Gabby Dardis tells us why walking, as simple as it seems, is still good for us.

More than 1,300 Carolina students, including 672 graduate students, will begin a new chapter of their lives on December 12 at the Dean Smith Center (Doors open at 1 p.m.). A live stream will be available at 2 pm.

U.S. News & World Report names UNC-Chapel Hill best value among public universities for 17th time.

Jean Marie Mwiza, graduate student by computer screen

Jean Marie Niyitegeka Mwiza received an ASH Abstract Achievement Award for his abstract titled The Small Gtpase Rap1 in Platelets Is Critical for Arterial but Not Venous Thrombosis in Mice in 2021.

UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics researchers led by Brian Strahl, PhD, and Jibo Zhang detail how a newly defined domain in a protein regulates gene expression, and how cells compensate when this normal process is disrupted. These insights have implications for cancer research. Co-author of the Genes & Development paper is Aakanksha Gundu, an undergraduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill.

I want to send a huge thank you and kudos to UNC members for their attendance and participation in the Mental Health Summit in November 2021.

I wish you all a relaxing, joyful Thanksgiving break! Unfortunately, Covid still impacts our holiday celebrations...

Najla Ward-Conyers undergrad in Neher lab presented her poster for BIOL 395. Najla is majoring in biology with a double minor in chemistry and medical anthropology. She is interested in public health...

We remain hopeful that the pandemic and recent events will continue to improve and lead to a better 2022. This week we published a new website section for Wellness. This page will be evolving. Special thanks to Carolyn Clabo and Brad Olson for their efforts. I will continue communicating with you about a variety of resources and programming in the coming year.

This month we are excited to announce that Odessa Goudy, a graduate student in Brian Kuhlman's lab, recently received a Rosetta Commons Outreach Fellowship!

Epicypher 2021: Biological and Clinical Frontiers in Epigenetics was held from November 7-12th in Clearwater Beach, FL. BCBP Interim Chair Brian Strahl served as one of the organizers for the conference. Kanishk Jain PhD (Strahl lab) presented a talk called “Acetylation-mediated histone tail accessibility governs the read-write mechanism of H3K4.” Dylan (Jibo) Zhang PhD (Strahl …

Dalal Azzam in lab wearing a blue face mask

Senior Dalal Azzam, a biochem/neuroscience double-major from Cary, NC is taking over the CSS Instagram Stories today to share what she does in the McGinty Lab.

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Graduate student Gabby Dardis “Decrease Your Mortality Risk in Just 10,000 Easy Steps!” (SWAC article)

WINTER COMMENCEMENT is on December 12

Carolina ranks fifth among national public universities for 21st consecutive year

Jean Marie Niyitegeka Mwiza earns ASH Abstract Achievement Award

Scientists Pinpoint Protein’s Role in Critical Gene Expression

UNC Mental Health Summit thank you for your participation

Message to students from Director of Graduate Studies

Najla Ward-Conyers UNC ’22, CSS 6 (Neher lab) presented her poster for BIOL 395

Dr. Jill Dowen Well-being Liaison: A Season of Hope, thanks to Carolyn Clabo and Brad Olson for Wellness website

Odessa Goudy named Rosetta Commons Outreach Fellow

BCBP members organize and attend Epi2021

Dalal Azzam (UNC ’22, CSS 6) Senior in McGinty lab featured in IG takeover for UNC Research Week!