2 weeks ago
Prestigious External Fellowship Winners announced
Four Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate students have received Prestigious External Fellowships. Congrats to Abigail, Dalia, Dillon, and Anna!
2 weeks ago
Four Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate students have received Prestigious External Fellowships. Congrats to Abigail, Dalia, Dillon, and Anna!
2 weeks ago
Congratulations to Dillon Sloan, graduate student in the Baker lab, who was awarded a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to work at the University of Tokyo this summer. He will conduct research in the lab of Dr. Masahide Kikkawa at the University of Tokyo.
4 weeks ago
Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Design, characterization and immunogenicity of soluble Envelope proteins from Dengue viruses as subunit vaccines” on March 29, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.
1 month ago
Xavier Bonner under the direction of Dr. Ronald Swanstrom successfully defended his dissertation “Determining Genotypic and Phenotypic Factors Influencing Macrophage Tropism in the HIV-1 Envelope Protein” on March 15, 2024 and received his PhD!
2 months ago
Phu Nguyen was named the 2024 UNC Biology Hagadorn Award Winner! Phu has a Biology GPA of 4.0, has been a peer mentor, an SI instructor in 3 courses, and an undergrad researcher in Strahl lab.
3 months ago
Amelia McCue is the recipient of the Diane Harris Leadership Award in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department for exemplary leadership.
4 months ago
The Venture Catalyst Program (VCP) is a dynamic training ground for those interested to immerse themselves in the world of academic technology transfer and commercialization. This program bridges the gap between academic discoveries and practical business acumen. The initiative facilitates the relationship between UNC-affiliated startups and entrepreneurial fellows, offering unique experiential learning, educational foundation, and …
4 months ago
The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics gathered on December 12, 2023, to celebrate our accomplishments over this past year.
5 months ago
On November 29th, Abby Ballard, Gracie Clark, and Gisselle Prida Ajo served as Shadow A Scientist graduate student science ambassadors.
5 months ago
Adil Muneer successfully defended his dissertation under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen on August 25th, 2023, and he has received his PhD. The title of his dissertation is “Non-canonical translation regulatory function of G9a in chronic inflammation associated diseases.”
5 months ago
We welcomed 19 winter rotation students to our faculty-affiliated labs.
5 months ago
Our department hosts monthly events that are open to our faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research scholars, rotation students, and staff that create opportunities to build community and foster belonging.