5 years ago
2020 School of Medicine Research Roundup
2 news highlights have been published from every department within the School of Medicine in the 2020 School of Medicine Research Roundup.
Tag: Student News
5 years ago
Dowen Lab members win awards for presenting their work at UNC Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium
Two Dowen Lab members have won competitive awards at the 4th Annual UNC Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium, held virtually on Dec 3, 2020. Graduate student Nicole Arruda won an award for her talk. Graduate student Megan Justice won an award for her poster presentation. This event was jointly sponsored by the Carolina Chromatin Consortium, Cancer …
5 years ago
Alex Stutzman nominated for HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
Alex Stutzman a graduate student in Down and McKay labs, successfully competed to be one of the UNC nominees put forward in prestigious national fellowship competition. Alex is now in the running for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. She is a terrific candidate with a strong background in research and …
5 years ago
Congratulations to Carolina’s winter graduates!
Commencement message for the December 2020 graduates of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Dean Suzanne Barbour. Video Link.
5 years ago
Shannon Speer earns her PhD in the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics program
Shannon Speer defended her dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Gary Pielak on November 10th, 2020 and received her PhD. The title of her dissertation is “Protein Complex Stability in Living Cells.”
5 years ago
Bergmeier lab research featured on the cover of the November 2020 issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH)!
In collaboration with a French institute, Bergmeier lab’s research is featured on several covers of the November 2020 issues of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH). This research first appeared in the July 2020 issue.
5 years ago
Justin Rectenwald earns his PhD!
Justin Rectenwald, under the direction of Dr. Ken Pearce and Dr. Stephen Frye, successfully defended his dissertation on November 5th, 2020 and received his PhD. The title of his dissertation is “TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR INHIBITOR DISCOVERY OF CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEINS LINKED TO LYSINE METHYLATION”
5 years ago
Vital Signs: Election Day Follow-Up
A Message from UNC SOM leadership: Last night was a long evening for many who stayed awake watching the election returns. It appears we are in for a delay in declaring a winner
5 years ago
Pet Sitting and Subsidized Childcare Resource Available – Juggle @ UNC
UNC Health/UNC School of Medicine has created a new partnership with Juggle, a babysitting and pet sitting app to support...
5 years ago
Odessa Goudy presented at 3MT finals
Odessa Goudy presented her thesis “From Computer Models to Cancer Drugs: Creating Inhibitor Proteins to Combat Cancer” in 3 minutes at the UNC Graduate School’s 3MT finals on October 21.
5 years ago
Student Spotlight: Najla Ward-Conyers
Najla Ward-Conyers, an undergraduate researcher in Neher lab was featured on the Chancellor’s Science Scholar website for 2020 University Research Week.
5 years ago
Tackling tough challenges
By fostering collaborative research teams, Carolina is accelerating new discoveries and solutions to emerging challenges. Read the UNC.edu feature on some of the work faculty, students, postdocs, and fellows are spearheading.