8 months ago
Support for all! July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, a time set aside to promote mental health awareness in all communities and among all races and cultures. Find available employee resources and assistance...
9 months ago
RNA Retreat on May 21, featured talks and poster presentations by faculty and trainees, including Ike Emerson, the Bill Marzluff Graduate Student Fellowship Award recipient, Jackson Trotman, PhD, the Bill Marzluff Postdoctoral Fellowship Award recipient, and Josh Boyer, PhD, one of the RDC Collaborative Team Science Fellowship Award recipients.
9 months ago
Message from Dr. Qi Zhang as of July 1, I am honored to step into the role of Associate Chair for Community and Engagement for our department. In light of the new university policies, we are also transitioning...
9 months ago
Lineberger Awards ceremony will present awards to 4 of our trainees! In 2024, 4 out of 5 awardees are from our labs. These individuals will be recognized for their leadership of notable scientific publications on June 21, 2024.
10 months ago
Amelia McCue successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Engineering Tumor-Selective T Cell Engager Prodrugs for Cancer Immunotherapy” on Thursday May 23, 2024, under the guidance of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.
10 months ago
Darex Vera-Rodriguez, a graduate student in the Lee lab, is set to work as a Technology Commercialization Consultant Summer Intern at the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (NC SBTDC). In this role, Darex will have the opportunity to collaborate with a technology-based client during the 10-week internship
10 months ago
Uriel Jean-Baptiste, graduate student in the Neher lab, has been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Scientist Mentoring & Diversity Program (SMDP) Biotech program. He has been paired with a distinguished mentor, Eric Hall, II, PhD, MBA.
10 months ago
UNC has become a leading center for RNA research, with laboratories studying the form, function, and clinical applications of RNA at virtually all biological scales. The RNA Center retreat will be held on May 21. BCBP members Ike Emerson, Josh Boyer, Qi Zhang, and Bill Marzluff will speak at this event.
10 months ago
UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics department's Town Hall and Inclusive Gathering unites us. Dr. Jean Cook and Dr. Qi Zhang guided our event. We host monthly Inclusive Gatherings right after our first seminar, fostering community...
11 months ago
Caitlin Johnson earned her certificate in Biophysics and her PhD in Biological Chemistry. Her advisor was Dorothy Erie. She is doing a postdoctoral fellow at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO. Congratulations to Dr. Johnson!
11 months 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!
11 months ago
On May 6, 2024, Biochemistry and Biophysics held another successful plant swap on the Genetic Medicine Lawn. Thank you to our social committee for expanding our second plant swap this summer to include more lab members and collaborators. Our gratitude extends to all the volunteers and attendees who contributed to the success of this event. …
