7 years ago
We rank 4th nationally in NIH funding!
The Department ranks fourth among all Biochemistry departments in the US, up from seventh in 2011.
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Tag: News_2013
8 years ago
Cell death mystery yields new suspect for cancer drug development
Sept 13, 2013 - Discovery by UNC researchers in the Parise lab uncover a prime suspect for new cancer drug development. The team’s findings were published in the journal Oncogene.
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8 years ago
Shobhan Gaddameedhi places third at the poster competition of the Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium
Congratulations to Dr. Shobhan Gaddameedhi, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Aziz Sancar, who received the third place award at the Postdoctoral Research Poster Forum of the 2nd annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium.
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8 years ago
Leslie Parise nominated as a new Associate Editor of Blood
Congratulations to Dr. Parise who will become an Associate Editor of Blood, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Society of Hematology, effective January 2013 for a four-year term.
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10 years ago
Chemical tags likely to affect metabolism, cancer development
New research in the lab of Dr. Yue Xiong, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, suggest that the addition or removal of a certain type of chemical tag - called an acetyl group - onto metabolic enzymes plays a key role in how cellular metabolism is regulated.
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12 years ago
Clumps of red and white blood cells may contribute to sickle cell disease
Research in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, by Dr. Julia Brittain, Research Assitant Professor and Dr. Leslie Parise, Professor and Chair have shown that blood from sickle cell patients also contains clumps, or aggregates, of red and white blood cells that may contribute to the blockages.
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14 years ago
White House To Honor UNC-SOM Scientist for Early Career Achievement
Dr. Brian Strahl, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics will attend a White House ceremony in honor of his selection for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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