Our 2025 Research Retreat was held on October 16, 2025 in MBRB (G-202 and 2nd floor lobby) which included a full day of talks, posters, networking, and socializing! It was an inspiring day – with a 2025 retreat motto of “Shared Science, Shared Purpose.”
Our keynote speaker was Dr. Dougald (Mac) Monroe from the UNC Blood Research Center and our alum, who will give a fascinating talk on the biochemistry of the coagulation system and taught us a little about the rich history of coagulation/hemophilia research at UNC.
A departmental group photo was taken outside just before lunch by Seth Foley.
After the science, we held a reception in the evening, which included appetizers and beverages in the MBRB Lobby for networking with friends and colleagues.
Announcing our 2025 Retreat Presentation Winners
Emily Sipko
Emily Sipko from the Berlow lab won best talk: “Atomic-level insights into the roles of the intrinsically disordered proteins c-Myc and CITED2 in regulating gene expression”
Jamie Do
Jamie Do from the Berlow lab won best poster: “Characterizing the sequence determinants for multivalent interactions of the CITED intrinsically disordered proteins with the transcriptional activators CBP/p300”
Our raffle prize winners were Dalia, Venkat, Uriel, and Jake.
To view more photos from our sessions, please see our social media and shared drive.
Catering by Design catered our breakfast, lunch, and Happy Hour.
Our menu this year:
Breakfast – bagels, various types of cakes, pastries, mixed fruit. Tea, water, juice, coffee
Lunch – boxed lunches with a lot of sandwiches, and wrap choices with pasta salad, chips, cookie/brownie, and beverages.
Happy Hour – Pot stickers, spring rolls, pigs in a blanket, veggies, pastry, and drinks.
The research retreat was an amazing display of the wide range of outstanding and multidisciplinary research in our department. BIG thanks to the retreat committee for organizing the schedule of events and to the staff for all the work to make it comfortable and successful. It is no small feat to provide an event like this, and it requires considerable time and effort, so thank them when you see them! Bobby Lee, Dale Ramsden, Emily Sipko, Jake Hughes, Rhonda Strickland, Carolyn Clabo, and Latasha Mingo. We also acknowledge the generosity of the James C. Andrews Memorial Fund for making this retreat free to all BCBP labs. Dr. Andrews was Chair from 1937 to 1957.
