Thomas and Sandy credit their fulfilling careers to the education they received at UNC-Chapel Hill. To show their appreciation, they have a long history of sharing their time and talents to support Carolina.

photo of faculty and students standing eating at the 2018 thanksgiving potluck

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics held a Thanksgiving Potluck on November 14.

photo of Dale Ramsden, Ph.D., UNC Prof. and Dir. of Graduate Studies for Biochemistry & Biophysics

Dale Ramsden, PhD, Prof. and Dir. of Graduate Studies for Biochemistry & Biophysics, and his colleagues published a major study in the journal Science revealing surprising findings about the way major breaks in our DNA are repaired.

photo of Brian Button PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics near equipment

UNC School of Medicine and Duke University researchers, led by Brian Button, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of Biochemistry & Biophysics, show why coughing can’t force mucus free from airways to help people battle cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis, and how new treatments could alter mucus to make coughing more therapeutic.

Sierra Archibald, undergraduate researcher

Sierra Archibald in Aziz Sancar lab works along side of senior researchers whose work focuses on DNA damage repair, cell cycle checkpoints, circadian clock.

Pedro N. Pozo (in white) with family and Jean Cook PhD (in red)

Graduate students: AMY BYRNES, LIOR VERED, SHARON GUFFY, and PEDRO N. POZO gave their defenses this year.

photo from department dining holiday party

Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics Holiday Party includes a sit down dinner Wednesday, December 12 @ 5:30-7:30 Carolina Club Alumni Hall 150 Stadium Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Please RSVP by December 7th.

The Biochemistry and Biophysics (BCBP) Department is organizing a Thanksgiving potluck on Wed, November 14 @noon-2P. Since our BCBP family comes from all over the world, we wish to share dishes that reflect our respective cultures. This is a great opportunity to interact with each other while eating mouthwatering dishes. Looking forward to a fun …

Juanita Limas, graduate student in Jean Cook lab

One of the key strengths of our program is the ability for graduate students to become an integral part of planning committees such as the Diversity in STEM and coordinating other scientific events on campus.

Courtney Vaughn, MD-PhD student in the lab of Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, was awarded the Scott Neil Schwirck fellowship.

Taking a short break from research and books Pumpkin Carving with graduate students.

Well wishers came to cheer on the finalists of the UNC Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis competition in Bondurant Hall G100 Tuesday October 30. Of the ten finalists, three are are from UNC School of Medicine departments: Alex Chung in the Parise lab, and Susanna Harris and Bhawana Shrestha in microbiology and immunology. The Three Minute …

Tag: 2018-Year-in-Review

Thomas Wong Alumni in the News for his support of UNC Scholarships

Thanksgiving Potluck Returns

By solving a mystery of gene repair, scientists uncover an exception to biology’s rules

Can Scientists Change Mucus to Make It Easier to Clear, Limiting Harm to Lungs?

UNC Undergraduate Research Week November 5 – 9

Student Defenses for 2018

BCBP Holiday Party

BCBP Thanksgiving Potluck

Juanita Limas on planning committee for 4th Annual Diversity in STEM conference

Courtney Vaughn awarded the Scott Neil Schwirck fellowship

Pumpkin Carving Madness

Alex Chung Makes it to Three Minute Thesis finals