Seminar: Daniel Dominguez, PhD (UNC)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDANIEL DOMINGUEZ, PHD ǀ University of North Carolina--CH Host: Brian Strahl “RNA Binding and Regulation in Normal and Disease States"
2019 Events
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BCBP Bagel Hour
UNC GMB AtriumThis Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
3rd annual UNC Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium
MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesDec 5th, 2019 UNC Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium MBRB G 202 11:30 am - 6:30 pm The 3rd Annual Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium will feature a keynote speaker, abstract talks, and a poster session. Abstract submissions will be accepted until Nov. 15. To register or submit an abstract, please complete the abstract submission form. Sponsors … Read more
2019 WORLD AIDS DAY SYMPOSIUM
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTime: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Opening remarks by Ronald Swanstrom PhD location: 1131 Bioinformatics Building, First Floor Auditorium, UNC Campus 130 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Breakfast is provided. For more information on the UNC CFAR 2019 World Aids Day Symposium click here. Registration link for World AIDS Day 2019 hosted by … Read more
BCBP Student Seminar Series
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesBCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in the biochemistry and biophysics department an informal and low-stress environment to present their work and … Read more
2019 Winter Commencement
Dean E. Smith Center 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNo tickets required. The ceremony will last approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. For more information please go to the UNC winter 2019 commencement page: https://commencement.unc.edu/winter-commencement/ Important graduation dates link: https://registrar.unc.edu/academic-services/graduation/important-graduation-dates/
BCBP Holiday Party and Award Presentations
Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, United StatesJoin us for our annual holiday party and Awards Presentation. There will be a sit-down dinner, raffle door prizes and gingerbread house decorating contest.
Winter Break
University holidays link
Lab clean-up day
Hi Everybody, BCBP 2020 Clean up Clean out Day! We will have faculty and student recruits visiting soon and we want to make a good impression! If you need a large trash can, please let me know. If you have items in your lab that you no longer use or broken items, now is the … Read more
Seminar: Prasanna Satpute-Krishan (Uniformed Services Univ.)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States“Selective ER-Export of Misfolded Secretory Pathway Proteins for Lysosomal Degradation” Host: Sasky Neher ABSTRACT We discovered that a subset of misfolded secretory pathway proteins, including variants of prion protein and amyloid precursor protein, are selectively exported out of the ER by a constitutive and stress-enhanced pathway named RESET. After RESET, these misfolded proteins are subsequently … Read more
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Student Thesis Defense: Frank Teets
Mentors: Klaus Hahn (Pharmacology) and Brian Kuhlman (BCBP) Dissertation title: "Function-Driven Approaches to the Design of Optogenetic Tools" Date and time: Friday, November 1, 2019 3:00pm (BCB graduate student) Plans after earning his PhD, Frank Teets has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship under Dr. Chris Bahl at the Institute for Protein Innovation at Harvard Medical School. … Read more
Hettleman Talks at Carolina Club Alumni Hall
Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, United StatesGreg Wang, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, "Understanding Chromatin for Cancer Therapy"
Seminar: Joseph Cotruvo, PhD (Penn State)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUNC BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS GRADUATE STUDENT INVITED LECTURE JOSEPH COTRUVO, PHD ǀ Penn State University “Selective recognition of lanthanides in biology” Listen to 11/5 Science Seminar Podcast
BCBP Bagel Hour
UNC GMB AtriumThis Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
2019 Student Symposium Day One
Mary Ellen Jones Bldg - 3116DAY ONE Thursday, November 7, 2019 beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Lunch will be served) location: 3116 Mary Ellen Jones Building “Urzyme Characterization” Jessica Hobson, Carter Lab “Elucidating a role for VRK1 recognition of the nucleosome acidic patch in genome-templated processes ” Gabrielle Budziszewski, McGinty Lab “The Application of Nano-formulated, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor to a Cellular … Read more
Cryo-EM Open House with Director Joshua Strauss
UNC-CH Glaxo Research Building 648 S Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NCBiochemistry and Biophysics cryo-EM Open house on November 8, 3-5 pm UNC-CH Glaxo Research building. Part of the UNC Research Week events. Meet Director Dr. Joshua Strauss. See Thermo Scientific Talos Arctica 200 Kv cryo-TEM in Rm 008, 648 S. Columbia Street. The School of Medicine is hosting an open house for the UNC CryoEM … Read more
Seminar: Research in Progress – Postdoctalks
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWENTAO LI, PHD Lab: Sancar Seminar title, “Mapping the Hotspots and Coldspots of Nucleotide Excision Repair and DNA Damage Formation” Abstract: The level of DNA damage formation and the efficiency of repair are of primary importance because they determine the ultimate DNA damage frequency and its persistence in the genome, which … Read more
BCBP Student Seminar Series
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesBCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in the biochemistry and biophysics department an informal and low-stress environment to present their work and … Read more
2019 Student Symposium Day Two
Top of the Hill, Back BarDAY TWO Thursday, November 14, 2019 3:00 p.m. (Happy Hour will follow the talks.) location: Back Bar, Top of the Hill “Design and Application of Focused DNA-Encoded Libraries for Multivalent Chromatin Reader Proteins” Justin Rectenwald, Pearce and Frye Lab “Structural Basis for Recognition of Ubiquitylated Nucleosome by Dot1L Methyltransferase” Cathy Anderson, McGinty Lab “Recognition of Histone … Read more
First Thursdays Meet and Greet Happy Hour
Top of the Hill, Back BarNovember's Meet and Greet will be moved from the first Thursday to the second Thursday and will take place directly following the 2019 BCBP student symposium day 2. Every month we will host a Meet and Greet Happy Hour at the Top of the Hill Back Bar. Don't miss out on the food, drinks and … Read more
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Seminar: Jimena Giudice, PhD (UNC)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJIMENA GIUDICE, PHD ǀ University of North Carolina- CH Host: Saskia Neher “Alternative splicing and membrane trafficking in development and disease” Abstract: Black AJ*, Blue RE*, Engels NM1, Wiedner HJ, Hinkle ER, Giudice J The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. *equal contribution Alternative splicing is a posttranscriptional mechanism that produces multiple protein … Read more
BCBP Bagel Hour
UNC GMB AtriumThis Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
Seminar: Gabe Lander PhD (Scripps)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGABE LANDER, PHD, Professor, Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute Host: Rob McGinty “The highs and lows of cryo-EM and its use in studying molecular machines of mass destruction” Abstract:Technical and methodological advances in single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) have expanded the technique into a resolution regime that was previously only attainable by X-ray crystallography. … Read more
BCBP Student Seminar Series
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesBCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in the biochemistry and biophysics department an informal and low-stress environment to present their work and … Read more
2019 Annual Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat
Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSchedule of Events Registration Call for Abstracts
Seminar: Heidi Hamm, PhD (Vanderbilt)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHEIDI HAMM, PHD ǀ Vanderbilt University Host: Judith Bond “Regulation of Exocytosis by inhibitory GPCRs and Gbg subunits”
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
Employee Appreciation Day
The PIT near student storesEmployee Appreciation Day: Oct. 18 - 7:30am - 2:00pm We Want Your Feedback! Join your colleagues on Friday, Oct. 18 on campus in the Pit and Student Union for a day of celebrating UNC faculty and staff. The event will include a department and local business fair, food, live entertainment, carnival games, a caricature … Read more
Research in Progress Seminar: Kathryn Gunn, PhD (UNC)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesKATHRYN GUNN, PHD ǀ University of North Carolina-CH Lab: Saskia Neher “Catching a Glimpse of Lipoprotein Lipase” Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme for regulation of triglyceride levels in the blood. My research seeks to uncover new details about how the structure of LPL informs its regulation and function.
Seminar: Bing Zhang, PhD (Baylor)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBING ZHANG, PHD ǀ Baylor College of Medicine Host: Xian Chen “Proteogenomics: A New Avenue for Cancer Research” Proteogenomics is a new research field at the interface of genomics and proteomics. In this talk, I will introduce our computational infrastructure and bioinformatics tools for cancer proteogenomic data analysis. Using proteogenomics data from the Clinical … Read more
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BCBP Bagel Hour
UNC GMB AtriumThis Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
First Thursdays Meet and Greet Happy Hour
Top of the Hill, Back BarEvery month we will host a Meet and Greet Happy Hour on the First Thursday of the Month. Don't miss out on the food, drinks and conversations! We invite all new BBSP students to join our entire department for a welcome event at Top of the Hill Back Room, Thursday afternoon and evening.
Seminar: Edward Egelman, PhD (Univ. of Virginia)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEDWARD EGELMAN, PHD ǀ University of Virginia Host: Saskia Neher “Cryo-EM of Helical Polymers at Near-Atomic Resolution Yields Many Surprises”
UNC Hurricane Dorian Response meeting
Student Union Room 3203 South RoadCarolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) is calling a meeting for campus organizations and units to discuss developing an effective and coordinated response to Hurricane Dorian. This meeting will take place 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Student Union, Room 3203
BCBP Student Seminar Series for students only
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesBCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. GMB 3007. Lunch provided. --- Hi everyone, We will be starting our student seminar series this Thursday, September 12 at 12:00 PM in GMB 3007. We’ll have 2 talks by Minh Huynh and Stephan Kudlacek. The talks will be about 15-20 minutes … Read more
BCBP Student Seminar Series
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesBCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in the biochemistry and biophysics department an informal and low-stress environment to present their work and … Read more
44th Annual Lineberger Postdoc-Faculty Day
https://unclineberger.org/itcms/event/postdocday2019/ click on the image above to access Lineberger event page.
Seminar: Larisa Litovchick, PhD (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLARISA LITOVCHICK, PHD ǀ Virginia Commonwealth University Host: Jean Cook “Regulation of Cellular Quiescence” ABSTRACT: Quiescence is defined as non-proliferative state of cells that the retain ability to re-enter the cell cycle. Entry into quiescence is mediated by phosphorylation-dependent protein complexes that include retinoblastoma family proteins. This presentation will review the mechanisms by which entry … Read more
BCBP Postdoc Appreciation Lunch
UNC GMB AtriumWe will celebrate our postdocs by treating them to lunch in the 3rd floor atrium at 12noon. Postdocs: We will be ordering from Merritt’s. Please RSVP with your sandwich preference: https://www.merrittsblt.com/menus. Please email your order to Lisa at ldh@med.unc.edu by Tuesday, September 17.
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
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UNC SPAG: Engaging with your Legislators 101
MacNider 18 UNC-CHUNC Science Policy Advocacy Group (SPAG) @UNC_SPAG Check it out! @UNC_SPAG and @AGUSciPolicy are putting on a workshop with aides of @GKButterfield and @SenThomTillis about communicating science with legislators. Come work on an elevator pitch and practice your #scicomm. Friday August 2 from 11am-2pm. Register: http://tinyurl.com/y6hasl6y
Postdoc Summer BBQ
Southern Community Park 1000 Sumac Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe UNC Postdoc Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will like to invite all postdocs and their families to our UNC Postdoc Summer BBQ on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 12-4. Join us at Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill. Last time over 100 postdocs attended!!! Come to meet and hang out with other postdocs … Read more
Student Thesis Defense: Hyunna Lee
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Role of Metavinculin in Actin Reorganization and Force Transmission" Seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Hyunna Lee under the direction of Dr. Sharon Campbell.
Student Thesis Defense: Megan E Arrington (Campbell lab)
Mentors: Sharon Campbell (BCBP) and Richard Loeser (Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC)) Dissertation title: Modes of regulation of Rac GTPases Defense title: "The molecular basis for Rac2 E62K immune deficiency" - Chemistry PhD program Date and time: Wednesday, August 14, 2019, @ 10:00 am
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
Seminar: David Fruman, PhD (UC Irvine)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDAVID FRUMAN, PHD ǀ University of California- Irvine Host: Pengda Liu “Strategies to target the mTORC1/eIF4F Axis in B-cell malignancies” Abstract: mTOR complex-1 (mTORC1) is a key regulator of B cell proliferation and differentiation. Elevated mTORC1 activity is also common in B cell cancers and is associated with poor prognosis. We have shown that … Read more
BCBP Bagel Hour
UNC GMB AtriumThis Wednesday at 9:30am we offer catering from Bruegger’s Bagels including bagels, cream cheese spreads, non-dairy peanut butter, yogurt cups, orange juice, and coffee! Bagel Breakfast will continue every first Wednesday of the month starting at 9:30 Please pass along this information to BCBP trainees and those that might not be reached by the department … Read more
First Thursdays Meet and Greet Happy Hour
Top of the Hill, Back BarEvery month we will host a Meet and Greet Happy Hour on the First Thursday of the Month. Don't miss out on the food, drinks and conversations! We invite all new BBSP students to join our entire department for a welcome event at Top of the Hill Back Room, Thursday afternoon and evening.
Seminar: Edward Egelman, PhD (Univ. of Virginia)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEDWARD EGELMAN, PHD ǀ University of Virginia Host: Saskia Neher “Cryo-EM of Helical Polymers at Near-Atomic Resolution Yields Many Surprises”
UNC Hurricane Dorian Response meeting
Student Union Room 3203 South RoadCarolina Center for Public Service (CCPS) is calling a meeting for campus organizations and units to discuss developing an effective and coordinated response to Hurricane Dorian. This meeting will take place 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Student Union, Room 3203
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Free drop-in Faculty photo session
N.C. Women’s Hospital Conference Room 4free drop-in photography session for UNC School of Medicine faculty members
Volunteer at Carolina Community Garden
Department public service volunteer opportunity at Carolina Community Garden July 16, 3-5pm. No gardening knowledge necessary. The garden supplies fresh vegetables to low-income employees. More details will be forthcoming. Organizer: Lisa Phillippie
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
2019-2020 CAP registration opens
The Commuter Alternative Program rewards faculty, staff and students who choose to take the bus, join a rideshare, ride a bike or walk to campus. Sustainable transportation options improve air quality, build community and reduce traffic congestion to make everyone’s commute better. see UNC CAP website for more information Sign up for CAP online beginning July 22 to receive membership benefits! … Read more
Third Floor Tea Time – Sundaes
The Fish Bowl - GMB 3112Please join the Northside labs in an Ice Cream Sundae social on Friday July 26 from 3-4pm at the fish bowl (GMB 3112). Special thanks to the graduate students in the Zhang and Campbell labs for organizing this month's Third Floor Tea Time. Please stay tuned for next months' Third Floor Tea Time event that … Read more
UNC SPAG: Engaging with your Legislators 101
MacNider 18 UNC-CHUNC Science Policy Advocacy Group (SPAG) @UNC_SPAG Check it out! @UNC_SPAG and @AGUSciPolicy are putting on a workshop with aides of @GKButterfield and @SenThomTillis about communicating science with legislators. Come work on an elevator pitch and practice your #scicomm. Friday August 2 from 11am-2pm. Register: http://tinyurl.com/y6hasl6y
Postdoc Summer BBQ
Southern Community Park 1000 Sumac Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe UNC Postdoc Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will like to invite all postdocs and their families to our UNC Postdoc Summer BBQ on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 12-4. Join us at Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill. Last time over 100 postdocs attended!!! Come to meet and hang out with other postdocs … Read more
Student Thesis Defense: Hyunna Lee
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Role of Metavinculin in Actin Reorganization and Force Transmission" Seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Hyunna Lee under the direction of Dr. Sharon Campbell.
Student Thesis Defense: Megan E Arrington (Campbell lab)
Mentors: Sharon Campbell (BCBP) and Richard Loeser (Thurston Arthritis Research Center (TARC)) Dissertation title: Modes of regulation of Rac GTPases Defense title: "The molecular basis for Rac2 E62K immune deficiency" - Chemistry PhD program Date and time: Wednesday, August 14, 2019, @ 10:00 am
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
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BCBP Synergy Group Meet-ups (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news We have launched project BCBP Synergy for the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. This project uses the Strength^n software platform, developed by Amy Shaub Maddox, Associate Professor of UNC Biology, to generate randomized groups and organize informal meetings between participating individuals, mixing interactions between graduate students, postdocs, … Read more
Student Thesis Defense: Astor Ankney
Marsico 2004 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCThesis title: Secretotranscriptomics: A Novel Approach to the Discovery of Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Prognosis Seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Astor Ankney under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen ABSTRACT Presently, a 50-gene expression model (PAM50) serves as a breast cancer subtype classifier that is insufficient to distinguish, within each … Read more
Seminar: Allison Williams PhD (Institut Pasteur, Paris)
Marsico 7004 125 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NCPROGRAM IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOPHYSICS SEMINAR “The Cryo-Electron Microscopy Supramolecular structure of the Bacterial Stressome Unveils Its Mechanism of Activation” Allison Williams Institut Pasteur, Paris ABSTRACT: For more than a decade I have been exploring the mechanistic and functional role of essential enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. In the laboratory of Professor … Read more
Free drop-in Faculty photo session
N.C. Women’s Hospital Conference Room 4free drop-in photography session for UNC School of Medicine faculty members
Volunteer at Carolina Community Garden
Department public service volunteer opportunity at Carolina Community Garden July 16, 3-5pm. No gardening knowledge necessary. The garden supplies fresh vegetables to low-income employees. More details will be forthcoming. Organizer: Lisa Phillippie
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-up (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news If you've been assigned to a group - the group will decide on a place and a time, which can be different than third Thursday at 12noon.. We’re always excited to add new people to the list. If you know anyone that is interested, direct them to … Read more
2019-2020 CAP registration opens
The Commuter Alternative Program rewards faculty, staff and students who choose to take the bus, join a rideshare, ride a bike or walk to campus. Sustainable transportation options improve air quality, build community and reduce traffic congestion to make everyone’s commute better. see UNC CAP website for more information Sign up for CAP online beginning July 22 to receive membership benefits! … Read more
Third Floor Tea Time – Sundaes
The Fish Bowl - GMB 3112Please join the Northside labs in an Ice Cream Sundae social on Friday July 26 from 3-4pm at the fish bowl (GMB 3112). Special thanks to the graduate students in the Zhang and Campbell labs for organizing this month's Third Floor Tea Time. Please stay tuned for next months' Third Floor Tea Time event that … Read more
UNC SPAG: Engaging with your Legislators 101
MacNider 18 UNC-CHUNC Science Policy Advocacy Group (SPAG) @UNC_SPAG Check it out! @UNC_SPAG and @AGUSciPolicy are putting on a workshop with aides of @GKButterfield and @SenThomTillis about communicating science with legislators. Come work on an elevator pitch and practice your #scicomm. Friday August 2 from 11am-2pm. Register: http://tinyurl.com/y6hasl6y
Postdoc Summer BBQ
Southern Community Park 1000 Sumac Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe UNC Postdoc Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will like to invite all postdocs and their families to our UNC Postdoc Summer BBQ on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 12-4. Join us at Southern Community Park in Chapel Hill. Last time over 100 postdocs attended!!! Come to meet and hang out with other postdocs … Read more
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Dr. George P Smith speaks at UNC for the 2019 Oliver Smithies Symposium
MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesWinner of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for phase display of peptides and antibodies" delivers keynote seminar at 3 pm MBRB 2204 and on a panel at 11 am in MBRB G 202. Reception from 4:30 - 5 pm in Lobby.
Reception for Leslie Parise hosted by the office of faculty governance
Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFor Faculty - you are invited to attend a reception at 3:00 on May 6th to celebrate the Dr. Leslie Parise's time as the Chair of Faculty for UNC Chapel Hill in the Chancellor’s Ballroom west at the Carolina Inn.
2019 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Dean E. Smith Center 300 Skipper Bowles Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFor details please visit the UNC Graduate School website.
2019 Spring Commencement Ceremony
Kenan Memorial Studium 78 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, United StatesOn Sunday, May12 at 9:00am, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host its spring Commencement Ceremony in Kenan Memorial Stadium. NO TICKETS REQUIRED. For more information, including departmental ceremonies scheduled throughout the weekend in celebration of Carolina’s graduates, please go to http://commencement.unc.edu for event details and accessibility information.
BCBP Student Seminar Series for students only:
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesSeminar speakers: Rhese Thompson and Jimmy Fay New 2019 BCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. Third Wednesdays at 12 noon in GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in … Read more
CFE Mentoring Summit 8:30am-2:30pm
Wilson LibraryCFE Mentoring Summit Flyer Registration link and full program schedule
Memorial Day holiday
The University is closed.
BCBP First Year Student Talks Grad Student Award Ceremony and Reception
Great Room Top of the HillBiochemistry and Biophysics First Year Student Talks and Graduate Student Award Recognition Ceremony The Great Room at Top of the Hill Food and Beverage will follow the talks. 3:00 p.m. "Designing Targeted Immunotherapeutic Antibodies for Cancer Treatment" Amelia McCue Adviser: Brian Kuhlman 3:15 p.m. "Analysis of Alternative Splicing Events in Chimeric Mouse … Read more
BCBP Synergy Group Meet-ups (can be a different date and time)
What is BCBP Synergy? Please read this news We have launched project BCBP Synergy for the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. This project uses the Strength^n software platform, developed by Amy Shaub Maddox, Associate Professor of UNC Biology, to generate randomized groups and organize informal meetings between participating individuals, mixing interactions between graduate students, postdocs, … Read more
Student Thesis Defense: Astor Ankney
Marsico 2004 125 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NCThesis title: Secretotranscriptomics: A Novel Approach to the Discovery of Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Prognosis Seminar is based upon the doctoral dissertation of Astor Ankney under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen ABSTRACT Presently, a 50-gene expression model (PAM50) serves as a breast cancer subtype classifier that is insufficient to distinguish, within each … Read more
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BCBP Grad Student Appreciation Week Day 1 Badminton Qualifiers
GMB LawnMonday, April 1st – Badminton Qualifiers – 3:00pm GMB Lawn/Atrium Grad students, faculty, postdocs, and staff are welcome to compete for your pick of prizes after Fridays Badminton Championship! Please register your teams here. If you need a little energy before/after your game or for those just watching; coffee/snacks will be provided! Students that have FYG … Read more
Seminar: Alberto Bartesaghi PhD (Duke, SOM)
MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesSeminar title:“Expanding the structural biologist's toolbox with high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy” Host: Rob McGinty Dr. Bartesaghi is a pioneer in computational methods for solving structures of large macromolecular complexes by single particle cryo-EM, cryo-electron tomography, sub-volume averaging. His recently reported 1.5 Å resolution structure of an inhibitor-bound beta-galactosidase ranks among the highest resolution structures achieved … Read more
BCBP Grad Student Appreciation Week Day 2 Lunch and Mug Painting
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesJoin your fellow graduate students for lunch and mug painting! Lunch is catered through Med Deli and if you are curious on the painting process or want a few design ideas this website is a good start. Painted mugs will be returned Friday, April 5th. All graduate students who work in our labs or study in … Read more
Drop-In Portrait Session for School of Medicine Faculty & Staff
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA free drop-in photo session is being offered for School of Medicine faculty and staff members, including post-docs, residents, fellows, research coordinators, administrative professionals, etc, on Wednesday, April 3. 10:00am-1:00pm in Bioinformatics 1131. These portrait photos can be used for websites, directories, news releases, publications and any other purpose that requires a portrait shot. There … Read more
Wilson Library Recent Acquisitions Evening with Nobel medal
Wilson Library Fearrington Reading RoomDr. Aziz Sancar's Nobel medal replica will be on view as part of the event.
Movie night! “Escape Room” Day 4 of Grad Student Appreciation Week
MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesCelebrate day 4 of Graduate Student Appreciation Week with MOVIE NIGHT Tonight there is a FREE showing of the thrilling movie “Escape Room”, provided through CUAB. This is a joint event with basic science depts. – Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Genetics, BCB, Biophysics Training Program, MiBio Training Program, Microbiology, Cell Biology & Physiology! Refreshments, popcorn & snacks included! … Read more
BCBP Grad Student Appreciation Week Day 5 JAMS Ice Cream Truck
GMB LawnCome get free ice cream from the JAMS ice cream truck in the usual GMB food truck spot! **You will need a ticket to get the free ice cream. You can pick those up from Lisa Phillippie anytime on Friday 4/5 in front of GMB beginning at 2:00 pm**
BCBP Grad Student Appreciation Week Day 5 Badminton Championship!
GMB LawnBCBP Grad Student Appreciation Week Day 5 Badminton Championship! – April 5th 4pm GMB Lawn/Atrium Teams that made it through the qualifying round will be able to compete for their chance at first, second, or third pick of UNC merchandise! Refreshments and snacks will be provided!
Seminar: Nick Young PhD (Baylor College of Medicine)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminar title:"Quantitation of Single Molecule Combinations of Post-translational Modifications Reveals New Mechanistic Landscapes of Chromatin Regulation” Nicholas L. Young PhD Link to profile for Nicholas L. Young PhD Host: Brian Strahl
Oliver Smithies Investigators Honorary Lectures: Joseph Eron PhD and Brian Kuhlman PhD
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminars: Dr. Joe Eron "Antiretroviral Development for HIV - a Personal History" and Dr. Brian Kuhlman "Protein Design for Research and Medicine"
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Seminar: Christine Yoder PhD (Ohio State, Biochem and Structural Biology)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminar title: "Retroviral Integration: the good, the bad, and the targeted" Host: Jack Griffith
Structural Biology Discussion Group: PyMOL scripting and Movie Making
UNC GMB 4007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe March 6th Structural Biology Discussion Group meeting topic is PyMOL scripting and Movie Making. Bring a computer with PyMOL installed if you can. We’ll briefly review basics, then move into how and why to use scripts, and then get into how to make movies, especially using scripts. Structural Biology Discussion Group meets on the … Read more
5th annual Graduate Research and Policy Expo (GRaPE)
UNC Sonya Stone Center 150 South Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesGRaPE is a premier academic research conference hosted by the GPSF and the Science Policy Advocacy Group Students can Network, practice presentation skills, meet legislators, and engage with their community of graduate and professional students. Graduate students interested in giving a short talk in a relaxed but professional setting should consider attending the Graduate Research … Read more
THESIS DEFENSE: JACOB MATSON
UNC GMB 2007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJACOB MATSON “Regulation of MCM Helicase Loading During Early Differentiation and Cell Cycle Re-entry.” Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Jacob Matson under the direction of Dr. Jean cook.
Seminar: Zhijuan Shen PhD (Rutgers Cancer Inst. of NJ, Radiation Oncology)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminar title: "CONFOUNDING ROLES OF ESSENTIAL CARETAKER GENES IN TUMORIGENESIS: INSIGHTS GAINED FROM BCCIP STUDIES” Shen lab
BCBP Student Seminar Series for students only:
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesSeminar speakers: Jeff Bonin and Astor Ankney New 2019 BCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. Third Wednesdays at 12 noon in GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in … Read more
THESIS DEFENSE: ALEX CHUNG
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States“CIB1: A PROMISING TARGET IN TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER" Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Alex Chung based on the direction of Dr. Leslie Parise. Alex Chung is a student in Pharmacology.
Back to Basics MIBIO Symposium
Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMechanistic and Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (MIBIO) Back to Basics Symposium Keynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Higgs, Professor of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth University Talk title: "A Novel Role for Protein Acetylation, Regulation of Organelle Dynamics Through Formin Protein INF2" Invited Speakers: Dr. Kathrin Plath, Professor of Biological Chemistry, UCLA David Geffen School for Medicine Dr. … Read more
Seminar: Carrie Partch PhD (UC Santa Cruz, Chem. & Biochem.)
MBRB G202 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesSeminar Title:“Morning larks and night owls shed light on the molecular basis for circadian timekeeping” Host:Andrew Lee PhD Biochemistry & Biophysics and Sancar lab Alumnae (2006) Carrie Partch received her Ph.D. from UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics in 2006 working in Aziz Sancar’s lab. The Partch Lab at UC Santa Cruz works to identify the structural and … Read more
ASBMB Networking
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for food and informal talks and interactions on Wednesday 27 March from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in 1131 Bioinformatics. Jill Dowen will discuss her work and career path in a talk entitled: "Folding of the genome controls gene expression;" Judy Bond will talk briefly about the benefits of joining the American Society of … Read more
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cryo-EM Seminar – Rick Baker PhD (Univ. of CA San Diego)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRick Baker, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of California, San Diego School of Medicine - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Advisor: Andrez Leschziner PhD "cryoEM Analysis of the RSC Chromatin Remodeling Complex" cryoEM Faculty Candidate Seminar
cryo-EM Chalk Talk – Rick Baker PhD (Univ. of CA San Diego)
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesRick Baker, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of California, San Diego School of Medicine – Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Advisor: Andrez Leschziner PhD "Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Budding and Fusion" cryoEM Faculty Candidate Seminar
Seminar: Christine Dunham PhD (Emory)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesChristine Dunham, PhD (Emory) 2019 ASBMB Young Investigator Christine M. Dunham, Ph.D. Associate Professor of BiochemistryAssociated Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry Emory University Title “RNA-mediated Mechanisms of Translational Control" The Dunham lab studies the structure and function of bacterial protein synthesis. The ribosome is a large macromolecular machine that produces all proteins in every living … Read more
Seminar Research in Progress: Silvia Ramos and Nivedita Nivedita
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSilvia Ramos (UNC) and Nivedita Nivedita (Errede lab) will speak from our department on their latest research. SILVIA RAMOS, MD, PHD, UNC-Chapel Hill “Can mRNA Structure at the 3'UTR influence RNA-protein interaction?" NIVEDITA NIVEDITA, PHD (ERREDE LAB), UNC-Chapel Hill “Noise in Cellular Decision Making”
BCBP Student Seminar Series for students only:
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesSeminar speakers: Cathy Anderson and Jared Baisden New 2019 BCBP Student Seminar Series FOR STUDENTS ONLY. PI’s are not expected to attend. Third Wednesdays at 12 noon in GMB 3007. Lunch provided. This is a seminar organized by students for students. The goal of this seminar series is twofold: 1) to provide graduate students in … Read more
Seminar: Jerry Workman PhD (Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Cell and Molecular Biology)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminar Title: "Protein Complexes that Modify Chromatin for Transcription" Host: Brian Strahl Workman lab
Seminar: Christine Yoder PhD (Ohio State, Biochem and Structural Biology)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSeminar title: "Retroviral Integration: the good, the bad, and the targeted" Host: Jack Griffith
Structural Biology Discussion Group: PyMOL scripting and Movie Making
UNC GMB 4007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe March 6th Structural Biology Discussion Group meeting topic is PyMOL scripting and Movie Making. Bring a computer with PyMOL installed if you can. We’ll briefly review basics, then move into how and why to use scripts, and then get into how to make movies, especially using scripts. Structural Biology Discussion Group meets on the … Read more
5th annual Graduate Research and Policy Expo (GRaPE)
UNC Sonya Stone Center 150 South Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesGRaPE is a premier academic research conference hosted by the GPSF and the Science Policy Advocacy Group Students can Network, practice presentation skills, meet legislators, and engage with their community of graduate and professional students. Graduate students interested in giving a short talk in a relaxed but professional setting should consider attending the Graduate Research … Read more
THESIS DEFENSE: JACOB MATSON
UNC GMB 2007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJACOB MATSON “Regulation of MCM Helicase Loading During Early Differentiation and Cell Cycle Re-entry.” Seminar is based upon doctoral dissertation of Jacob Matson under the direction of Dr. Jean cook.
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New Years Day holiday
The University is closed.
Structural Biology Discussion Group seminar: Brian Kuhlman PhD (UNC)
UNC GMB 4007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesProtein design using Rosetta and SEWING. SEWING – Structure Extension WIth Native-fragment Graphs – takes sub-structure segments of experimentally determined structures and uses them to design proteins with new functions. By using sub-structures designed through the evolutionary process, SEWING takes advantage of the work that nature has already done to create sequences with specific functionalities … Read more
cryo-EM Research Seminar – Min Luo PhD (Harvard Cell Biology)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States“Mechanistic basis of gene editing and multidrug resistance revealed by single-particle cryo-EM” UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Faculty candidate. Both the research seminars and chalk talks are open to anyone that would like to attend. If you would like to meet with Dr. Luo please email Jamie Desoto. Postdoc: Harvard, Advisor: Maofu Liao, cryo-EM with … Read more
Seminar: Priscilla L. Yang PhD (Harvard)
Pagano Conference Room, LCCCChemical Approaches to the study of viruses: From Basic Molecular Mechanisms to Pharmacological Inhibition Light lunch provided Location: UNC Lineberger Cancer Center, Plaza Level 00-002 Joseph S. Pagano Conference Center
cryo-EM Chalk Talk – Min Luo PhD (Harvard Cell Biology)
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United States“The role of mitochondrial ABC transporters in the regulation of iron homeostasis” Plan to stay after the talk for a Meet and Greet. Light refreshments will be served. Postdoc: Harvard, Advisor: Maofu Liao, cryo-EM with ABC transporters, CRISPR enzymes, large membrane protein machinery PhD: U of Missouri, Advisor John Tanner: Structural studies with … Read more
cryo-EM Research Seminar – Robert Kirchdoerfer PhD (Scripps)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Faculty candidate. Both the research seminars and chalk talks are open to anyone that would like to attend. If you would like to meet with Dr. Kirchdoerfer please email Jamie Desoto Postdoc: Scripps, Advisors: Andrew Ward and Erica Ollmann, cryo-EM of Coronavirus proteins, Ebola virus Advisors: Andrew Ward and Erica Ollmann, … Read more
cryo-EM Chalk Talk – Robert Kirchdoerfer PhD (Scripps)
UNC GMB 3007 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, United StatesUNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Faculty candidate. Both the research seminars and chalk talks are open to anyone that would like to attend. If you would like to meet with Dr. Kirchdoerfer please email Jamie Desoto Postdoc: Scripps, Advisors: Andrew Ward and Erica Ollmann, cryo-EM of Coronavirus proteins, Ebola virus PhD: Scripps, Advisor: Ian Wilson: … Read more
Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring Awards Ceremony
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease join the Office of Graduate Education and the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development in congratulating 10 outstanding faculty for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring. They will be recognized on Tuesday, January 15th at 2 pm in 1131 Bioinformatics. The event begins with a keynote address by Dr. Anna Sokac, Associate Professor of … Read more
Martin Luther King Jr Day
The University is closed for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
2019 BCBP Seminar: Guang Hu PhD (NIEHS)
1131 Bioinformatics 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesGuang Hu, Ph.D., leads the Stem Cell Biology Group within the NIEHS Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, and holds a secondary appointment in the NIEHS Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory. Seminar Title:“The tail that wags the dog – Post-transcriptional regulation of the stem cell state.” Host: Jill Dowen