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The Department ranks fourth among all Biochemistry departments in the US, (both public and private institutions not just public) in 2020. We received over $20.6 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020. According to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR), this ranks us fourth among all Biochemistry departments …
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All six basic science departments rank in the top 6 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2020, according to a new report by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, and 12 clinical departments rank in the top 30.
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The UNC Chapel Hill Asian American Center invites you to our Open Forum this Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8:00 PM to discuss Anti-Asian/Asian American violence. We extend this invite to members outside of the UNC community and would love to hear your thoughts. Click here to read more news and events offered by AAC.
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Beginning on February 1, 2021 SBBA has been featuring black scientists and mathematicians daily on their Instagram account. Though many of us celebrate Black History 365 days out of the year, we are still very happy to pay homage to the many who have come before us and paved the way during this time! Each day this month we would like to highlight various black men and women who have made phenomenal contributions in STEM...
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The Biochemistry & Biophysics department invites all of its members to a virtual Town Hall meeting to discuss Racial equity and Inclusion efforts and challenges in the Department. Come have your voice heard and meet your Diversity Committee representatives. 12:00 pm: Discussion with students, postdocs and staff only. Then at 12:30 pm: Faculty join for a department-wide discussion.
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Congratulations Nick Martinez (Campbell lab) on his first authored paper in Journal of Molecular Biology! "Biophysical and structural characterization of novel RAS-binding domains (RBDs) of PI3Kα and PI3Kγ."
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Read the latest update about Wellness Days and the number of tests administered by the Carolina Together Testing Program.
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The Chancellor’s Science Scholars program is challenging preconceptions and building a more inclusive scientific culture while “creating the best scientists the world has ever seen.” (Najla Ward-Conyers, undergraduate research assistant in Neher lab appears in feature on The Well. Cover Photo by Anna Wheless, graduate student in Neher lab.)
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UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics reminds you to wear red to help raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and save lives on February 5, 2021! Left to right: Marsha “Lynn” Ray, Juanita Limas, and Carolyn Clabo Please consider giving to support the: Triangle Heart Association
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Silent Sam, Charleston, Charlottesville and George Floyd made the headlines. On a less visible but equally impassioned front, faculty of color at Chapel Hill believe this is the moment for action toward equity. Carolina Alumni Review featured “The Fierce Urgency...
