3 years ago
Thank you to all our alumni and donors
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.
Tag: Alumni News
3 years ago
Dr. Dylan Zhang (2021 Alum)
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!
3 years ago
Ben Roberts PhD (2021 alum) gives First person interview in Journal of Cell Science
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...
3 years ago
Carolina named the top public university in the South
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.
3 years ago
Alum Carrie Partch PhD will receive the 2022 NAS Award in Molecular Biology
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.
3 years ago
2016 BCBP Alumnus Patrick E. Lackey will compete on JEOPARDY
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!
3 years ago
2007 Alumnus Matthew Torres PhD receives 2022 ASPET Early Career Award
The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) has announced that a 2022 Molecular Pharmacology Early Career Award will be presented to Dr. Matthew Torres. (Borchers lab & Dohlman lab alum)
4 years ago
New pub in EMBO: Functional conservation and divergence of the helix-turn-helix motif of E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes
Conserved helix-turn-helix motif contributes differentially to #polyubiquitination in various #cellcycle E2 enzymes - via distinct donor/acceptor #ubiquitin interactions. A collaborative effort led by Kaeli Welsh (UNC Pharmacology) who is the lead author amongst the colleagues, Nick Brown (Pharmacology) and Joe Harrison (a former postdoc in Kuhlman lab) and in BCBP (Josh Boyer, Brenda Temple, Derek Bolhuis, Qi Zhang) and other colleagues.
4 years ago
UNC-Led CORVASEQ Surveillance Program Detects Omicron Variant in North Carolina
The Coronavirus Variant Sequencing (CORVASEQ) Surveillance Program, led by a team of UNC researchers, has detected the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in North Carolina. Together, members of the program have sequenced more than 10,000 samples from COVID-19 positive patients to track the spread and development of the virus across the state.
4 years ago
Carolina’s Research Perseveres through the Pandemic — and Beyond
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Joyce Tan and VC for Research Terry Magnuson reflect on the progress of...
4 years ago
Gene Godbold PhD (1996 alum) Analysis of transmission and neutralizing antibody evasion of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2
analysis of the omicron variant...
4 years ago
Rebecca Pollet PhD (2016 Alum) Update
Rebecca Pollet (2016 Alum) started a position as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Vassar College in August 2021. Rebecca will be teaching introductory chemistry, biochemistry and a senior level biochemistry seminar on protein-carbohydrate interactions. Dr. Pollet will be working to establish a lab...