audra bryan phd postdoc in Dowen lab she was always happy and willing to help me through misunderstadings and tough experimental scenarios, she knew when it was better to offer more hands on help and when it was better for me to work something out on my own

Congratulations Audra Bryan Ph.D. of the Jill Dowen lab for receiving a Science Mentoring Award 2021-22! She was highlighted on BBSP Twitter on March 16.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff, and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.

The Office of Research Technologies has developed a digital, interactive flipbook of the core facilities listed on their database. This is a great resource of information.

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and our department have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development. They then developed a new therapeutic approach with a potent small-molecule inhibitor of this enzyme. (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)

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UNC employees will come together Friday for the first time since 2019 for a day of fun and fitness — and free food. Wear Carolina blue to Employee Wellness Day.

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The ranking also listed Carolina third among all public universities in the United States and 33rd among all public and private universities in the nation.

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Brenda Temple is one of the five winners interviewed in the UNC The Well Campus News. Learn how five-question lecture quizzes became a surprising class favorite and more.

Wellness resources are available to help support you during difficult times. Please check-in with your teammates – we recognize that what is going on in the world may cause additional stress and fear for our patients, teammates and community.

The NC TraCS Institute announced on March 1, 2022, that Silvia Kreda Ph.D. and her collaborators received a Translational Team Science Award, plus 2 other teams!

Anna Wheless was recently awarded a $2K Pilot Grant from the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (TraCS) Institute to follow up on an LPL gene therapy study...

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The UNC at Chapel Hill Biochemistry and Biophysics department hosted a plant swap with refreshments on Monday, February 28 on the Genetic Medicine Lawn. It was a beautiful afternoon...

Researchers at UNC-CH Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development. They then developed a new therapeutic approach with a potent small-molecule inhibitor of this enzyme. Published online "EZH2 noncanonically binds cMyc and p300 through a cryptic transactivation domain to mediate gene activation and promote oncogenesis" in Nature Cell Biology on February 24, 2022.

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Postdoc Audra Bryan PhD highlighted for her Science Mentoring Award!

Mental Health First Aid Training

CORE Facilities flipbook newsletter released by The Office of Research Technologies

In the News, GEN: Novel Therapeutic Approach against Cancer Revealed

Employee Wellness Day celebrates workers and their health

Carolina named the top public university in the South

2022 Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Well-Being Reminders: Take Care of Yourselves

Dr. Silvia M. Kreda receives Translational Team Science Award

Grad student Anna Wheless in Neher lab receives a NC TraCS $2K Pilot Grant

BCBP Spring Plant Swap was a success!

Scientists uncover a new approach for treating aggressive cancer (Greg Wang lab)