3 years ago
Scientists at the lab of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz Sancar MD PhD have made the surprising discovery that a molecule called EdU, which is commonly used in laboratory experiments to label DNA, is in fact recognized by human cells as DNA damage, triggering a runaway process of DNA repair that is eventually fatal to affected cells, including cancer cells. This is worthy of further investigation, especially for brain cancers.
3 years ago
Sharon Campbell, PhD, Gary F. Liebscer Distinguished Professor receives award for outstanding mentorship!
3 years ago
Gary Pielak receives a Johnston Teaching Award! Read about the 2023 Chapman and Johnson teaching award winners who share thoughtful reflection on the teachers who inspired them to be better instructors.
3 years ago
Our Distinguished Joint Professor Jack Griffith, PhD, and postdoc Taghreed Al-Turki, PhD, found that telomeres at the tips of chromosomes contain sufficient genetic information to produce two small proteins, one of which they found is elevated in some human cancer cells.
3 years ago
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research is working to expand the number of faculty in its Faculty Collaboration Database.
3 years ago
Dr. Saskia Neher received an R01 from the National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for $1,527,456 for her project “Lipoprotein Lipase Through the Secretory System” which is funded through November 30, 2026.
3 years ago
This research, led by Dr. Ron Swanstrom and colleagues with international collaborators, shows that in addition to HIV’s ability to lay dormant in the blood/lymphoid system, the virus may also lay dormant in the central nervous system, delineating another challenge in creating a cure.
3 years ago
Please view the YouTube video project produced and written by Gabrielle Dardis, a PhD Student in the Baldwin lab at this link Dowen Lab Profile. Spotlight on research in Jill Dowen’s lab Dr. Jill Dowen’s lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC Chapel Hill studies the spatial organization of the genome, and how …
3 years ago
Chrystal Starbird in July was recognized by the Yale Black Postdoctoral Association, which she co-founded, and the Yale SOM Office of DEI for her leadership, mentorship, and DEI service. She received the YBPA Distinguished Service Award in DEI at a ceremony near campus. In February, she’ll be starting her own lab at UNC.
3 years ago
Hub RTP breaks ground and names each street for a Nobel-awarded scientist, including Dr. Aziz Sancar (Sancar Way), whose collective discoveries paved the way for continued growth in the Park and the Triangle Region while offering advancements to the science and medical research community. Hub RTP is a two-phase, 100-acre real estate development project of …
3 years ago
Congrats Dr. Gary Pielak, Kenan Distinguished Professor for being awarded the 2023 Johnston Teaching Excellence Award.
3 years ago
Dr. Berlow was featured in the January 2023 BPS Bulletin Know the Editor series.