BCBP Seminar Series speaker: Ian Maze, Ph.D., Professor, Neuroscience; Professor, Pharmacological Sciences Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Host: Greg Wang Title: “Protein monoaminylation in the brain: novel mechanisms of neural development, plasticity and disease” Dr. Ian Maze has a B.S. in Microbiology (minors in French and Cultural Anthropology) and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, … Read more
Dear BCBP, We have selected a new time for the spring town hall: April 5, 9:30-10:30 in 1131 Bioinformatics. We will pilot having a department-wide town hall at least twice a year, so expect another meeting near the beginning of the fall semester. To get the discussion rolling, you may send suggested topics or questions … Read more
Talk title “Modulating the conformation and function of disease-relevant RNA with small molecules” Host: Ron Swanstrom
Daniel Isom PhD Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami Talk title “Proton gating of GPCR signaling” Host: Henrik Dohlman Professor Dan Isom earned his PhD in Biophysics from Johns Hopkins and was a postdoc in the Dohlman lab. During his time at UNC Dan published papers in Molecular Cell, PNAS and JBC where he showed that G proteins have an unexpected and important role … Read more
Title: "Protein stability in living cells & under crowded conditions in vitro" Gary Pielak PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biophysics UNC-Chapel Hill Host: In-house speaker Gary J. Pielak, Ph.D. will be our speaker for the 2023 spring semester on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The title of his seminar is “Protein stability in living … Read more
Title: “Using genomics to study chromatin structure and dynamics” Host: Brian Strahl
We will gather for strategic planning sessions over the course of two afternoons next month, Friday 5/5 and Tuesday 5/9. Each session starts with lunch at 12:30, followed by brainstorming and discussions, and ending with a social hour at 5:00. By the end of the process, we hope to have a prioritized list of action items for implementation based on broad … Read more
We will gather for strategic planning sessions over the course of two afternoons next month, Friday 5/5 and Tuesday 5/9. Each session starts with lunch at 12:30, followed by brainstorming and discussions, and ending with a social hour at 5:00. By the end of the process, we hope to have a prioritized list of action items for implementation based on broad … Read more
Our event photos will be posted shortly. This event will be held in GMB 3007 and over Zoom. Just a kind reminder of our upcoming DEI training session, “Becoming an Upstander”, scheduled for tomorrow from 11am to noon. The training will primarily be conducted via Zoom (link attached below). However, for those who prefer an … Read more
The Department is excited for our Annual Retreat on Thursday. The retreat starts at 9 AM and the full schedule is attached. The first poster session begins at 9:30 AM. Parking is available on street surrounding the venue, or at the American Tobacco North Parking deck at 305 W Pettigrew Street. Carpooling is recommended. We … Read more
