February’s wellness news from human resources also continues focus on financial health.

Dr. Saskia Neher received an R01 from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for $1,527,456 for her project “Lipoprotein Lipase Through the Secretory System” which is funded through November 30, 2026.

Rebound DNA sequences from the blood (red) and the CSF (blue)

This research, led by Dr. Ron Swanstrom and colleagues with international collaborators, shows that in addition to HIV’s ability to lay dormant in the blood/lymphoid system, the virus may also lay dormant in the central nervous system, delineating another challenge in creating a cure.

The cover highlights the dynamic structure of the stem-loop II (s2m) RNA hairpin terminal loop (color gradient) in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, as revealed by molecular dynamics simulations and conformational analysis. The flexible nonaloop containing a palindromic sequence and possibly being involved in the formation of s2m kissing complexes was calculated to have higher absolute entropy than the rigidly pre-organized SARS-CoV s2m (creator: Adam Kensinger).

One of the COVID studies that Dr. Lackey worked on as a co-author with the Duquesne chemistry department is on the cover of ACS Physical Chemistry Au!

The Boka W. Hadzija Award nominations are open until 2/17! It recognizes a graduate or professional student who has been judged the most outstanding in character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the University and beyond.

Join an established interdisciplinary postdoctoral T32 fellowship program in basic & translational aspects of genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, pathophysiology & treatment of liver and gastrointestinal tract disorders. Goals are to attract Ph.D., M.D. and DVM postdocts to these fields & provide training in state-of-the-art research techniques. Fellowships are for 2 years, & are funded by NIH (NIDDK) Institutional T32 Training Grant. The deadline for applications is March 15.

black background with blue writing"celebrating black history month February"

The inaugural Dr. Genna Rae McNeil Endowed Black History Month lecture will lead this year's events. Vincent Brown, the Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University, will be the keynote speaker at the lecture on Feb. 22.

On December 9th, Amrita Nallathambi served as a Shadow A Scientist graduate student science ambassador. Amrita is currently a 2nd year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and also a trainee in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics program. Amrita is a member of the Kuhlman lab.

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Celebrating important contributions and achievements in science and technology made by black scientists.

The DEI and BCBP Social committee organized a departmental-wide celebration and potluck for the Lunar New Year on January 27, 2023. There were delicious dumplings and rice noodles from Sister Liu's dumplings and sides and desserts from members

Larry is currently working as an accountant with the UNC Finance and Research Support Team (FiRST). Please welcome him to our team.

Please view the YouTube video project produced and written by Gabrielle Dardis, a PhD Student in the Baldwin lab at this link Dowen Lab Profile. Spotlight on research in Jill Dowen’s lab Dr. Jill Dowen’s lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC Chapel Hill studies the spatial organization of the genome, and how …

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Dr. Saskia Neher received an R01 grant for $1,527,456 from NHLBI

Scientists document two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients

COVID studies cover art on ACS Physical Chemistry Au (Patrick Lackey, 2016 alum)

The Boka W. Hadzija Award nominations are open until Feb. 17

Open Basic Science T32 Postdoctoral Research Positions

Carolina celebrates Black History Month 2023

Amrita Nallathambi, Grad student in Kuhlman lab, served as a science ambassador with Shadow a Scientist

A history of black scientists (ASBMB)

BCBP celebrates Lunar New Year with potluck and red envelopes

Staff Spotlight: Welcome Larry Adams Accountant to our team

Spotlight on research in Jill Dowen’s lab