Meet Ashraf, a researcher in Sancar lab who is engaged in research on chronotherapy using different tumor and circadian models. The discoveries in the lab could pave the way for more effective and less toxic chrono-chemotherapeutic treatments. Learn about his background.

Aziz Sancar sitting at a table during a news conference.

Aziz Sancar was elected an honorary member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science.

We celebrated Native American Heritage Month with a departmental potluck. The DEI Cultural Sub-Committee made a trivia on general knowledge about Native American tribes in the US and North Carolina. The top winners were Chrystal Starbird, Garrett Hubbard, and Amrita Nallathambi,

We welcomed 19 winter rotation students to our faculty-affiliated labs.

Congratulations to Biochemistry and Biophysics faculty Qi Zhang who was promoted from associate professor to full professor effective November 10, 2023. His research focuses on the molecular basis of RNA function.

large group in 3007 enjoying BCBP social event

Our department hosts monthly events that are open to our faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research scholars, rotation students, and staff that create opportunities to build community and foster belonging.

We sat down with Dr. Ajit Prakash, a dedicated Research Associate in the Campbell lab to find out what motivate him. Behind the carefully controlled experiments and complex data lies a profound passion that fuels Dr. Prakash's journey in the realm of scientific discovery.

Justin Rectenwald, a Biochemistry and Biophysics PhD alumnus (Pearce/Frye Lab), recently rejoined Taysha Gene Therapies as a Senior Manager, CMC Analytical Development role. Taysha Gene Therapies is focused on developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of monogenic diseases of the central nervous system.

Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, has been named associate director of the UNC School of Medicine MD/PhD program. Gupta is an associate professor in the departments of radiation oncology and biochemistry and biophysics and a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...

When a double stranded break occurs, both strands of DNA are cut at the same spot, much like scissors severing a braid of hair. Polymerase theta acts quickly, grabbing the two single strands of DNA, matching up the closest base pairs to the break, and holding them together.

Susanna Stroik, PhD, and Dale Ramsden, PhD have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer.

two research images that won art and science 2023 SOM competition Dr. Griffith and Dr. Strauss

During University Research Week, the labs of Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Jack Griffith, PhD, and Joshua Strauss, PhD with the Cryo-EM Core Facility, won the Art-in-Science Competition held by the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research.

Our student spotlight is Emily Sipko, a graduate student in the Berlow lab who studies intrinsically disordered proteins. Learn about her interests and advice to graduate students.

Tag: News 2023

Researcher in the Spotlight: Postdoc, Ashraf N. Abdo

Aziz Sancar elected an honorary member of ANAS

Native American Heritage Month celebration and potluck

Biochemistry and Biophysics welcomes 19 winter rotation graduate students

Congrats to Qi Zhang who was promoted to Full Professor

Fostering Belonging: UNC School of Medicine’s Biochemistry and Biophysics Department Strengthens Bonds with monthly events

Unveiling the Passion Behind the Lab Coat: A Conversation with Dr. Ajit Prakash

Alumni update: Justin Rectenwald Ph.D. (2020)

Gupta Named MD/PhD Program Associate Director

Scientists Piece Together DNA Repair Pathway Implicated in Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancers

Dittmer, Griffith, and Strauss Labs Win Art in Science Competition

Student Spotlight: Emily Sipko in the Berlow lab