Wolfgang Bergmeier, Minu Ramanan, Sharon Campbell

Congratulations to Mrinalini (Minu) for receiving a Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of NIH.

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Rothbart, postdoctoral fellow in the Strahl lab, who has accepted a faculty position at the Center for Epigenetics at the Van Andel Research Institute beginning in April 2015.

The 18 members of the QEP steering committee, led by co-chairs Leslie Parise, professor and chair of biochemistry and biophysics, and Kevin Guskiewicz, professor of exercise and sport science and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, will develop the QEP’s focus, implementation and budget before presenting a draft plan to the Provost. One of the major focuses is improvement on science learning.

The program aims to address the fundamental gaps in knowledge surrounding epigenetic regulation, with a long-term goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches towards treating human disease. Learn more about the newly launched UNC Program in Chromatin and Epigenetics!

Plavix hits its target, the receptor P2Y12 triggers the Rasa3 (GAP) protein to stay in the position. This keeps the platelet's system on, which means the platelet cannot stay active and sticky; it cannot help form a clot. (credit: Bergmeier lab)

These findings published by the Bergmeier lab in the Journal of Clinical Investigation could lead to more personalized approaches to controlling platelet activity during heart attacks and other vascular emergencies and diseases.

Robert Duronio, PhD; Daniel McKay, PhD; Greg Matera, PhD; Brian Strahl, PhD

Brian Strahl along with other scientists at UNC have created a new way to investigate epigenetic mechanisms important in diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancers. Read more about their work published in Developmental Cell.

Thomas Freeman, lecturer in the Dept of Chemistry, and Justin Black, graduate research assistant in the Dept of Biochemistry and Biophysics are the first to be featured in the lab safety campaign

Researchers from the Parise lab participate in a campus-wide campaign that brings to attention the importance of lab safety.

Jeffrey Jones receives 2014 Staff of the Year Award

Congratulations to lab manager Jeffrey Jones of the Cook, Kuhlman, and Strahl labs as the 2014 honoree.The Department's Staff Recognition Program was established to annually recognize a staff member for their outstanding achievement and service. Nominations are made with the following criteria in mind: teamwork, creativity and innovation, positive attitude, enthusiasm, productivity, flexibility and leadership.

The Department continues to rank highly for NIH funding among all Biochemistry departments in the US. In 2014, the Department secured 16.4 million in federal funding and ranks 5th.

Tag: News_2015

Mrinalini Ramanan awarded an NIH fellowship

Scott Rothbart accepts faculty position at the Van Andel Research Institute

Quality Enhancement Plan focuses on the sciences

The “NEW” UNC Program in Chromatin and Epigenetics

Scientists find a key protein that allows Plavix to conquer platelets

Epigenetic Breakthrough: A first of its kind tool to study the histone code

Caring about lab safety

Jeffrey Jones receives the 2014 Staff of the Year Award

We rank 5th nationally in NIH funding in 2014