2-Step Verification coming to UNC SOM VPN Sept. 18

Beginning on Monday, September 18, 2-Step Verification will be required to utilize the UNC School of Medicine Campus VPN to access resources from off-campus locations. The Cisco VPN Client is typically used when off campus to access shared network resources such as the J: drive, and on-campus printers, as well as connecting to your office desktop using the Remote Desktop Connection. Read more for information on registering for 2-Step Verification (Duo).

Blood Advances From the cover. Bergmeier lab image has been selected for the cover of Blood Advances 1:18 issue.

Congratulations to Saskia Neher, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics who received a Basic Science Award from the National Lipid Association (NLA)!

UNC and University of Florida researchers created viruses to deliver gene therapies while evading pre-existing immune system responses. Congratulations to Aravind Asokan, Assistant Professor of Genetics with a Joint Appointment in Biochemistry and Biophysics of whose findings provide a road map for designing virus strains that can evade neutralizing antibodies.

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD (photo by Max Englund, UNC Health Care)

A new technique from UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Nobel Prize winner Aziz Sancar reveals the genome-wide DNA damage that a major carcinogen causes.

UNC study uncovers crucial function of a yeast enzyme Set2 whose well-conserved human counterpart is often mutated in cancers, especially kidney cancer.

Greg Wang, Retreat Committee Co-chair and BCBP Assistant Professor handed out the poster and talk awards. Cassandra Hayne (left), Jacob Matson (upper right) and Mahmud Hussain, PhD (lower right).

Congratulations to Cassandra Hayne, Jacob Matson, and Mahmud Hussain, PhD 2017 Research Retreat Talk and Poster winners!

Leslie Parise Ph.D. (photo credit Jon Gardiner)

Leslie Parise, professor and chair of biochemistry and biophysics, has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the faculty beginning on July 1, 2017.

Mahmoud successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on April 20, 2017.

Bradley successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on April 17, 2017.

The annual faculty elections will be held April 7-19, 2017. Electronic ballots will be sent by email to all members of the Voting Faculty.

Robert McGinty, Ph.D., M.D., 2017 Pew-Steawrt and Searle Scholar

Robert McGinty, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in Pharmacy with a joint appointment in the department of biochemistry and biophysics has been selected as both a 2017 Searle and a Pew-Stewart Scholar. He is the first Searle Scholar named at the University of North Carolina in the past 10 years.

Tag: News 2017

Changes to School of Medicine VPN Access

Bergmeier Blood Advances cover

Neher receives Jr. Faculty Research Award from NLA

Newly designed viral vectors could lead to improved gene therapies

Where Cigarette Smoking’s Damage is Done . . . Down to Your DNA

Researchers show how a cancer gene protects genome organization

Congratulations 2017 Presentation Winners

Parise elected UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Chair

Grad student Mahmoud Shobair receives his PhD

Grad student Bradley Falk receives his PhD

April 7-19 Faculty Elections

McGinty Awarded 2017 Pew-Stewart and Searle Scholarships to Pursue Cancer Research