David Rosen and Claire Farel, Ron Swanstrom

Ron Swanstrom (on right) and others spoke about UNC Center for AIDS Research's dedication to ending HIV.

Aziz Sancar sitting at a table during a news conference.

Aziz Sancar was elected an honorary member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science.

Congratulations to Biochemistry and Biophysics faculty Qi Zhang who was promoted from associate professor to full professor effective November 10, 2023. His research focuses on the molecular basis of RNA function.

Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, has been named associate director of the UNC School of Medicine MD/PhD program. Gupta is an associate professor in the departments of radiation oncology and biochemistry and biophysics and a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...

When a double stranded break occurs, both strands of DNA are cut at the same spot, much like scissors severing a braid of hair. Polymerase theta acts quickly, grabbing the two single strands of DNA, matching up the closest base pairs to the break, and holding them together.

Susanna Stroik, PhD, and Dale Ramsden, PhD have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer.

two research images that won art and science 2023 SOM competition Dr. Griffith and Dr. Strauss

During University Research Week, the labs of Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Jack Griffith, PhD, and Joshua Strauss, PhD with the Cryo-EM Core Facility, won the Art-in-Science Competition held by the UNC School of Medicine Office of Research.

Chen lab reports a previously unrecognized function of G9a, a histone methyltransferase, in protein-specific translation during endotoxin tolerance (ET).

Join us from 3 PM to 4:30 PM at the Tate-Turner-Kuralt Auditorium to experience five 15-minute presentations by the recipients of the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Scholarly Achievement. Among these presentations, one will be given by our very own Dr. Pengda Liu.

Our annual research retreat included a keynote talk by Dr. Linda Columbus from the University of Virginia. She is an expert in the biophysics of membrane proteins, particularly regarding bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions. Read all our highlights.

Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Recipients will give their research talks during Research Week on October 27, 3 - 4 PM.

Congrats to Dr. Pengda Liu who has been awarded a 2023 Hettleman Prize for Outstanding Artistic and Scholarly Achievement. This prize is given out annually to promising faculty members who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise. He studies cancer biology and the molecular mechanisms underlying aberrant cell signaling events in human cancer. He is using this knowledge to develop novel anti-cancer therapies.

The Office of Research Technologies and Office of Sponsored Programs are coordinating core tours of some of our fantastic core facilities during UNC Research Week. Meet the core directors and staff, learn about new and upcoming events, view our instrumentation, and imagine how collaboration with our cores can expand your science!

Tag: Faculty & Lab News

The UNC Center for AIDS Research turns 25 (Ron Swanstrom, director)

Aziz Sancar elected an honorary member of ANAS

Congrats to Qi Zhang who was promoted to Full Professor

Gupta Named MD/PhD Program Associate Director

Scientists Piece Together DNA Repair Pathway Implicated in Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancers

Dittmer, Griffith, and Strauss Labs Win Art in Science Competition

G9a, a histone methyltransferase, found to regulate translation (Chen lab, Cell Chemical Biology)

Pengda Liu will present his Hettleman Lecture on October 24

The 2023 Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat was held on October 19 at the Cookery in Durham

Congrats to Postdoc Aleksandra Skrajna in McGinty lab who earned a 2023 PARE Award

Dr. Pengda Liu awarded a 2023 Hettleman Prize

Research Week Core Tours