Faculty News Archives | Biochemistry and Biophysics

Liu’s lab focuses on focuses on deciphering signaling events that drive cancer development, with the goal of developing new biomarkers for patient selection and identifying drug targets and potential therapeutics.

JTH cover photo March 2020 Bergmeier and Campbell lab JTH

Campbell and Bergmeier labs collaborative research featured on the cover of the March 2020 issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH)!

On March 1, 2020, Robert Lee, PhD was promoted to Research Assistant Professor. His centered around platelet signaling and function.

Researchers led by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, described the role of a mutation in the Mre11 gene in triple negative breast cancer and how a disruption of Mre11 function plays a significant role in the genomic instability of that cancer type. February 17, 2020 A hallmark of triple negative breast …

photo of face of Aziz Sancar at nobel event at David library April 2016 with yellow flowers in background

Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award.

The award, which recognizes the research achievements of young tenured faculty, is made possible through a generous donation from Lenovo Chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang with additional financial support from Mr. To Hing Wu. This is the fourth annual class of Yang Family Biomedical Scholars, and the recipients are Chad Pecot, Li Qian, Gregory Scherrer, Greg Wang.

Histone mRNA-cleaving machine, crucial for healthy cell division, yields up its secrets after almost half a century of research. Zbigniew Dominski, PhD, and William Marzluff, PhD, led this effort at the UNC School of Medicine, along with key collaborators at Columbia University and Rockefeller University.

Bhisham Chera, MD, and Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, led a study of a blood test to accurately detect HPV-linked head and neck cancer recurrence and confirm when there was no evidence of disease.

Inflammation is a hallmark of many health conditions, but quantifying how the underlying biology of inflammation contributes to specific diseases has been difficult. For the first time, UNC researchers and colleagues now report the development of a new technology to identify white blood cells called neutrophils that are primed to eject inflammatory DNA into the circulation via a process called NETosis.

The Campaign for Carolina has showcased the Virtual Lung Project for its innovation in combating respiratory diseases. Scientists and researchers in applied mathematics, chemistry, physics, biochemistry and biophysics have come together with the long-term goal of permanent treatment of COPD and other chronic lung conditions.

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Breast Cancer Alliance awards Liu 2020 Young Investigator grant

Campbell and Bergmeier labs collaborative research makes cover of JTH!

Robert Lee PhD promoted to Research Assistant Professor

Researchers implicate gene in DNA errors in aggressive breast cancer

Aziz Sancar named recipient of 2019 Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award

UNC School of Medicine Celebrates 2019-20 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars

Key Molecular Machine in Cells Pictured in Detail for the First Time

Study finds blood test accurately tracks HPV-linked head and neck cancer

UNC researchers develop new technology to identify inflammation – Dr. Leslie Parise (Charlotte Post)

Innovation and Collaboration: Virtual Lung Project