1 year ago
The Society’s Fellows Committee has named Dr. Gary Pielak a 2024 Fellow of the Biophysical Society for his scholarly and extensive biophysical studies on protein structure and dynamic, both in vitro and inside cells, with a particular emphasis on crowding.
1 year ago
The UNC RNA Discovery Center has awarded three fellowship grants to support innovative research investigating various roles of RNA in health and disease. Two out of the three fellowships were awarded to members of the BCBP department. The Collaborative Team Science Fellowship goes to Qi Zhang, PhD, Joshua Boyer, PhD, and Ron Swanstrom, PhD. James Emerson was awarded the Marzluff Graduate Fellowship.
1 year ago
Congratulations to Dr. Dale Ramsden, on his recent year 20 renewal of a grant from NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) for his project entitled “DNA Polymerases in Nonhomologous End Joining” for $405,547 that began on July 1st.
1 year ago
Meet Dr. Zhijun Li. He received his Ph.D. in a joint program of science and engineering, from Saitama University and Cellular and Molecular Biology Unit of RIKEN in Japan...
1 year ago
This study, “Protease-activated receptors and glycoprotein VI cooperatively drive the platelet component in thromboelastography”, now in print in JTH with open access, was a collaborative effort between Robert Lee, Wolfgang Bergmeier and other members of the UNC Blood Research Center, and was driven by an outstanding undergraduate student Tanvi Rudran...
1 year ago
Congratulations to the Baker lab on their amazing work using nanodiscs to solve structures of peripheral membrane proteins
1 year ago
The event was well attended by not only members of our department but also mutual friends and colleagues. The celebration was not only an occasion for participants to show support by brainstorming ideas to build a better community but also proof of the wonderful BCBP team.
1 year ago
A team of UNC researchers have discovered how colon cancer “hijacks” enzyme motif mutations, a finding that may help identify new targets or directions for cancer treatments.
1 year ago
The Principal Investigators, Guochun Jiang and Brian Strahl and researchers, Yuyang Tang, Dajing Li, and Cam Sutton, were among 50 researchers and students highlighted at the HIV Cure Center.
1 year ago
Yuyang Tang, PhD, and Guochun Jiang, PhD, extracted living brain tissue to conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbor latent but replication-competent HIV.
2 years ago
Brian Strahl, PhD, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, will serve in the role of interim assistant dean for research of the School of Medicine. This role is overseen by Vice Dean for Research Blossom Damania, PhD, and it focuses on overseeing the infrastructure, communication and development necessary to bolster the growing research enterprise of the School of Medicine.
2 years ago
Congratulations to 52 Black scientists including Dr. Chrystal Starbird, our alum Dr. Michael D.L. Johnson, Dr. Nikea Pittman, and many others for establishing the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discussing Juneteenth. The authors use the piece, highlighted by a cover image featuring a painting by a parent of one of the authors, to discuss how we can use this holiday to reflect on the ongoing barriers Black scientists face and how we can come together as a biomedical enterprise to tackle these challenges.
