2010
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Calcium key to ‘legless’ bacteria
The team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that a single atom—a calcium, in fact—can control how bacteria walk.
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Grad Students Andrew Hemmert and Charles Davis awarded the 2010 Diane Harris Leadership Award
Congratulations to Andrew Hemmert and Charles Davis for being dual recipients of the 2010 Diane Harris Leadership Award.
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Jean Cook recieves an Academy of Educators teaching award
Congratulations to Jean Cook, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, who was selected as a recipient of a 2010 Basic Science Preceptor Excellence in Teaching Award by the Academy of Educators at UNC-CH School of Medicine.
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Rivenbark receives the ASIP Excellence in Science Award
Ashley Rivenbark, PhD The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) announces that Ashley G. Rivenbark, PhD, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2010 ASIP Excellence in Science Award. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievement at the earliest stages … Continued
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UNC graduate students winners at 2010 Global Venture Challenge
Ben Hill, Andy Hemmert, and Jon Edwards (click on picture to view larger) Andy Hemmert, Jon Edwards, and Ben Hill comprised the team of UNC graduate students who competed and won third place and a $5,000 cash prize to be split amongst them at the 4th Annual Global Venture Challenge hosted by Oak Ridge National … Continued
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Brian Strahl presenting Hettleman Lecture on March 26, 2010
Brian Strahl, PhD HETTLEMAN LECTURES The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Chancellor Holden Thorp Invite you to attend lectures by two of our most distinguished young scholars: Winners of the 2009 Phillip & Ruth Hettleman Prizes ~for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement ~ Dr. Brian Strahl, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics … Continued
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Jean Cook Receives 2010 Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Jeanette Cook, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who received the 2010 Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine.
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Grad Student Andrew Hemmert receives 2010 GEAB Impact Award
Congratulations to Andrew Hemmert, doctoral student of Biochemistry & Biophysics whose research was recognized by the Graduate Education Advancement Board (GEAB) at UNC-CH.
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DNA Repair Mechanisms: the Work of Aziz Sancar
Congratulations to Dr. Aziz Sancar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics whose work was reprinted as a classic to commemorate the centennial of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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New paradigms in Ras research
Ras is a family of genes encoding small GTPases involved in cellular signal transduction. If their signals are dysregulated, Ras proteins can cause cancer. Dr. Sharon Campbell explains her lab’s research into a novel mechanism for regulation of Ras proteins by reactive free radical species.
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Tae-Hong Kang receives UNC Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence
Congratulations to Tae-Hong Kang, postdoctoral fellow in Aziz Sancar’s lab in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who received a UNC Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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Yi Zhang receives the first Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Yi Zhang, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, who was awarded the first Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
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Computer Simulations Point to Key Molecular Basis of Cystic Fibrosis
Dr. Nikolay Dokholyan, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a key molecular mechanism that may account for the development of cystic fibrosis.
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Beverly Errede Elected as an Associate Fellow to the UNC Academy of Educators
Congratulations to Dr. Beverly Errede, a Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who was recently elected as an Associate Fellow to the 2008 UNC Academy of Educators in recognition of her outstanding teaching efforts at UNC-Chapel Hill.
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We’ve Moved!
The Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics has move to the new Genetic Medicine Building.
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Dokholyan Awarded Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
Dr. Nikolay Dokholyan, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, has been awarded a Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award as well as a research grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Aziz Sancar Elected to National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is an award of the highest scientific honor.