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.

Alex Guseman, PhD. Postdoc, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

We would like to congratulate Dr. Alex Guseman (Chemistry ’18 Molecular & Cellular Biophysics Program cohort ’14) on earning a K99 from the MOSAIC program. Dr. Guseman is a postdoctoral fellow at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Gabby Budziszewski accepts Operations Manager position at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute's High-Throughput Crystallography Center in Buffalo, NY!

Dr. Shen Sehen is the Senior Director of Gene Therapy Vectorology and recommends our Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate program enthusiastically.

Cassandra Hayne wearing a University of Chicago sweatshirt

Congratulations to Cassandra Hayne on her new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.

Please join us in congratulating the May 2022 graduates of the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

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Thank you to all our alumni and donors who made a gift to UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics this academic year. You have invested in our future biomedical research professionals.

This week we are highlighting BCBP grad students and recent alumni for Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. Dr. Jibo “Dylan” Zhang of the Strahl lab successfully defended his Ph.D. in the Fall. His current position is Process Development Scientist at KBI Biopharma. Congrats to Dr. Zhang!

Benjamin Roberts is the first author on ‘ Characterization of lipoprotein lipase storage vesicles in 3T3-L1 adipocytes’, published in JCS. Benjamin conducted the research described in this article while a Ph.D. student in Dr. Saskia Neher's lab...

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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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National Academy of Sciences announced on January 24, 2022, that Carrie Partch Ph.D., Professor of chemistry & biochemistry at UC-Santa Cruz, has received an Award in Molecular Biology, recognizing a “recent notable discovery in molecular biology by a young scientist who is a citizen of the US.” Dr. Partch is an alumna of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Aziz Sancar lab.

Pat Lackey, PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics and Marzluff lab alumnus will be on Jeopardy THURSDAY NIGHT, January 20 on ABC channel 11 at 7 PM!

Tag: Alumni News

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

Alex Guseman PhD (2018) named NIGMS/NIH MOSAIC K99/R00 Scholar

Dr. Gabby Budziszewski accepts Operations Manager position at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute’s High-Throughput Crystallography Center

Shen Shen PhD (2013 Alum) Update

Cassandra Hayne accepts faculty position at University of Chicago

Congratulations May 2022 Graduates

Thank you to all our alumni and donors

Dr. Dylan Zhang (2021 Alum)

Ben Roberts PhD (2021 alum) gives First person interview in Journal of Cell Science

Carolina named the top public university in the South

Alum Carrie Partch PhD will receive the 2022 NAS Award in Molecular Biology

2016 BCBP Alumnus Patrick E. Lackey will compete on JEOPARDY