Mrs. Carolyn Marie Clabo joined the department of biochemistry and biophysics in early October 2015, to serve as the executive assistant to Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D., the newly announced 2015 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry for “for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.”
Prior to joining our unit, she supported state-level higher education leaders, including UNC System General Administration, Vice-Chancellor of University Advancement, School of Nursing Research, and UNC Health Care executives in the areas of development, financial management, pre-award and post-award grants management, human resources, and office management. Mrs. Clabo coordinated the initial visit of Chris Ellington to UNC Hospitals, who is currently the president of UNC Health Care – Network Hospitals and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill.
In her new role, she will assist Dr. Sancar with the high volume of inquiries for his time from the UNC chancellor and UNC system-wide administration, the press, local, state, federal, and international governments, the UN, and other organizations. It is anticipated that there will be numerous requests for Dr. Sancar to give speeches and attend various scientific events around the world. Carolyn Clabo will manage and coordinate special projects for Dr. Sancar. She will coordinate his events, including the Nobel Prize trip to Stockholm, Sweden, and make other travel arrangements. She will host all visitors, foreign delegations, and media visits to the Sancar lab. Ms. Clabo will be on hand to assist the Sancar lab with human resource coordination for international postdoctoral fellow recruitment, solve ITS technical support issues, and assist with the procurement of supplies for the Aziz Sancar laboratory.
The plan is that Carolyn will join the administrative office team after two years, if needed, to support the whole department of biochemistry and biophysics with various projects in the areas of digital communications management, fundraising and development, scientific event management, human resources, and information technology.
Please welcome Carolyn to our department!