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The Diversity award is given annually in recognition of those who have given their time and effort to further diversity, equity and inclusion at Carolina and in our surrounding community.
3 years ago
Gabby Budziszewski poster title, “The C-terminus of VRK1 Governs Interactions with Nucleosomes to Influence Histone H3 Threonine 3 (H3T3) Phosphorylation.” Congratulations Gabby! More information about the MiBio/iBGS Symposium 2021 “Branching Out: The Untapped World of Biological Systems”
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Silvia Ramos interviewed Juanita Limas after she received the Boka W. Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service by a Graduate or Professional Student. BOKA W. HADZIJA AWARD recognizes the graduate or professional student who has been judged most outstanding in character, scholarship and leadership.
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The 22nd Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research on May 3, 2021 from 2 to 5 p.m. is a big day for UNC students, researchers, and people who love UNC students and researchers! Four students in biochemistry and biophysics lab present their research.
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The UNC PEP-MX core has a Refeyn One Mass Photometry instrument that’s now available for use. The Mass Photometer measures minute perturbations in the refractive index of a solution as biomolecules tumble within. Sophisticated software then calculates the masses of the particles that produced those optical differences (Figure 1). Figure 1. Recent experimental data acquired by the mass photometer …
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BCBP students celebrated Earth Day on April 22, 2021 together with the recently established Environmental Task Force. ETF co-chairs Dalia Fleifel and Abigail Ballard handed out flyers and held discussions about sustainable lab practices and resources available at UNC. The ETF mission is to increase awareness and provide resources to the BCBP community about environmental …
3 years ago
Congratulations to all our student seminar presentation awardees! To celebrate the end of a successful year of (virtual) student seminars, the department hosted a lunch and award event for all department graduate students. The BCBP department student seminar series is a student-created initiative that began in 2019 to help students across the department learn more about the …
3 years ago
UNC is part of a national effort, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research. The PROMISE Study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and designed to promote the success of underrepresented (UR) researchers in the biomedical workforce. Our …
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2021 Administrative Professionals Day was on April 21, 2021. Thank you so much for keeping us afloat during this most unusual and stressful year. Message from Lynn Ray, Associate Chair for Administration: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all you for your hard work during this past year for our Department. This …
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Message released by Silvia Ramos Diversity Liaison.
3 years ago
Asian American Student Leaders Present Petition for Expanded CAPS Counselor Diversity to Chancellor. Students working closely with School of Medicine and UNC leadership are advocating for improved mental health care for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) identifying students. Over 1,150 people have signed the open petition requesting access to AAPI counselors through CAPS.
