Clockwise, from top left: Beka Layton, Alli Schad, Jean Cook, and Debra Ragland.

Beka Layton, Alli Schad, Jean Cook, and Debra Ragland published a study in eLife on mental health disparities among biomedical graduate and medical students from historically excluded groups. Co-author Jean Cook, PhD, chair of the UNC Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, has been advocating for providing more mental health resources for graduate students for years, especially during her tenure as associate dean of graduate education.

The UNC School of Medicine is accepting applications for bridge and boost funding. The deadline for applications is Oct. 10.

Research specialist Sonia Deochand from the Basta Lab opens a refrigeration unit housing biological samples in the Michael Hooker Research Center.

As part of a growing green-lab movement, Carolina competes with labs internationally to cut the high cost of cold storage. Xian Chen's lab is highlighted for being one of the two labs at UNC who participated in the international challenge!

Maria Al Haddad was elected by the BCBP department students to represent them as senator in 53rd session of the Graduate and Professional Student Government. The GPSG Senate, consisting of senators representing the different units on campus, is part of the legislative arm of the GPSG. In addition to being a senator, she will also …

Scene outside Chapman Hall during a class change on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Self-care can support a healthy college experience – increasing productivity by stepping away from your to-do list.

Nate Wesley phd standing by his defense presentation

Nathaniel Wesley successfully defended his thesis on August 17th, 2022, titled, “Characterization of Chromatin Interactions using TR-FRET.” The work was completed under the direction of Robert K. McGinty, MD, PhD.

The School of Medicine is soliciting innovative scientific images that showcase the biomedical research in the School. Submissions are due September 19.

photo of face of Aziz Sancar at nobel event at David library April 2016 with yellow flowers in background

Experiments from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, show how a common molecular tool for DNA labeling also has anticancer properties worthy of further investigation, especially for brain cancers.

The incoming cohort of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program students joined 2nd-year students and program directors, Brian Kuhlman and Kevin Slep, for a bowling social on August 17, 2022, at Mardi Gras Bowling Center in Chapel Hill.

diverse postdocs sitting around a conference table on August 16 2022 for our first coffee hour

On August 16, 2022, the BCBP postdoc committee hosted its first Postdoc Coffee Hour of 2022-23. Our Postdocs enjoyed the coffee, iced tea, and some snacks from Panera.

image of people on the blanket watching the August 16 2022 Friday on the front porch with postdocs

BCBP postdocs joined up with the UNC Postdoc Association (PDA) for the event Fridays on the Front Porch at the Carolina Inn. PDA hosts a postdoc meetup at Fridays on the Front Porch at the end of each month and it's a great opportunity to meet postdocs from other departments at UNC.

This spring, Sarah Harris, a member of the Dominguez lab, received the Barry Lentz Travel Award. Sarah traveled to the Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation Gordon Research Conference this summer and gave a poster presentation titled “Evolution of the RNA binding and regulations.” Sarah is a 4th year trainee in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program and a …

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UNC Leads Study on Support Needs for Diverse Student Population

SOM Office of Research Accepting Applications for Bridge and Boost Funding

Freezer Challenge encourages energy-saving practices

Maria Al Haddad elected to GPSG Senate

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Nathaniel Wesley earns his PhD!

2022 Art in Science Competition – Accepting Applications

Scientists Discover Surprise Anticancer Properties of Common Lab Molecule

MCBP welcomed a vibrant cohort of students at the Annual Bowling Social

Postdoc committee hosts Postdoc Coffee Hour

Postdoc social at Carolina Inn’s Fridays on the Front Porch

Sarah Harris presents at the Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation Gordon Research Conference