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.

The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research is working to expand the number of faculty in its Faculty Collaboration Database.

Individuals within the SOM should take advantage of this program as a means to learn about DEI topics and to build inclusion into your department/unit and across the institution. If you are member of SOM and not a faculty or staff and would like to participate in this opportunity...

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.

Rebound DNA sequences from the blood (red) and the CSF (blue)

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.

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 …

Chrystal Starbird in labcoat photo from Yale School of Medicine

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.

RTP photo a map of the district for a street names Sancar Way

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 …

Congrats Dr. Gary Pielak, Kenan Distinguished Professor for being awarded the 2023 Johnston Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr. Berlow was featured in the January 2023 BPS Bulletin Know the Editor series.

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Scientists make stunning discovery, find new protein activity in telomeres (Jack Griffith)

Faculty: Submit Information for SOM Office of Research Database

Enrolling SOM faculty and staff into DEI Certificate Program

Dr. Saskia Neher received an R01 grant for $1,527,456 from NHLBI

Scientists document two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients

Spotlight on research in Jill Dowen’s lab

Starbird honored for work with postdoc group and beyond (ASBMB)

Hub RTP breaks ground and names a street in honor of Dr. Aziz Sancar

Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the University of North Carolina University Teaching Awards!

Rebecca Berlow featured in 2023 Biophysical Society