BCBP Community Members, The BCBP Department echoes the sentiments expressed by Dr. Wesley Burks about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe V. Wade...

group of diverse people at postdoc meeting on 6.22.22

The committee made plans for future work on increasing departmental support for international postdocs and creating a guide for forming a postdoc mentoring committee. They celebrated the election of Dr. Ajit Prakash as committee Vice-Chair...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. This month, learn about Alzheimer's disease and other dementias - and participate in activities that strengthen your brain...

Cassandra Hayne wearing a University of Chicago sweatshirt

Congratulations to Cassandra Hayne on her new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.

Danielle R. Cook, PhD, presents at the 2022 ITCMS Director’s Career Symposium.

3 scientists who have taken different career routes shared their career journeys. The ITCMS program, in its 41st year, was established to provide postdoctoral fellows an interdisciplinary training experience, including basic and translational research opportunities with renowned investigators, and extensive scope of workshops and training modules with an emphasis on cancer model systems.

Viet Vu and Nick Randolph in Kuhlman lab

Viet Vu is a rising senior undergrad at Harvard University studying Computational Biology and is currently participating in this summer's Rosetta Commons Research Experience for Undergraduates program, which is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Congratulations to our graduate students who successfully passed their qualifying oral exams! (6 students in all. See other news articles in Spring 2022 for details.)

The post-doc experience can sometimes feel "in between". You are no longer a graduate student, and not yet in a permanent position. Expectations for research and publication are high, and it is often difficult to balance work and family responsibilities. This 6-week group will provide a confidential space for post-docs to discuss concerns and seek support around these challenges.

On May 11, 2022, Two graduate students presented their research to the UNC Cytoskeleton Club.

The Joseph S. Pagano Award annually recognizes notable cancer-related papers authored by UNC Lineberger postdoctoral fellows. Winners are selected through a competitive process and are honored for their authorship of articles in high-impact journals. The Pagano Award was established in 2002 to annually recognize noteworthy papers authored by our postdoctoral fellows. Authors of the three …

Dalia Fleifel, a third-year Ph.D. candidate, and Brandon Mouery, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Cook lab presented their research work in a poster presentation at the 86th Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology entitled: " Genome Stability and Integrity" in June 2022.

Alex Guseman, PhD. Postdoc, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Rising Star Program’s main goal is to increase diversity among faculty members in the basic sciences.

Tag: News 2022

BCBP Department echoes the sentiments expressed by Dr. Wesley Burks

BCBP Postdoc Committee June 2022 meeting and celebration of election results

Focus on Well-Being: Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Cassandra Hayne accepts faculty position at University of Chicago

Symposium for postdoctoral fellows at Lineberger presents career options for postdocs

Viet Vu, Rosetta REU intern, joins the Kuhlman Lab!

Derek Bolhuis and James “Ike” Emerson successfully passed their qualifying oral exams

CAPS offers Post Doc support group over summer

Grad students Reem Hakeem and Max Hockenberry in Bear lab present research at UNC Cytoskeleton Club

Jun Wang PhD, postdoc in Wang lab receives the 2022 Joseph S. Pagano Award

Two Grad students in Cook Lab presented posters at 86th CSHL Symposium Genome Stability and Integrity

BCBP to host Rising Star postdoc Dr. Alex Guseman on June 9-10