4 months ago
Four Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate students have received Prestigious External Fellowships. Congratulations to Abigail Ballard Kordeliski in Bergmeier lab, Dalia Fleifel in Cook lab, Dillon Sloan in Baker lab, and Anna Wheless in Neher lab!
5 months ago
UNC has been recognized by The Princeton Review's inaugural honor roll for mental health services, landing among 16 top undergraduate institutions. This honor reflects the University's commitment to student well-being through accessible resources and a culture of compassion and care. The review emphasized students’ quality of life, administrative backing of mental health initiatives and student empowerment through education and peer support.
5 months ago
Congratulations to our graduate student Ike Emerson on earning the People's Choice Award at the 2024 UNC's Three Minute Thesis finals. His presentation title was "The Spark of Cardiac Sex Differences."
5 months ago
Ike Emerson, a 5th year grad student in the Conlon lab, is one of the finalists who will compete at The Three Minute Thesis. His talk title is "The Spark of Cardiac Sex Differences."
6 months ago
Sarah E. Harris under the direction of Dr. Daniel Dominguez successfully defended her dissertation on September 16, 2024, and received her PhD!
6 months ago
Graduate student Abby Kordeliski has had the final version of her paper “4D intravital imaging studies identify platelets as the predominant cellular procoagulant surface in a mouse hemostasis model” published in Blood along with the cover image. Abby works in the Wolfgang Bergmeier laboratory in Mary Ellen Jones Building, Congratulations Abby!
7 months ago
GPSG Senators are Britney Alcira and Amrita Nallathambi. BCBP Social Chairs are Jake Hughes, Amrita Nallathambi, Gisselle Prida Ajo, Camila (Maria) Arango, and Emily "Gracie" Clark. MCBP Student Leaders are Jake Hughes and Jamie Do.
7 months ago
Shu Zhang under the direction of Dr. Henrik Dohlman successfully defended her dissertation on August 15, 2024 and received her PhD!
7 months ago
The work of Carolina’s Dr. Aziz Sancar led Ahmet Dericioglu from Istanbul to Chapel Hill, determined to make a difference.
8 months ago
Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors. Brandon Mouery is the first author on this research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
8 months ago
Grimsley, a graduate student in the Starbird lab, is investigating genetic variations of ABCA7, a protein that has been shown to increase one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
8 months ago
The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is an annual competitive $3,000 award for outstanding graduate students in the research programs of cancer center members who have active, peer-reviewed grant support. Congratulations to Derek...
