10 months ago
We congratulate our faculty members: Charles Carter for 50 years of state service, Gary J. Pielak for 35 years state service, Matthew R. Redinbo for 25 years state service, Jeanette G. Cook for 20 years state service, Krzysztof A. Krajewski, Cyrus Vaziri, and Ling Xie, for 15 years state service, and Richard (Rick) W. Baker, Joshua A. Boyer, Guochun Jiang, and Joshua D. Strauss for 5 years state service.
10 months ago
Darex Vera-Rodriguez, a graduate student in the Lee lab, is set to work as a Technology Commercialization Consultant Summer Intern at the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (NC SBTDC). In this role, Darex will have the opportunity to collaborate with a technology-based client during the 10-week internship
10 months ago
Uriel Jean-Baptiste, graduate student in the Neher lab, has been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program (SMDP) Biotech program. He has been paired with a distinguished mentor, Eric Hall, II, PhD, MBA.
10 months ago
Charles Carter, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, has published widely his peer-reviewed research, which was also featured in this detailed account of the intricate science unfolding four billion years ago before single cells gave rise to life as we know it. (Vital Signs news)
10 months ago
UNC has become a leading center for RNA research, with laboratories studying the form, function, and clinical applications of RNA at virtually all biological scales. The RNA Center retreat will be held on May 21. BCBP members Ike Emerson, Josh Boyer, Qi Zhang, and Bill Marzluff will speak at this event.
10 months ago
UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department's Town Hall and Inclusive Gathering unites us. Dr. Jean Cook and Dr. Qi Zhang guided our event. We host monthly Inclusive Gatherings right after our first seminar, fostering community...
11 months ago
The UNC School of Medicine has named three outstanding researchers, Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD, Benjamin Vincent, MD, and Pengda Liu, PhD, as recipients of the eighth annual Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award.
11 months ago
Caitlin Johnson earned her certificate in Biophysics and her PhD in Biological Chemistry. Her advisor was Dorothy Erie. She is doing a postdoctoral fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. Congratulations to Dr. Johnson!
11 months ago
Xavier Bonner under the direction of Dr. Ronald Swanstrom successfully defended his dissertation “Determining Genotypic and Phenotypic Factors Influencing Macrophage Tropism in the HIV-1 Envelope Protein” on March 15, 2024 and received his PhD!
11 months ago
On May 6, 2024, Biochemistry and Biophysics held another successful plant swap on the Genetic Medicine Lawn. Thank you to our social committee for expanding our second plant swap this summer to include more lab members and collaborators. Our gratitude extends to all the volunteers and attendees who contributed to the success of this event. …
11 months ago
Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Design, characterization and immunogenicity of soluble Envelope proteins from Dengue viruses as subunit vaccines” on March 29, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.
11 months ago
Meet Kanishk Jain PhD a Postdoctoral Fellow from Strahl lab. Learn more about his career journey, current research advice for trainees, and personal interests while in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department.
