4 years ago
The Department ranks fifth among all Biochemistry departments in the US, (both public and private institutions not just public) in 2019. We received over $18.6 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2019.
4 years ago
Brian Strahl, PhD, has been named Interim Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics effective May 18, 2020. Strahl has served as Vice Chair of the Department since 2016.
4 years ago
Effective August 1, work windows (shifts) will no longer be required in School of Medicine research labs but 50% occupancy and social distancing must still be observed.
4 years ago
Jack Griffith, PhD, is co-author of a PNAS paper that shows the role the XPG protein plays in DNA repair in healthy human cells, as well as how different mutations can translate into different diseases and cancer.
4 years ago
Carolina experts are leveraging 40 years of HIV research to find a treatment for COVID-19.
4 years ago
In June 2020, the UNC Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (UNC-IMSD)** welcomed Dr. Debra Ragland as the new Assistant Director of the program. After earning a BS in Chemistry (NCA&T) and PhD in Structural Bioinformatics (UMass Medical Center), Dr. Ragland completed her postdoctoral training at the UNC SOM. She has returned to the UNC SOM from Clemson University where she served as faculty in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry.
4 years ago
If you are part of any particular group or not, but above all, would like to be part of the BCBP Diversity Committee please send me a brief email. We hope to have students, post-docs, staff and faculties represented. Time commitment is 1h a month and we will be working remotely. We all appreciate your …
4 years ago
Lab Diversity Statement The Triple E core values of our lab are: Embrace, Educate and Empower The Ramos Lab is committed to embrace individuals from all backgrounds and groups, including, but not restricted to those from under-represented minorities. We consider the education process as being dynamic and transformative. In ways that that the unforeseen …
4 years ago
Dr. Ramos, our department’s diversity liaison, spoke to the faculty about current events and anti-racism. She shared what we can all do to get involved. Silvia presented “A prefect Storm, Chance to shift the strategic landscape?” a 10 part slide deck that included our political climate, current events, and exciting news highlights from our department. …
4 years ago
We would like to extend a big thank you to the dedicated support groups that have kept our research active during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are in gratitude for the flexibility & hard work of these outstanding members of our community.
4 years ago
This is a weekly update on the campus Roadmap to Fall 2020 from the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Provost, issued Thursday June 25.
4 years ago
Congratulations to Biochemistry and Biophysics faculty Brenda Temple promoted from associate professor to full professor effective June 1, 2020. Brenda Temple PhD is the Core Director of Structural Bioinformatics. Her research specialties include: Bioinformatics, Molecular Structural Analysis, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Molecular Evolution, Molecular Modeling, Protein-Protein Interaction Prediction Structural Bioinformatics Website
