:30 - 15:30 | GMB 3rd floor atrium, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Friday, March 13, 2026

Pie Day

Time: 2:30–3:30 PM

Location: 3rd Floor Lobby
Join us for Pi(e) Day!

Bagel breakfast
2026-03-11 11:00 - 12:00 | GMB 3rd floor atrium, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States
Spring semester – bagel breakfast series: The bagel breakfast is scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of every other month during the semester.

Seminar
2026-03-10 11:00 - 12:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
2026 Spring Seminar Series

Defense: Christopher Shelby
2026-03-09 13:30 - 14:30 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Biochemistry and Biophysics Student Defense:

Student:
Christopher Shelby (student of Dr. Brian Kuhlman)

Title:
“Enhancing enzymatic bioconjugation efficiency via computer-based installation of a substrate recruitment domain”

Date/location:
March 9, 2026
1:45 PM
Bioinformatics 1131

Seminar
2026-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
2026 Spring Seminar Series
Special seminars will occur January through February. 2026 Spring Seminar Series will occur March – April.
March 3
Title: “UFMylation Regulates Mitochondrial Metabolism and Development”
March 10
vacant
March 17 – none
Spring break
March 24
Michael Kemp, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Wright State University
Hosts: Laura Lindsey-Boltz and Aziz Sancar
March 31
vacant
April 7
Guochun Jiang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
UNC-CH
Host: Jean Cook
Title: “TBD”
April 14
David Boehr, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (Sabbatical in Craig Campbell’s Lab at UNC)
Penn State University
Host: Rebecca Berlow
Title: “TBD”
April 21
Xiaojun Ren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
UNC-Charlotte
Host: Jill Dowen

Seminar
2026-02-26 14:00 - 15:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
February 26 (2:00-3:00 pm ) rescheduled from January 27
Title: “Engineering bacterial signal transduction”

Seminar
2026-02-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-13 11:00 - 12:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
2026 Spring Seminar Series
Special seminars will occur January through February. 2026 Spring Seminar Series will occur March – April.
March 3
Vacant
March 10
vacant
March 17 – none
Spring break
March 24
Michael Kemp, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Wright State University
Hosts: Laura Lindsey-Boltz and Aziz Sancar
March 31
vacant
April 7
Guochun Jiang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
UNC-CH
Host: Jean Cook
Title: “TBD”
April 14
David Boehr, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (Sabbatical in Craig Campbell’s Lab at UNC)
Penn State University
Host: Rebecca Berlow
Title: “TBD”
April 21
Xiaojun Ren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
UNC-Charlotte
Host: Jill Dowen

Seminar
2026-02-03 11:00 - 12:00 | 1131 Bioinformatics, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
2026 Spring Seminar Series
Special seminars will occur January through February.
1/27 and 2/3 seminars canceled due to weather events.
2026 Spring Seminar Series will occur March – April.
March 3
Vacant
March 10
vacant
March 17 – none
Spring break
March 24
Michael Kemp, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Wright State University
Hosts: Laura Lindsey-Boltz and Aziz Sancar
March 31
vacant
April 7
Guochun Jiang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
UNC-CH
Host: Jean Cook
Title: “TBD”
April 14
David Boehr, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry (Sabbatical in Craig Campbell’s Lab at UNC)
Penn State University
Host: Rebecca Berlow
Title: “TBD”
April 21
Xiaojun Ren, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
UNC-Charlotte
Host: Jill Dowen

Celebration of Life
2026-01-10 14:00 - 16:00 | NC
Celebration of Life

There is also a link to his obituary here. https://obits.endswellfuneralhome.com/richard-wolfenden

Saturday January 10, 2026

2 – 4 PM Assembly Hall at Carol Woods

Chapel Hill, NC

We invite you to attend this gathering of family, colleagues, and friends of Dr. Richard (Dick) Wolfenden to celebrate his life and career. We invite you to share with those attending your fond memories of Richard and the ways that he impacted you.

If you cannot attend but would like to send a message please forward it.

Please RSVP by December 10, 2025 so that we will know how many will be attending and if you would like to speak.

RSVP or if you have questions to Charlie Lewis atclewis2085@nc.rr.com.

In addition,
there will be a symposium to celebrate the contributions of Richard (Dick) Wolfenden on May 18, 2026. Dick joined the Department in 1970 and was a renowned enzymologist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and an enormously valued mentor and colleague. He retired in 2018 and passed away recently. The one-day event will be on campus in the Pagano Seminar Room of the Lineberger Cancer Center. More details will come closer to the event. We are grateful to Gary Pielak and Laurie Betts who co-chair the organizing committee.
Gary Pielak gary_pielak@unc.edu
Laurie Betts laurie.betts0508@gmail.com
