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The Joseph S. Pagano Award annually recognizes notable cancer-related papers authored by UNC Lineberger postdoctoral fellows. Winners are selected through a competitive process and are honored for their authorship of articles in high-impact journals. The Pagano Award was established in 2002 to annually recognize noteworthy papers authored by our postdoctoral fellows. Authors of the three top papers receive a cash prize and potentially give a featured talk at a future UNC Lineberger event.

Jun Wang PhD in G Wang lab
Jun Wang PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Wang lab

Congrats to Jun Wang PhD of the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Greg Wang lab!

Wang, J., et al. EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis. Published Feb. 2022 in Nature Cell Biology

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-022-00850-x

Read about the Pagano Award and previous recipients here.