The Nature Accelerated Article Preview “SARS-CoV-2 infection is effectively treated and prevented by EIDD-2801” was published online 09 FEB 2021. Co-first authors Angela Wahl and Lisa E. Gralinski used a human lung-only mouse model to show that therapeutic and prophylactic administration of EIDD-2801, an oral broad spectrum antiviral currently in phase II–III clinical trials, dramatically …

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Brian Kuhlman PhD receives an Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring.

Ronald Swanstrom, PhD, the Charles Postelle Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and co-director of the UNC Center For AIDS Research, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award.

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Students, postdocs, faculty, and staff: The Carolina Together website will answer your questions about COVID-19 testing at UNC: how often to be tested, where to go to get tested, how to prepare, what type of testing, the HallPass App, safety and accommodations at testing sites, and what happens if you miss a test.

Get involved with CSS. Develop the scientific leaders of tomorrow and help our department become more diverse. Develop a plan for training, mentoring, recruitment, and retention.

Congratulations to Silvia B. Ramos, Associate professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, effective Oct. 1st, 2020.

The U.S. News & World Report reviewed nearly 1,500 top universities in the 2021 Best Global University Rankings.

U.S. News & World Report ranked 13 UNC School of Medicine disciplines in the top 30, including pharmacology and toxicology ranked second, in the organization’s annual “Best Global Universities” rankings. UNC-Chapel Hill 36th overall.

UNC is adjusting the spring semester to provide as much flexibility as possible for a safe return to campus. Classes will begin on Jan. 19 as planned, but the start of in-person undergraduate classes will be delayed three weeks. See additional details

All seminars will take place on Tuesdays at 11 am.

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CRL4DCAF1/VprBP E3 ubiquitin ligase controls ribosome biogenesis, cell proliferation, and development. Authors: Xiao-Ran Han, Naoya Sasaki, Sarah Jackson, Pu Wang, Zhijun Li, Matthew Smith, Ling Xie, Xian Chen, Yanping Zhang, Bill Marzluff and Yue Xiong publishes cell proliferation research in Science Advances.

2 news highlights have been published from every department within the School of Medicine in the 2020 School of Medicine Research Roundup.

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2021: Multiple Cores Contribute to SARS-CoV-2 Paper Published in Nature

Brian Kuhlman receives mentorship award for 2020 – 2021

Swanstrom presented with Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award

UNC members, here’s what you need to know about the Carolina Together Testing Program, including how often to get tested and where to go

Chancellor’s Science Scholars Program

Ramos promoted to Associate professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics

UNC Biochemistry Program ranks within the top 3% of global universities

UNC SOM Disciplines Ranked High in Global Universities Rankings, including UNC Biochemistry!

UNC Administration makes changes to spring semester (1/07/2021)

Announcing our BCBP Spring 2021 Seminar Series

Our team publishes cell proliferation research in Science Advances

2020 School of Medicine Research Roundup