Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Gunn, a postdoctoral fellow in Saskia Neher's lab, on receiving a K99 Pathway to Independence Award from the NIGMS.

Through the Employee Assistance Program, staff and faculty can get advice about legal and financial issues as well as mental health support.

We are super excited to be able to have our annual retreat this year. Our retreat will be held on October 21, 2022 at the Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC. We encourage all faculty, staff, post-docs, grad students, and rotation students to attend! The deadline for registration has been extended to September 28.

Alexis Stutzman graduate student in Jill Dowen's lab and Dan McKay's lab won an award for Most Outstanding Talk at the UNC Genetics retreat in Fall 2022.

TEAM ADVANCE seeks associate and full professor faculty to facilitate the Peer Mentoring Circles program, which promotes community and supports professional development of early-career faculty. Respond by Sept. 25.

Dr. Stockbridge received her PhD from UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics in 2010. She did her dissertation research in Richard Wolfenden’s lab studying thermodynamics of phosphoryl transfer reactions catalyzed by kinases.

The Biochemistry and Biophysics department DEI committee is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. The DEI Community Engagement subcommittee recently surveyed the department to learn more about what individuals are doing to give back to the UNC community and larger surrounding community.

We are super excited to be able to have our annual retreat this year. We encourage all faculty, staff, post-docs, grad students, and rotation students to attend! The deadline for registration is September 28, 2022, so register as soon as possible. Our retreat will be held on October 21, 2022 at the Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC.

Throughout the year we will be highlighting post-docs in our department and labs. Read more about Kathryn Gunn's background and research in the Neher lab.

Managing your Mental Health during your PhD. A Survival Guide by author Zoë J. Ayres is now available and comes highly recommended.

Clockwise, from top left: Beka Layton, Alli Schad, Jean Cook, and Debra Ragland.

Beka Layton, Alli Schad, Jean Cook, and Debra Ragland published a study in eLife on mental health disparities among biomedical graduate and medical students from historically excluded groups. Co-author Jean Cook, PhD, chair of the UNC Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, has been advocating for providing more mental health resources for graduate students for years, especially during her tenure as associate dean of graduate education.

The UNC School of Medicine is accepting applications for bridge and boost funding. The deadline for applications is Oct. 10.

Tag: News 2022

Dr. Kathryn Gunn receives K99 Pathway to Independence Award from the NIGMS

EAP Offers Well-Being Resources for Employees

Our Research Retreat registration has been extended until September 28

Alexis Stutzman awarded Most Outstanding Talk

SOM Faculty: Facilitate a TEAM ADVANCE Peer Mentoring Circle

Congratulations to Randy Stockbridge PhD (alum 2010) on achieving tenure

DEI Community Engagement subcommittee highlights volunteer activities

Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat registration is open

Post-Doc Research Scholar Spotlight: Kathryn H. Gunn PhD

Managing your Mental Health During Your PhD: book access

UNC Leads Study on Support Needs for Diverse Student Population

SOM Office of Research Accepting Applications for Bridge and Boost Funding