6 years ago
In the journal Cell Reports, Brian Strahl, PhD, and colleagues engineered a genome regulator to reveal its important biological functions of genome access. Inside our cells, DNA is tightly packed and spooled around proteins called histones. Packaging DNA in this way allows large amounts of genetic material to exist inside the cell in a final …
6 years ago
Jennifer M. Potter-Birriel, under the direction of Dr. Bill Marzluff, successfully defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology on June 3rd, 2020. The title of her dissertation is “A region of Drosophila SLBP distinct from the histone pre-mRNA binding and processing domains is essential for deposition of histone mRNA in …
6 years ago
In this memo, Blossom Damania, PhD, Vice Dean for Research at the UNC School of Medicine, outlines measures to allow the safe resumption of lab-based and human subjects research at the UNC School of Medicine. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, research across campus has been limited to minimal critical activities and research related to …
6 years ago
The UNC Office of Research Development is aggregating COVID-19 funding opportunities for the research community. The UNC Office of Research Development is centrally tracking COVID-19 funding opportunities to provide a resource to the campus-wide research community. The funding opportunities are listed on the COVID-19 Funding Opportunities website linked here. Information about COVID-19 funding opportunities will be added to the page as they become available.
6 years ago
The Mental Health/Emotional Support Resources website provides resources for all UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health system employees. The Mental Health / Emotional Support Resources website provides resources for all UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health system employees. During an infectious disease outbreak like COVID-19, it is not uncommon for people to experience …
6 years ago
Our new Student Services Specialist Holly Shepherd will be joining the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics on May 26, 2020.
6 years ago
The University Development Office at UNC Chapel Hill created a Tar Heels Together website to connect community and share Carolina stories. The University Development Office created an innovative, dynamic way to connect people, share information, and build community during this time of isolation: The Tar Heels Together website, a “one stop shop” where friends and supporters of Carolina …
6 years ago
Courtney Vaughn, under the direction of Aziz Sancar, M.D., Ph.D., successfully defended her dissertation on May 6, 2020 and received her PhD. The title of her dissertation is “Exploring the role of DNA damage, nucleotide excision repair, and circadian rhythm on cellular response to platinum-based drugs”
6 years ago
The UNC Office of Undergraduate Research announced SURF awardees. Claire's project title is "Targeting HIV Transcriptional Machinery as a Functional Cure for Latent HIV."
6 years ago
Graduate student Ben Roberts of Saskia Neher lab receives NRSA Fellowship (F31) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Ben Roberts was also recently Inducted into the Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Honor Society. In addition, Ben was on the research team that used cryoelectron microscopy (CryoEM) to solve the structure of …
6 years ago
The website, launched by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, connects members of the SOM community with personal and professional services needed during the COVID-19 crisis and response. The resource is available to all members of the SOM community.
6 years ago
The Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society (founded 1993) recognizes outstanding service provided to the University and community by graduate and professional students enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.